Tottenham Hotspur: The Most Confusing Club In Europe?

[@TheAelaryn]

Spurs are weird. They have the talent to win and challenge for the league and trophies but always end up not doing so. They've been constant underachievers the past few years, although them getting to the Champion's League final was an amazing thing.

[@notoriouseagle1074]

Look at the teams they've run into. They were never gonna succeed with Redknapp because United and Chelsea ruled England. Under MoPo, they played fantastic football right as City forged their dynasty.

[@DanielDova]

@@notoriouseagle1074 That's not entirely true tho. They genuinely had a chance to win the league in 15/16 & 16/17, but lost out to Leicester & Chelsea, respectively. Even Man City finished below them.

[@hectorornelas6182]

They’re a cursed team like the clippers in the nba. It’s the only explanation

[@RantRadio]

@@hectorornelas6182 yup.. Like the Defense against the dark arts job.. I've had to suffer this club for 28yrs 😔

[@alifimran9049]

@@DanielDova i think Spurs is arguably a cursed team. Simple.

[@BostonSQ]

Let’s again quote the most legendary lines about tth: “U weren’t shit, but u weren’t great either. Like Tottenham”

[@johnbyron1077]

Ray: Do you believe in all that stuff, Ken? Ken: About Tottenham?

[@hungchoonghow5857]

Love that movie 'In Bruges ".

[@r3zaful]

Malakia

[@barletbeqiri1125]

Where is this line from?

[@CJ-BZ]

Tottenham is like the Europa League of clubs.

[@formulahank1250]

"Imagine having the greatest goalscorer in English footballing history for 9 years and not winning the league once" **Newcastle has joined the chat**

[@kidcudi908]

I think this statement just clarifies how shit English football is

[@Red_Cupp]

@@kidcudi908 if simply having the best goal scorer doesn’t guarantee you a trophy, doesn’t that signify the high level of parity in English Football as opposed to it being shit? If it were shit, I’d imagine it would ONLY take the best goal scorer to win a title.

[@mirkys130]

@@kidcudi908 the logic here baffles my brain ngl

[@gordonferrar7782]

hardly the greatest.

[@jout738]

Hazard better goal scorer, than Harry Kane is.

[@mikebarrow157]

Been a Spurs fan for 56 years, right through the "Golden Years". I'd say your film is pretty spot on. For sure I have aged prematurely!

[@joonaromer5302]

Omg 56 a so much im a Fan since 5 Years

[@bobbillnolan7644]

Can you enlighten me, as to which years were the spurs golden years?

[@sara-jx8vi]

@@bobbillnolan7644 did you watch the video?

[@bobbillnolan7644]

@@sara-jx8vi yes

[@MargotDobbie]

Golden years rotflmao when was that

[@RugbyWannabe]

Through the tough times and good times, always a Spurs fan.

[@AbhishekNag666]

What good time lmao

[@joonaromer5302]

Same as a German guy

[@uncappedsmile6416]

Respect from a Man Utd fan. Tottenham is my favorite London football club.

[@joonaromer5302]

@@uncappedsmile6416 in Germany i like Carl Zeiss Jena and Arminia

[@adriel68]

there hasn't been any good times for tottenham

[@owenthfc9055]

When it comes to selling players, Levy is heroic. However, when it comes to signing players Levy is a pain. He refuses to pay much money.

[@Joe-oc2wu]

Lol. I have the same profile picture😂 Nice photo🔥

[@owenthfc9055]

@@Joe-oc2wu that's amazing man😂😂 🔥

[@kurtsudheim825]

& then when he does... Well n which one has worked out? Mostly flops, or at least nowhere near as good as thought to be, maybe bar Eriksson

[@chirpywiggins5796]

Nothing heroic about Levy.

[@nosequiters]

interesting that the chairman of (((tottenham))) is called levy. I wonder why hes reluctant to spend money?

[@zulfathly]

When i started supporting spurs, I didn't support them for the glory. Something about the club really match my soul. Always be the underdog, spurs. Will always keep on supporting the club. I don't mind with all the memes. It makes us, us.

[@Chrissielazarus]

My sentiments exactly.

[@niggilywiggily]

same been supporting since a kid from houston texas

[@notantosh626]

Same here. From Michigan!

[@davidlam5511]

Same from new zealand Auckland

[@kurtsudheim825]

I'm a gunner, & I respect that, far better than a glory hunter who never actually watched a game to till the final day, putting in a fake jersey & jumping around like they've done so much, cough: most chelsea fans

[@cim888]

What's most confusing for me is that Son is so greatly undervalued and underappreciated by not only the world, premier league but the spurs fans themselves. Top class, humble, performs, positive and loyal.

[@loftygames3627]

Son is absolutely not underappreciated by Spurs fans!

[@Thewhiskeyalphazulu]

Son is THE fan favorite over any other player I promise you. His loyalty is unmatched

[@Darwinthegoat2709]

I dunno, he’s pretty overrated by Spurs fans. They try to compare him with Mané or Salah, which is absolutely ridiculous

[@BoltCreations]

@@Darwinthegoat2709how is that overrated? Have you seen just how good he is?

[@inazumaajax9939]

@@Darwinthegoat2709 because he is on the level where you can compare him to them. its not ridiculous to prefer him to those

[@langletprolet8378]

Love the videos. This is the first time I've actually take a look at Spurs history before the Prem. Quite a few significant achievements, but it's a strange history indeed. But the fact that they're not really backed by a foreign investment and be able to be a significant side is at least commendable. And let's face it, Spurs is a significant side of English football still. If they had won the league, the feeling won't be the same as when Leicester had won it. Because they don't feel like underdogs, even after numerous underwhelming years. It's partly because of the exciting squad at the time, but also because of the history.

[@FootballIconic]

Very true

[@georgemullens]

I'm British and Italian and Spurs reminds me to a certain degree with AS Roma. A team that definitely had success in the past and has been in the upper part of the league consistently but doesn't win. Although naturally the difference between the two is that Spurs has had more European "success" in recent times.

[@stevenweeks9903]

And that roma have won the league in the past 20 years.

[@georgemullens]

@@stevenweeks9903 True, but still a long time ago!

[@patrickmccutcheon9361]

@@stevenweeks9903 Harry Kane is not Francesco Totti.

[@Guizambaldi]

@@patrickmccutcheon9361 Don't forget Batigol.

[@dannyesse3043]

I'm also English and Italian. I support Tottenham and Lazio. London has many clubs, Rome has two. The rivalries in London will never match the one in Rome. Different clubs, different philosophy, different trophies won.

[@mytake8191]

I could listen to you talking about anything it gives me a calm feeling and i just enjoy it. Live you and hope your grow even faster.

[@FootballIconic]

Thanks so much haha. Again, your take? 😂

[@mytake8191]

@@FootballIconic you gonna stick with that pun i see 😂😂.

[@ajeshmahesh7401]

True

[@romariofrancis9787]

Same. This man should be on a tv voice is soothing

[@kxder69]

So trueeee

[@AutosportDesign]

Not a Spurs fan, but I've got a lot of respect for Levy. He's someone who'll protect the club and it's assets (ahem Kane) even if it mean he gets slated for it. Again he's not perfect but he was at the helm when Tottenham reached the CL final and was competing for the PL and to this day has still managed to keep Spurs in Europe (even if it's only the Conference). Not to mention the new stadium, their academy is pretty decent as well and they're seen as a big six club now when they used to be a lower midtable club. Levy did all of that.

[@Ollay245]

He should of let him go I think, I'll eat my shoe if Spurs win the league this year but that man looks so demotivated it's unreal PS I don't think you need to be a hard arse to get what you want, or create success, humanity has to play into it somewhere surely as you want resolutions that work for as many parties as possible, I think these are the contributing factors that breed success, although their debt is insane 😅

[@omaralkayal7598]

And Roma well win the the cup not Spurs

[@MemphisGoar]

Your mentality is in the gutter

[@scottmotcheson7455]

He should have sold Kane and help to rebuild the club with that money, that’s what Liverpool did with Couhtinio and look what they managed to achieve.

[@TheBrass18]

Not a Spurs fan, exactly! That’s why you like him. Levy lucked out on Bale, Kane and Son.

[@Jusilau]

this made me want to cry because the squad in 2016 was so iconic and looking at the old lineup was so nostalgic.

[@Smart1529]

At least their new stadium didn't make Spurs constantly keep selling their best players. Arsenal on the other hand lost so many star players over the years when they moved in to Emirates. They smash up Highbury and look where they are at now. Football can be brutal you know.

[@FootballIconic]

Good point...

[@theCranesUS]

13 years apart between stadiums. Different world. Both teams needed to move to upgrade facilities and increase gates.

[@gothic_baby_doll]

Still managed to win trophies though.

[@MrYounis26]

@@gothic_baby_doll yh after 7yrs.

[@stealthiscool]

Arsenal built their stadium at the worst possible time, just as the sports primary revenue went from gate receipts to TV money, and sponsorship's not only that but the extra challenge of the oil clubs came along just as the stadium was being built despite this and having to sell their best players every season to avoid financial meltdown they still managed to qualify for the CL for 10 straight years after the stadium was built whilst Spurs haven't qualified once since their stadium move (in a full season)

[@kingarmish]

Rip Jimmy Greaves though 😔😔 Absolute Baller and phenomenal striker in English football history.

[@emir.e99]

*Tottenham is basically a rich dude that always miss an invitation*

[@xencrynx]

LOOOOOOL

[@aliadnan42]

Me

[@gontrandjojo9747]

More like the dumb kid that managed to be invited at the smart kids table...

[@elcuh9976]

@@gontrandjojo9747 Facts

[@emir.e99]

@@gontrandjojo9747 haha lol..but i think its more more like tottenham sneaking quietly to top table team

[@BambinoAmericano]

A real great tradition club, with a stable fanbase, and decent rational management. Consistent Top 5 contender in the most competitive league in the world.

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

Yet we are so hated 🙄

[@savageace1152]

@@anotherhappylanding4746 we’re hated cuz people get brainwashed into thinking we’re the worst club for no reason, even non rivals fans treat us like shit

[@nickelcreed4421]

@@savageace1152 We need to finally win something to shut everybody up. If it doesn't happen with Conte then I genuinely will lose any semblance of hope for our poor club. Things the glory clubs take for granted, for us winning big is a once in a lifetime experience. Please Spurs... just give the fans something to cherish

[@savageace1152]

@@nickelcreed4421 fr, competition is very tough but this is probably the highest our moral has been since probably the beginning of this century. We gotta win something big

[@sihammer7942]

Well said mate.............. And let me get a few things straight. All the talk about not winning anything, like it's something Spurs are particularly guilty of, is a f joke!!!!! We've firmly established ourselves in what is now a 6 club top tier, that's a win, a huge win!!!!!! The progress we've made in recent years has been far greater than any other Premiership club, bar none! The sweet new stadium is another sign of the direction we've been moving in. All the shit we get thrown at us, it's fear!!!!!!!!! Yids are on the rise, some are too thick to see it, others are scared + won't ever give the credit we deserve. We'll win something before too long, + we won't sink once we do, like so many other clubs I could mention. It's been 14 years since any silverware, but in that time we've been winning, we've taken giant strides + put a load of other clubs to shame. We've left them behind, no huge foreign cash injection, either. We've not sold our soul.......... Yids are on the rise, I told you, all the shit we get, don't make me laugh............ There you go, a few things straight. COYS!

[@jucalebre7540]

Thats why I became a Spurs fan, they feel so unique. Greetings from Brazil :)

[@mohdiswadfirdausmaulamohdd8545]

same as me.. greeting from malaysia :)

[@milan.3958]

Same

[@OnlyToli]

Same and greeting from VietNam

[@gfzin1814]

coé,um br aqui kkkkkkkkkk,pensei que eu fosse o único torcedor brasileiro dos spurs que tava assistindo esse vídeo

[@jucalebre7540]

@@gfzin1814 ta ligado kkk é nois

[@ayandeshmukh5655]

Even after ups and downs, I'll always love this club

[@janevitlaosirichon6723]

One of the most unique football clubs for sure, if not the most. - Rich in history but not as many trophies as the truly elite clubs. - Generate a lot of income. But spend very little. - Very decently run club. - Spurs DNA is very attacking football (except the years of Mourinho, Nuno and Conte). - Known for flair but also for weak mentality. - Large fan base. Extremely loyal. - Probably the best football stadium in the world. - Have/had some of greatest talents (Ardiles, Hoddle, Klinsmann, Ginola, Modric, Bale, Dembele, Kane, Son) - theres only one Hotspur. its a great team for someone new to football wanting to support a team but dont want (cheatcode) oil money then Spurs is perfect.

[@HHHBFResurrected]

They're a great club (said as a Chelsea fan). Their impact on football today can't be understated - not only the first club to become a PLC, which was the first move nudging open the door for the commercializing of football, but Rowe & Nicholson were responsible for introducing the pass & move/positional play style of football (then called push & run) to England. In a tactical sense that's equivalent to them being what Mozart was to music. Even the whole Spursy thing is great, their fans might not appreciate it but it's character. Every club has fans that like to pretend they're special, you hear the phrase "only my club could do this" in a self deprecating tone all the time & usually it's emotional hyperbolic nonsense, Spurs have a whole word coined for it just for them lol... they're a club that many rivals like to say they hate, but deep down nobody would want to see them go away which I can't say about my club.

[@marcusholloway8925]

I feel like spurs never really recovered from losing walker, dembele and vertongen

[@jamesharden3timedpoy466]

Don’t forget Eriksen

[@cannedpineapple2702]

Bale too esp after the "bale 7" didnt really work out.

[@gerki6666]

walker and dembele yes vertongen not that much

[@stealthiscool]

@@cannedpineapple2702 They got better after selling Bale once they got Poch

[@KoPianoBeautiful]

selling trippier was also terrible

[@thimphu7942]

I’m impressed, you clearly did your research! And you’re bang on about dembele, I haven’t seen a player like him as good

[@Lightwaverable]

Wait, decades ago- Spurs had the best striker in the league and never won anything? Sounds like a club I know...

[@ФанатЧелси-ж9м]

LFC?

[@Lightwaverable]

@@ФанатЧелси-ж9м No, im still talking about spurs just from this decade

[@2tallGamingMedia]

“Never won anything” Jimmy greaves won 2 fa cups, a cup winners cup and 2 charity shields at spurs.

[@rrsharizam]

Alan Shearer?

[@garlicoshallots200]

@@rrsharizam Shearer won thr league

[@RootlessNZ]

I remember watching the team that did the double in 1961. What a team they were. I've been a Spurs supporter since I was 11. Now I am 75 and I'm not as resilient as I used to be. So sometimes I just think, Spurs - just be bloody consistent. Can't win 'em all, but just win the games which you're obviously meant to win. Like the last game of the season at Norwich. Well, we'll see won't we.

[@Adaobieistyping]

Wow man I’m 20 and have not seen us win anything. You’re blessed

[@yan.weather]

Kia Ora

[@jonpaget]

A fascinating look at a club, and so refreshing to go beyond the Premier League era as well!

[@kurtsudheim825]

Ya, TV doesn't allow that except for special occasions, fa cup final day is the only time I see anything per '92

[@pandaman1331]

Tottenham is one of four teams i've been following curiously since 2011. The others being Dortmund, Athletico Madrid and SSC Napoli. These four seemed to be able to challenge the status quo and seeing them take on established top teams was a nice breath of fresh air. Even though they ultimately haven't won anyhting yet, I still enjoy watching them a lot.

[@MrSchmerzen98]

Atletico has literally won 2 La Ligas and 2-3 Europa Leagues

[@pandaman1331]

@@MrSchmerzen98 I'm talking about Tottenham.

[@alvinad]

working class underdog clubs with an organic growth 👍

[@jochemmulder5657]

It’s criminal that a channel like this had so few recognition for all the work that goed into its video’s, I hope you’ll receive some luck from the youtube algorithm, you deserve at least the silver playbutton, and probably the gold one as well, keep up the good work man, I love your videos

[@saulflorescdmcbstgk2891]

Levy kept Kane, that's a massive plus in my book. He also clearly cares for the club, so I rate him.

[@crosscourttennis1796]

ik the All or Nothing series is pr, but I really do think he cares about Spurs' future, investing in the best stadiums and big signings to try and push them forward. Seem like a owner who is deeply wanting success for his football club.

[@saulflorescdmcbstgk2891]

@@crosscourttennis1796 Yeah, good to see that he understands the history and importance of the tots.

[@sonny7194]

@@saulflorescdmcbstgk2891 sometimes his reluctance to spend big can be so frustrating and probably kept us from winning things this decade, but he has put the club in a great place and ensured long term stability

[@realsciencerhythm]

I respect your opinion, but letting go of Mourinho before cup final and replacing him with.... Mason! 🙈 That wasn't a good decision for the club, no matter how you look at it.

[@ThatHotspursGuy]

You guys are crazy to still "Believe in Levy" He's worse than the Darth Sidious himself.

[@devononair]

There's an ethos at the club that having fun and enjoying the journey is more important than winning trophies. Success at Spurs means finishing the season with a smile on your face. We lack a strong winning mentality. Personally, I love what the club stands for and I enjoy fun games more than winning, but over the last few years, I have wished for maybe a couple of players with a winning mentality who could have got us over the line in certain situations. That said, if it's a choice between a fun style of play and winning a trophy now and then, I'd go for the fun style!

[@cannedpineapple2702]

Completely agree. I've been a Spurs fan since like 2014 (i live in miami btw not england) and what ive loved is that sense of fun, and that win or lose it's a spirited match.

[@antwan37]

Why not both?

[@quantumquestthebillionaire1527]

A sense of fun reallyomg that’s why we used to call it 3 point lane?

[@Liam-yr4uf]

LOL spurs fanbase in a nutshell. Doesn't care about trophies, cares about whether the players finish the season with a smile on their faces (who are all earning tens to hundreds of thousands pounds a week BTW).

[@devononair]

@@Liam-yr4uf You think that's a bad thing?

[@ai-bl8fu]

English Big Club Categories: Top 2: Liverpool and Man United 3rd: Arsenal Big Money Investments: Chelsea and Man City League Consistency Historically: Everton and Tottenham European Heritage: - Aston Villa (Also won lots of trophies) - Leeds United - Nottingham Forest Other big clubs: - Newcastle and Sunderland (Cause its Newcastle and Sunderland) - West Ham United (World Cup Winners)

[@BigSmokeMUFC]

Where’s Leicester?

[@craigiswayne]

The narrator sounds south african! If so, it makes me even more proud to say this is an awesome production. Subscribed!!!

[@TheTruth-pl3mk]

The people saying No are either misunderstanding or just hateful. Whether you support Spurs or not, they are a big club for two reasons: Firstly, the history of the club is a good one. 2 League titles is better than hundreds of clubs have managed. 8 FA Cups is good enough for a Top 5 ranking in that competition. 4 League Cups and 3 European competitions (not including Charity Shields, etc). Secondly, you have to look at current popularity worldwide. Spurs are right up there, after a slow start to the Premier League era. Especially in South Korea, the club is followed by over 10 million people. On top of that, Spurs currently has the best stadium in England and gets a good attendance number for home games. Love them or hate them, Tottenham Hotspur is a big club.

[@onlytyrone]

Before this video, I always thought that Daniel Levy was at fault for not letting Harry Kane go. But now I understand that at this point If spurs are to go back to winning ways and great performance, they can't afford to lose Harry Kane since they won't find a better prolific and experienced striker than Harry. Although I still think that sacking Mourinho was a mistake. They should've been patient and at least let him finish the season.

[@kurtsudheim825]

Ya, but 100 mill for a 29 year old, arsenal got 24 for rvp a decade earlier, & yes he's has more infuriating, but last eg I can think of someone that age around that quality bracket (yes can is better doing it more frequently because if said injuries, I'm not saying they're exactly the same, but in similar situation roughly)

[@tekkersmo3816]

They should've at least let him manage during the cup final like that very weekend

[@BogusDudeGW]

Mourihno got himself the sack, on purpose, he wanted out.

[@IrishGuysScarf]

This is probably going to be lost in the sea of comments. But with the way you structure these in-depth analysis videos, I think you are going to blow up! I'm not really into football, but cannot help bing-watching your videos, they really are so interesting!

[@FootballIconic]

I see everything, brother 😂 cheers! Really appreciate that!

[@IrishGuysScarf]

@@FootballIconic Christ, that was quick! Kanté-level work ethic! 👍

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

Levy is actually better than most Chairman. He cares for the club. But, he is tight on the pocket. I really respect how well Spurs have done over the years, eventhough they have been seen as a nursery for upcoming players by football giants... Its appaling that they sacked Poch. He would have gotten them some trophy the coming season if they were patient.

[@misatodosijevic476]

Yeah, also he got us some really class players even when other richer clubs were expected to get them...

[@lela7436]

loved this! must be quite a work putting it all together, good job 👏🏼 and i appreciate the Mousa Dembele appreciation, thank you. p.s RIP Jimmy Greaves 💔

[@logansvideos95]

Fantastic video! I am an American who's been looking for a premier league team and this video convinced me to pull for the Spurs!

[@raytracer2651]

Maradona played for us once.

[@vespasianotito6754]

So north american are like mexican or japanesse, they are fans of european teams instead local teams, so you will never have succes in football...you never ever can support other country team...never...never...ask english people ...regards from Argentina

[@matthewstein5854]

Ooff sorry for ya mate.

[@taramilton8695]

Perfect balance of tongue in cheek humour and information... great narrative!

[@LucianC137]

One thing i have to admit...their stadium is insane, one of the best..

[@mrcooper7027]

I am a Spurs fan, and I would say we have a big fanbase, unfortunately we have an ownership so lacking in footballing ambition that in the two decades plus that ENIC have owned us we've had to watch Leicester City win more us over that period. The owners of the club have always been money oriented, the football has always come second at Spurs.

[@dbz9393]

As a Nottingham forest fan I have a such a soft spot for spurs as we are both the underdogs in our respective league with fast high intensity counter attacking style of play and rich history. I hope one day spurs can win Europe or the league and will always root for them except for when we face off obviously.

[@SkywhiteChannel]

great video. For an American fan of premier football, learning this history makes me appreciate the game even more.

[@alangranville7502]

I was born into being a Spurs fan and my first regular match was against Southampton in 1949 at age 10 this was in the old 2nd division and we won it at a canter then the following season won the 1st division title., i remember so well the first game of the season was at home to Blackpool with Stan Matthews and all. They walloped us 1-4. Although the majority of my life has been spent overseas as well as 7 years at sea I've always remained a true Lilywhite through all the frustrations as well as the wonderful seasons

[@Trecesolotienesdos]

Yes, Spurs is a big club. They have a big fanbase, achieved some stuff like a double, and have been seen amongst the biggest English clubs for a long time. Fans who disagree are Spurs haters, or very young/ignorant who don't get English footballing culture and history.

[@obiigwe8349]

Great content! Learned a lot about football and Spurs. The memes were also hilarious (especially the trophy cabinet).

[@Ben-zq6dl]

Awesome to hear a South African voice! Nice work. Subscribed 💪🏻

[@antoniszosimidis1550]

I think Levy's vision is now taking place He wanted to build the stadium since 2009, right after winning our last trophy, he made sure spurs were good financially so that the could do this project. Might be one of the reasons for way he handled transfers. Now that the stadium is complete he started investing in the team. And that transition is very visible 17/18: Sold Walker Wimmer and Bentaleb and got Davi Moura and Aurier (Spent Big because he sold big) -19.7m Total 18/19: I still can't figure out if it was the stadium being almost complete or what but it haunts me bcz we might have had a UCL if the club spent that year +5.35m Total from Dembele 19/20:Spent 60m on Tanguy, 30m on stevie 27m on Sess and 11m on Clarke while selling the likes of Eriksen and Trippier -84m Total 20/21:Spent 32m on GLC 30m on Regui 16.8m on Doherty 16.6m on PEH and 12.1m on Rodon and only sold KWP -97.2m total 21/22: Gil 25m Emerson 25m Bentancur 19m Pape Sarr 16.9m + Kulusevski and Romero while only selling Foyth, Toby and Sissoko -141m total Now that spurs have amazing facilities,stadium etc. There is a lot of the budget going to the team and I believe Spurs will play a huge role in the coming years of English football

[@jamieclinton6291]

Only thing is the recruitment is not great at all. Been good so far under Conte though

[@matthewstein5854]

Arsenal thought the same thing post Emirates Stadium. We will see I guess!

[@jermainenowels9511]

Well so far they haven’t been playing well

[@joekramer3596]

I think Spurs were more unlucky than anything else, they had a three year window from the 15/16 season to the 17/18 season to win the Premiership and it just didn’t work out, sandwiched in between the end of Chelsea’s return to dominance from 2015-2017 (the 15/16 season was essentially a massive anomaly and will never be repeated within our lifetimes) and the rise of Pep’s City and Klopp’s Liverpool (2017-probably 2023/4ish), it was just bad luck on their part more than anything they had much control over.

[@franzreyes6185]

2016-2018 were the best chances for Spurs

[@AcidAdventurer]

The problem was depth. Spurs had the best starting 11 in 2015-17 but didn't have anyone of the same quality outside of that 11. But they weren't even meant to be that good yet and were ahead of schedule so quality depth wasn't something spurs were capable of. They'd already gotten a bit lucky with certain low cost players like dembele, dele, wanyama, dier and son and hadn't built the new stadium yet to enable more money spent. Still think they should've won something and part of the problem was Poch's mentality and the fact he's not a born winner, but the biggest problem was depth.

[@alitem3364]

Yid here, thanks for this video man, I'd say a lot of spurs fans definitely see Mr. Levy as a positive for the club, after all we were a midtable team and recently we went as far as the CL final and have a wordclass stadium, i think we'll need sometime to return to our heights with Poch but we have booked our spot in the top, yes we are definitely now a big club, glory glory Tottenham Hotspurs!

[@ThaEffectTV]

Liked this even before I watched it, simply coz I'm a Spurs fan and a fan of your channel 😁

[@faizalharoun3930]

I'm a lifelong Spurs fan. Your documentary is spot on. Are we a big club? It depends on how you define big. Rich - well we're the 8th richest club in the world above Arsenal and Chelsea. Stadium and facilities - We have the 2nd biggest stadium in England, the best (state of the art )training facilities, Trophies - Only 6 English clubs are above us in silverware count (admittedly we have none since 2008), Excitement - It's never a dull moment at Spurs. So in short yes Spurs are a very big club.

[@lynettebakashaba2596]

👏👏👏👏

[@amongushaha6487]

Lmao 8th biggest club and still no trophies for about a decade

[@beatriz-lw2ru]

the timing of the vid tho lol. binge watched all of our videos loved everyone ! great work

[@talhakarsloglu4278]

4:55 It would be great if you made a video about that Nottingham Forest team.

[@tonymverah8059]

Football iconic....I've watched every video... informative, factual and the comic part round off perfect presentations. Continue giving us more... already waiting for the next! ❤️

[@peterhaslund]

I saw Gascoigne live at Chelsea, he was so superior technically that those blues did nothing but kick him. Lineker, Hoddle, Waddle, Kane, Eriksen - always classy, always composed. True gentlemen and artists in a world of butchers and chelskis

[@narrow3601]

the pup is gonna be staple in this channel for years to come

[@FootballIconic]

😂😂

[@narrow3601]

@@FootballIconic he is tho isn’t he

[@m.p.7075]

It's sad that we missed the chance to push on when we were nearly there with Harry and Poch. I think we are going to struggle to get back to the CL any time soon. From 35 years experience it's the hope that kills you with THFC.

[@cannedpineapple2702]

Oh wow 35 years a Spurs fan!!!! Ive only been for about 10 years, but once i started watching football spurs were my club. The Poch era was my favorite, i remember when he first came it was so exciting! To me thats the "classic spurs" squad. Seeing a game in tottenham is on my bucket list too. As far as silverware goes this squad is looking promising i love bryan gil, and dele seems to be regaining his form. I think spurs need better depth tho.

[@Ollay245]

tbf mate, have you seen the Sunderland documentary? Grass is always greener and all that..

[@D-No974]

@@cannedpineapple2702 been a Spurs fan bout 40 years n seen us win 3 FA cups, UEFA Cup, 3 or 4 League cups ,that's 8 trophies! Spurs have won over 20 titles including an FA cup as AMATEURS !!!🤣👍

[@joonaromer5302]

Maybe we can win the carobao cup this year

[@niggilywiggily]

i blame that on the timing of the new stadium the same season we made the cl finals we didn’t spend a single penny on the transfer market to fund the new stadium😪

[@discodavid26]

Spurs are both the smallest “big” club in English football and by far the biggest small club at the same time… if you don’t believe me as a spurs fan look out how fans off all the other clubs treat us… (the other big six clubs mock us for not winning anything forgetting we was not in the champions league in the 90s when the big teams left the rest even further behind and we have not foreign ownership with “dirty “ money on tap … and had it not been for Leicester during that one mad season the rest off English football would be amazed by how close we have pushed the big boys ) …and then you know my statement to be true

[@nothanks3236]

Everybody forgets that Jimmy Greaves first broke out in English football with Chelsea. He was a machine, scoring 124 goals in 157 appearances before he moved to AC Milan.

[@D-No974]

"Everybody forgets that Jimmy Greaves 1st broke out in English football with Chelsea ", I doubt they do forget, a moron would know that

[@aaropajari7058]

And 44 goals in 57 appearances for England...no penalties.

[@parklane8315]

No pampered footballer today can rival greaves !

[@kaikwon1604]

as a Spurs fan, we're a bit confusing, we're a bit like Bayern Leverkusen we got world class players, we can be good at times, and bad at times, lately we're getting more confusingly bad at staying good. We'd br a team who would lose to those with the stats to show that we should win 2-0 at the very least, but we can also win as the underdogs, which is why im a fan, its just so fun supporting this team.

[@booprice5473]

… aight you’re a son fan lil bro

[@kaikwon1604]

@@booprice5473 Is there a problem with that? i'm a fan of Korean football above anything else, Tottenham benefitted a lot from the fanbase from Asia, i've been supporting them since 2015. There's nothing wrong with supporting a generational player, especially when he's from a country few hold in high regard when it comes to football.

[@booprice5473]

@@kaikwon1604 I never said there was anything wrong with supporting a player mate take it easy lol. I just pointed out you’re more of Son’s fan than a Spur’s fan. I’m sure you were supporting Man U once for obvious reasons as well. It makes more sense to support a team based on a favorite player, this is the case for most people unless personal ties are involved.

[@swanithupadhye7265]

This video makes me curious about what are your thoughts on the game in general when it comes to comparision across the timeline of say past 100 years or so. I mean do you thin the big money involed is making the game more fun to watch with cream talents on display. Or the more popular notion that the game has lost its emotional touch and become more predictable.

[@FootballIconic]

To be fair, teams have been bankrolled, fixed matches and had unfair financial advantages since the 1800s. The concept of a team buying the league has been relevant for long before the modern era. The level it's at now is just an inevitable consequence of scale in my opinion. But money has never been the only thing that makes teams win. I think the "romance " of the game is still there. Less prevalent. But still there. We also have to come to terms with the fact that this is a business at the end of the day. Quality wise, I can't really speak on that. I started watching football in 2003, and in my eyes the quality has gotten better since then but can't speak on all of history.

[@George-jc3mt]

@@FootballIconic you’re my favourite KZbinr because of this

[@MrReese]

I have learned a lot in this video, thanks for making such quality content and educating us!

[@mongman123]

Good video. I'd argue that the revival started under Martin Jol, continued by Harry Redknapp.

[@jonathanhurst980]

100% jol rarely gets credited for what he did for spurs

[@fuzzylogiceire]

Definitely

[@Ryuzaki14YT]

the editor dosent get enough credit great vid bro really enjoyed

[@patrickmccutcheon9361]

At 23.40, I understand how Tottenham are a big club. They have a huge debt, in fact the biggest of all. Interesting that the top 7 in that table were also those behind the ill-conceived ESL In football terms, Tottenham are not in the same league as United, Liverpool or Arsenal or even City or Chelsea whose success is recent and followed their acquisition by oil billionaires.

[@spurs1969spurs1969]

Biggest debt because we built a billion pound stadium

[@mateoloreto72]

Man such good videos. I would love one about Nottingham Forest. Keep up the good work 🎉🎉

[@captainhindsight6994]

In the grand scheme of things, yes they're one of the biggest clubs. In terms of the top teams in the world, they've always been in the bracket below the top, never quite making it into that top bracket.

[@yannick245]

No one outside England considers Tottenham a _"big club"._ Even Celtic is bigger. They have basically 0 history in Europes top flight. They reached one final final. That's about it...

[@captainhindsight6994]

@@yannick245 there are thousands of teams in the world. As I said, in the grand scheme of things, they are huge. The fact they've got a history of playing in Europe and the top League in England shows that. In terms of top teams and their records, such as celtic as you mentioned, no they aren't. Anyone who knows football and English teams and history would say that. I don't know Spanish football history but I'd say real betis a big club, just not a big one in terms of the best.

[@D-No974]

@@yannick245 are you dumb??? Spurs were 1st club to win Double, league n in Europe

[@loganmcstien90]

@@D-No974 in what century?

[@D-No974]

@@loganmcstien90 20th

[@afifhunter1295]

Timing. Crystal Palace won 3-0

[@govb123]

The fact that they are in top 6, when they should be in the same tier with the likes of Leicester and Everton is an accomplishment.

[@TulipsToKiss]

I'm a new fan and this video is so amazingly helpful, thank you!!

[@fragger6473]

IMO i think levy has taken the club as far as he can go he’s not ready to take us to the next stage to start winning things and also I don’t think where a big club

[@FootballIconic]

Fair enough!

[@omoladeii653]

I don't get it. Levy has been fantastic in my opinion. He always backs the managers. Your players just need to get more serious and stop bottling important matches.

[@fragger6473]

@@omoladeii653 he doesn’t the amount of times he has not bought a player or not done enough to get us over the line. We were linked with conte this summer they knew how conte works instead they wasted 2 weeks just to call the deal of when season ticket renewal came around. 19/20 we could got Bruno in the summer before that come January erikson leaves and there was no replacement he can’t take us to the next step

[@runethfc]

@@omoladeii653 he only buy players when it is going bad. That summer he didn’t buy anyone is a perfect example.

[@ThatHotspursGuy]

A Spurs fan who can see the truth

[@melikasafarpour3457]

Absolutly not satisfied with my club these days but support it all my life , Hope our good days come back ...💜

[@aminovi9141]

They were facing lack of quality in Bench! That's the main problem I think. If they achieve something in this upcoming years, then Conte, kane and sons involvement will be more crucial. They also need some core transfers in defence and midfield position

[@JJJackson777]

Levy's beyond frustrating at times, but he hasade sure our foundations are more than solid, i can't ever see us going into administration or needing to be bailed out. Got the best stadium in the world as a result of his immense tightness too.

[@farouqahmed555]

Funny how this were uploaded at the same day spurs lost 3-0 to crystal palace!

[@FootballIconic]

Not on purpose I swear😂

[@TheTruthNEGFTW]

My dad remembers a time when spurs were considered the equivalent of 1990s/ 2000s arsenal. The 3rd big team alongside man utd and liverpool in terms of achievement, reputation and trophies won Crazy times

[@ShacklefordR]

I think this is a moot question to ask since the definition of “big club” only hits up in terms from a sporting side. They’re a team with shrewd P&L management with players outperforming for the past 5-6 seasons with top level bargain players. I also think that Levy is painfully aware of their team’s status as one below ones owned by sheiks, American sports conglomerates and oligarchs. This sort of makes it clear that their baseline objective is to secure steady projection of financial profitability and growth (via more sponsorship, etc) , this means staying at the top flight of football, not necessarily winning a title.

[@patrickmccutcheon9361]

Perhaps it is realistic but it will not make them a top club which, considering sporting success, they definitely are not.

[@peterndungu6743]

The ColdFusion of football....cheers bro

[@kxder69]

Another amazing Video

[@alexandrel5572]

Great video ! It will be intresting to do a video on PSG on his history who start in 1970 because a lot of prople (specially out of france) dont know that PSG has a real and great history before Nasser and qatar (some trophies etc) !

[@makamaka487]

Timing of this one was on point haha big up Palace

[@FootballIconic]

I swear it was not on purpose!

[@makamaka487]

@@FootballIconic of course not 😉

[@mawile3037]

They are, they just don't command that same flashiness some of the other teams do, and I believe that plays a part in their ability to attract big franchise type players, it's difficult to justify building a new stadium when you haven't won the PL

[@Blitzkrieg8777]

As a Spurs fan it sucks seeing Spurs' recent history. We always end up big but slip towards the end. I don't appreciate all the comments thrashing the club, especially since it's gone far enough that I've met people who genuinely think we haven't won anything at all in our history, like literally nothing. But it's a part of football, and football can be brutal because of how competitive it is. But I think our history is still good and we did in fact win a decent amount of trophies. Probably a far-fetched comparison but the analogy is there; going through a drought for a long time doesn't invalidate your worth, I mean Liverpool have gone 30 years without winning a league title. But then again, playing in England isn't easy, there are at least 5 other big competing clubs (the top 6 in general). It is what it is though. I'm glad we have legends registered in our club's history like Bale, Keane, Defoe, Son, Kane and more. Always a Spurs fan no matter what. Hoping for next season with Conte.

[@Danplayz2126]

Spurs are definitely a good team, they might come close to winning the prem in a few years !

[@jhf4]

Mate never forget me when you famous 🤩

[@FootballIconic]

Never, my friend 😂

[@enzosteiger8054]

Ikr me too

[@heturnal]

Im 44 years old and have been a fan for most of them years an continue to do so however 2 trophies in my life time is a clear indication that we definitely aint no big club..

[@everbombadil]

RIP Jimmy Greaves. What a legend

[@Chorizero2369]

Regardless of what people joke about, Tottenham is a big club and they have a rich title winning history but ever since they last won a cup in 2008, they’ve just fell short in winning titles and a champions league final which is unfortunate, this isn’t a great comparison but Tottenham reminds me of my local club over here in Mexico where they’re among the top 4 or 5 most successful clubs in the country but have been in a title drought since like 2010, call me delusional but I think one of these years soon if they continue to rebuild right, they have a good chance to win another title. Alongside Barcelona and Dortmund, they’re one of my 3 favorite European clubs so I’m always gonna defend them like i defend Barcelona and Dortmund lol

[@lomusdangi]

4:16= if we count a win as 3 points and a draw as a point (today's terms) then the difference between Derby Dounty and Tottenham Hotspurs is actually [(17×3+10)-(15×3+8)=]8 not 9😳

[@cool1010com]

Im not the subscribe type of guy, but when I do, I make sure to subscribe only to underappreciated channel like yours. Good shit lad, good shit.

[@amirulasyraf8804]

the moment leicester won the league and spurs lost cl final. I felt the pain

[@da_ijo]

cheers, mate! love the way you put the jokes in every video, keep it up, coz i know you deserve more!

[@xStarblazer]

I feel like you skipped over the Martin Jol era entirely and went straight to Redknapp. Jol got Spurs 2x 5th place finishes consecutively which is what really kick started things despite a short bumpy period under Ramos afterwards. Also Spurs are incredibly cursed in that just as they started to come good they saw Chelsea 2005 and City 2008 bought out, effectively locking out half the CL spots (and just look at how many domestic trophies those 2 have won since). Despite that they still managed CL qualification but their story would look a lot different without those buyouts.

[@ΔιονυσηςΣαμιος]

Your accent makes every video 100 times better

[@Lukieoscar]

3:55 that aged well...

[@oldboygeorge7688]

The future will be bright 🌞

[@tadiyahfraser]

That meme at 0:25 is killing me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sundarmann6167]

Any opponent knows that playing against Spurs is not something you can devise a game plan. Your game plan goes awry once the match against Spurs starts. 😂

[@bored_grape]

Almost 110 years and Newcastle are still 15th 🤣

[@FootballIconic]

Oof

[@jonathanhurst980]

the first 20 minutes of the Vs city cl quarter final sums up being a spurs fan. more emotion than most could handle and leaves you unsure how to feel.