Tottenham’s lamentable season has opened the floodgates of criticism directed at various individuals at the club, but none have been as vocally criticised as chairman Daniel Levy. Despite this, it seems not all managers are put off by the prospect of working for him.
Tottenham struggles raise concerns over club management
Having now exited both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, the hope that Tottenham will still have a successful season has greatly diminished.
Spurs sit in 15th in the Premier League table and are on track for one of their worst seasons in the last 2 decades.
Injuries have decimated the squad and undoubtedly are the root of the team’s poor form. However, criticism has largely been levelled at Daniel Levy for a perceived role in the failure to spend sufficiently over the last two transfer windows and in the eyes of many, his whole tenure as chairman.
It was apparent that Ange Postecoglou’s footballing approach requires a deep squad and that was even more relevant with the team now playing in the Europa League.
The eventual end of every manager under Daniel Levy can be linked to a lack of footballing vision and a lack of justifiable decision-making based on what the team needed at that moment.
Martin O’Neill says he would have no problem working with Daniel Levy
Speaking on talkSPORT, manager Martin O’Neill was discussing Tottenham’s chairman and he would have happily operated under Levy’s club management.
O’Neill said: “I would have absolutely no problem working with Daniel Levy. None at all. I met him some years ago and he’s very affable, really good and no problem whatsoever.
“I’m not just saying that, I would have no problem. Of course, it’s important to know who you’re working with, but you know your job and you know what to do. You know if you get support from someone.
“I would have absolutely no problem, from my conversation with him that was a few hours some years ago. It was a very decent meeting, but I’d have no problem at all working with somebody because the buck stops with you.”
Martin O’Neill is misunderstanding the issue with Daniel Levy
Martin O’Neill has had undeniable success as a manager, winning a double and a treble with Celtic as well as the League Cup with Leicester.
However, with all due respect to him, he has not managed a Premier League club with aspirations of being a title-challenging team since the likes of Chelsea or Manchester City were taken over by their current owners.
The margins of error are now so fine for Premier League managers and a successful club requires complete unification in vision and application of ideas.
Daniel Levy’s consistent inability to support the first team is what generates criticism. Not his affability or business acumen. Furthermore, as season ticket prices have risen and the club aims to withdraw concessions, fan tolerance for failure to succeed is less than ever.
While actions that continue to squeeze the most money from the supporters should be criticised regardless, fans still want to see Tottenham win. With yet another managerial appointment struggling, it is hard to look beyond the ownership as the root of the club’s issues.
