How To FIX Tottenham Hotspur!

[@BenBowman_]

Tottenham’s new Director of Football reporting for Duty 🫡

[@ZacDjellabb]

Ben Levy here we gooo

[@Ben-jq3ov]

​@ZacDjellabb that's my name 😂

[@sandycultofthesun]

great show bro

[@sandycultofthesun]

​@@ZacDjellabb did some quick calcs, what is a striker worth who provides 1 G/A per 90 in the Premier League over a season and half's time? by your calc it's £15mil

[@jackgoodman4228]

You should wait a couple of weeks and then do an assessment of manager dismissals this season, with you all rating them as: ‘harsh’, ‘fair’ or ‘overdue’

[@jessymangala78]

This is actually a great idea.

[@waltdraper1]

American here, Zac, last time I was in London I went to the pub yall film at by accident and it was my favorite part of that London trip. Thanks for helping create a space with so many vicarious memories wanna go back next time I’m there! Haven’t gotten far in yet but entertaining so far!

[@ZacDjellabb]

That’s class! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@charliemartin117]

Ben and Pat are the duo - keep having them on the channel!!

[@sandycultofthesun]

actually agree with this, can see it working. food for thought zac

[@benfica103]

Ben Levy in!!

[@jessenewman4315]

U guys have done a job here, always been a fan of Ben but the three of u got good chemistry; making good points and providing a fantastic flow of conversation 🙌🏻

[@Brianakk]

getting excited over a tottenham transfer video instead of actual transfers is where we’re at. great video btw

[@BenDPB]

I'm just "Ben" too, not many of us so I am honoured to see there is another one

[@waltdraper1]

Can’t lie all of Pat’s shouts this video were amazing

[@danielroque891]

Lifetime Benfica supporter here. Antonio is good for his age but has a tendency to make mistakes or rash decisions, he's good on the ball but doesn't seem to always make the best decision under pressure. You can have him for 60M, but for my money the real gem is Tomás Araújo. Don't tell anyone 👀

[@mauritzbjork]

I have been a big fan of you since many years ago and I really admire your consistency and determination to keep providing us with great content. The new setting looks absolutely fantastic! Keep it up👏🏼

[@SonnyTalksSpurs]

Great video chaps!

[@ZacDjellabb]

The one and only ❤

[@aloysiusmaina2625]

I did not expect a mention for Lucien Agoume. Thank you, Pat, for consistently outdoing yourself! I seriously respect your research 👏 👌 💯. You actually watch world 🌎 football 😊.

[@empty420]

Vuskovic the young CB they are loaning out is baller tho. He scored a goal with a beautifull scissor kick and has a lot of talent as an offensive centerback but might not be ready for the prem. But he does have the talent, also the mindset I heard .Therefore I would not be schocked if he does well for tottenham next year.

[@ABDISAMADAM]

I had the pleasure of watching this truly wonderful youngster regularly in Polish Ekstraklasa last year and have to say - he's a real deal. Like REAL REAL deal. I honestly believe he's going to be even better than Gvardiol. He became regular starter and one of the best CBs in the league from the get-go! And he made his debut like 2 weeks before turning 17! And it seems like he's already twice the player in Belgium compared to his time in Poland. I genuinely think he becomes the starter for Tottenham the moment he finally arrives in London. He's got the smarts and poise of a seasoned player.

[@theindiancop]

The Xavi disrespect here is insane. He took a struggling barca under Koeman from 9th to 2nd in half a season, thumped madrid 4-0 along the way with a team comprising of a washed Aubameyang ,Sergino Dest and Martin Brathwaite. Then won the league in his first full season with an impeccable defensive record. Flick is amazing but we shouldn't forget that the core of this team was built by Xavi.

[@Josh_BH]

I see Ben Bowman i watch

[@Goomyfan-r6g]

Speedy 1v1 RW, Volume passer in midfield, Midfield ball winner, LCB/LB hybrid. And promote their excellent academy players: Mikey Moore, Jamie Donley, Tyrese Hall, Junai Byfield, Malachi Hardy, George Feeney, Luca Williams-Barnett Throw the bag at Kieran McKenna or Michel Sanchez and watch them cook.

[@saulcox7019]

Great video

[@szymonpikorski8632]

Zac going for that Bad Bunny thing I see you👀

[@ZacDjellabb]

I would love to say I know what you're on about but I have no clue 😂

[@SuperMansis]

@@ZacDjellabb it means he wants to see you get clapped by P Diddy just like Bad Bunny was

[@tezskii25]

Big fan of the “how to fix” series!! But I think what would help is a graphic of your signings and players sold once you made the decisions! Also a nice list of the new squad along with an imagine/name of the manager! Think that would be great 👍🏾

[@ZacDjellabb]

Great suggestion!

[@MoyesinDahoud]

They just need Pogbas witch doctor to whip up some healing potions

[@ZacDjellabb]

hahahaha

[@ryankeeley6821]

Pato has leveled up since working with the transfer flow podcast, market genius now

[@svolst]

Watching whilst working through Storm Eowyn! Love to see PVS back.

[@gbrt9569]

Anyone else find it awkward how Pat, in the entire video, just didn't seem to want to make any eye contact with Ben ? he will only look at Zac

[@liamwhitcher]

Noticed that too but I think it probably just had to do with him having to share a mic with Zak.

[@lmt84soc]

Pat is rarely chummy with the other guest. He’s so friendly on his own pod, but a different person on Zac’s.

[@fredschneideratemybaby8001]

That Antonio Silva suggestion terrified Zac

[@CM-mv4or]

I can’t remember the last person who pat has shown this much respect to other than Ben 😂

[@tonykivai]

From Spurs' recent recruitment direction I think it's less likely we go for more than one of those targets, and especially in this window where none of those teams are willing to sell their best players. The targets I'll list might seem very obscure but I think are probably what we'd be scouting for. For this window: Tajon Buchanan (Inter, RW/LW) - pacy, tricky and can play in either wing, struggling to get minutes. Seems like you could get a loan for him. Tolu Arokodare (Genk, ST) - Plays a lot like Ivan Toney. Top scorer in Belgium and has been progressing through the ranks, even linked with Monaco this window. Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille, CB) - Dominant defender in the Gabriel mould. As for options for the summer: Mathias Delorge (Gent, CDM) - One for the future. Like Angelo Stiller his playstyle is more like a controller and likes to progress the ball from deep Pepelu (Valencia, CDM) - Experienced ball winner type like Palhinha that wins a lot of duels. Only if one of Bentacur/Bissouma move. Mohamed Ali Cho (Nice, RW) - Also a pacy winger but relies more on physicality than trickery (like Saka, Bowen, Salah) . Can play striker

[@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay]

What do we think of Tottenham 😂😅

[@SabrBearPodcast]

been watching you guys for around 7 years now, only just clocked PVS looks exactly like 19-20 Messi haha

[@R.Mousasi]

I would suggest Hancko instead of Hato. He is way more ready for the English game at this moment. More power, good technical player on the ball. Hato would be another expensive player who will need 1 or 2 years to be ready to start. Hancko is 27. Will give you another good 3/4 years and would cost like somewhere between 20 to 25 million pound.

[@anubhav111196]

@30:50 arsenal have been lucky with injuries last season and even in 2022/23 before saliba’s. And Man City shouldn’t be counted at all they can buy a whole football club when they are suffering with injuries

[@Klyptic]

Ask Celtic fans if he runs the team to the ground. The way he runs the players is absurd when you take into account the fixture congestion you need to adjust

[@Dionysus66]

Adjust like the second half of Hoffenheim?

[@myleswheeler6479]

Banger video !

[@kevinsld70]

No one talking about david hancko from feyenoord.. LB/CB Left footed 27 year old with international experience. 35 mill probaly is enough

[@MrBananaSamich]

No disrespect but i think iraola will be eyeing jobs a level above spurs, frank would be a good appointment in the summer

[@bernardomonteiro4688]

António Silva, the Portuguese Maguire 😂 a player benched for another youngster, Tomas Araújo 😅 I’d pay 30M max, exactly what Juve bid

[@amarzulic4255]

brilliant background

[@mr_local_narrow]

alan varela would be great in the midfield

[@anubhav111196]

@5:10 you guys didn’t deserve that win against Liverpool, we literally had more clear chances and should’ve won and not to mention your goalscorer should’ve been sent off

[@bryanmarshe4545]

Hahaha… more clear chances?! Porro had the best chance in the game. FACT. Add to that Solanke’s off-side goal by a millimetre and the actual goal we did score you statement holds zero weight.

[@anubhav111196]

@bryanmarshe4545 oh yeah your player making the goal line clearance, your goalkeeper keeping bailing you out. In the 2nd half we were literally creating chances after chances but your team kept getting lucky every single time. And offside goal is an offside goal doesn't matter whether it's millimetres or not last season what happened when we played against spurs you know right? And you can't make a statement and then just call it fact, what are you a small kid who thinks uppercasing the words will make it legit? And why doesn't the last statement holds? He should've been sent off

[@bryanmarshe4545]

Here’s the highlights to show you the holes in your ‘chance after chance’ statement. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2qkgmibgraiZ5I&pp=ygUXdG90dGVuaGFtIDEgbGl2ZXJwb29sIDA%3D You had 2 chances 2nd half from tight angles. Darwin 1-on-1 which he was never scoring from that run in and Trent’s shot. That’s it. Spurs had an equally good chance after 5 mins which Allison saved (reference video) Porro’s chance which was better than Darwin’s and of course to you’ve forgetting the actual goal. Now regarding the Bergvall ‘sending off’ …NO he shouldn’t have sent off because Diaz dived when he wasn’t touched for the 1st yellow FACT!! Justice was done. I hope the video plus me clarifying the events helps you understand what actually happened. 😁

[@empty420]

Spurs should just buy Palinha or try to loan him. He is not realy playing there so they might cut their loses. But he will help the defence a lot

[@ZacDjellabb]

Hasn’t he been injured for ages?

[@empty420]

@@ZacDjellabb yeah, he has been injured since november but he just returned for training. I did not know this but before november he was not really playing and with Kimmich and Pavolic being prefered for that position up to now. He might be getable. And would be a good fit at Tottenham in my eyes

[@jessymangala78]

Think about how he would fit into Ange's system, he likes ball playing 6s.

[@pllsuperfan4ever256]

You’re basically saying pull the Chelsea .

[@MrBestofGaming]

Get Ben on more!

[@toml935]

Did you call Romero a middle of the road defender…….

[@AshleyBlanchard-u6e]

Why would Iriola or Frank go Spurs. Players are poor, lack of investment and fans and board want to be in the champions league on a lemonade budget..they went into the manager market before and Ange was around the 8th person they approached. They’ll both avoid them like the plague!

[@raghavgadihoke]

I miss Sunday vibes

[@jhaych]

I don't recall any sympathy when we had tons of injuries under ten haag

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

ten hag was ass either way mate

[@daisymayhead9345]

There was no clear style of play, at least with ange you can see the type of football he wants his teams to play, with ten Haag man united had no clear style, hoping their big stars got them out of danger

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

@@jhaych they were still cheeks mate

[@God_is_an_Atheist666]

Luigi Levy now!

[@DomKnight-r4i]

The only way to fix Tottenham is if daniel levy leaves

[@LinguisticLemon]

Iraola won’t leave Bournemouth before his contract is up, he’s adamant about seeing out contracts. Wouldn’t go spurs anyway more likely that he goes abroad.

[@aryamanmani4025]

There’s a lot of wishful thinking in this video. “The guy before the guy” like what does that even mean at Spurs? The transfer targets don’t come close to reality and who Tottenham actually target. There is no actual way to fix Levy’s Spurs.

[@AshleyBlanchard-u6e]

Comedy that anyone thinks Spurs could get £50m for Romero

[@theswallow119]

They would if they tried to sell him? Guehi was going to go for a similar fee and Romero is better

[@AshleyBlanchard-u6e]

@ I’d say that’s debatable. He was good for a season but for the last two seasons he has been very poor.

[@marvinprudencio7321]

@AshleyBlanchard-u6ehe would be a top five CB but it’s depending on the system that he plays in. Him and Rudiger for example would be a great partnership duo. He can cover for TAA as he goes forward just like how he’s currently doing with Porro.

[@sandycultofthesun]

he is worth so, so much more than £50. come back to this comment if he is ever sold bro

[@AshleyBlanchard-u6e]

@ you’re in a dream world 1. A lot of European clubs haven’t got a lot of money 2. Name an elite club he would start for?

[@sonnytreloar]

Yes Ben

[@jakemaddocks435]

Spurs could win the Europa League with a new manager. Even with the injuries, we have one of the best squads in the competition. Yes a Thomas Frank (who would be my first choice for all the reasons Pat mentioned) would be expensive, but far cheaper than a squad overhaul in January, and with a deep run in the Europa League, the fee pays for itself, especially if we could qualify for the Champions League. It also gives the new manager an extra 4-5 months to get their ideas across to the team. With Frank in particular he could get poached mid-way through the season by another team and if we think he's the right manager to take us forward, why wait until the summer? I also think from a financial standpoint we have to protect the value of our assets for FFP in future. So Micky VDV needs a manager that won't blow up his hamstrings every 3 months, and doesn't force Bissouma to play in such a way it devalues him. Dragusin needs a manager who can enable him to perform at a high level as Ben mentioned because he cost 35mil and Solanke needs to start scoring more to keep his value high, but he gets no service in an Ange system. I do also think there is a genuine chance we get relegated, I think there is a real chance Wolves, Everton and Ipswich get more points than us in the second half of the season. We're trusting that the 8-point gap will be enough, and I'm not sure it is.

[@theswallow119]

We are not getting relegated please be serious

[@jakemaddocks435]

@theswallow119 consecutive losses to Leicester and Everton. Better believe in a relegation battle now!

[@isaaqsuleiman6431]

Bentancur is much much much worse than Bissouma it is just easy to label black guy as oaf, worst player ever etc etc but Bentancur makes worse decisions out of possession consistently (look at the game vs Leicester for the first goal + every counter we've conceded in all the embarrassing losses the man jumps out of position and never wins the ball), is incredibly conservative passing wise = easier to keep Spurs penned in along with him never being able to turn on the ball unlike Bissouma under pressure cos he sucks at checking his surroundings Is also just never available fitness wise and is also a racist shithead who to be quite should've tanked his career here but noooooo Bissouma bad person Bentancur great player etc

[@AshleyBlanchard-u6e]

We have the program Realistic Transfers on the Athletic can we call this one Unrealistic Transfers cos these recommendations are ridiculous 😂

[@tonykivai]

Great video overall and fantastic discussion but the player suggestions were a bit lofty. The Angelo Stiller one shocked me the most...35 mil on a young talent in a coveted position whose been capped by Germany and is touted to be Kross' successor, that wouldn't even be Bayern's price and they get them on a discount.

[@AshleyBlanchard-u6e]

@ Bayern are linked with him. I also thought the Hato and Antonio Silva transfer suggestions were laughable. This isn’t football manager! Taylor Harwood-Bellis is more likely

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

no wise guys today

[@TJW-YT]

Spurs fans really need to stop using the "lack of support from the board" line, it's not just in "recent years" that they started spending. Since Man City were purchased by the CIF in 2008 only three teams have spent more on transfers than Spurs - United, Chelsea and City. They've outspent both Arsenal and Liverpool in that period. They've also had between the 4th and 6th highest wage bills during that time too (swapping places with Arsenal/Liverpool and weirdly United on one occasion) until literally this season where they've dropped to 7th, behind Villa (by about £30,000 a year) - dropping out once in nearly 2 decades and suddenly they're all latching onto it like that's the root cause of the problem. Spurs are financially backed like a top side. Their owners/board have took them from an irrelevant mid table side to one that regularly competes for European football. The only valid criticism is when they say they prioritise that top 4/6 spot over a domestic cup, but this idea that they don't spend or "back the manager" is legitimately ludicrous. I've heard Spurs fans saying "yeah, Ange has had €450m in one and a half seasons but look at who it was spent on!" as if that somehow magically means they haven't spent that money.

[@bryanmarshe4545]

You make this statement as an ‘outside fan’ looking in. Spending money on who Daniel Levy thinks is a good player rather than the managers they are going to play for it categorically NOT backing the manager. I’ll give you examples because as an ‘outside fan’ you haven’t taken this into consideration. 1. Losing Mane. Refused to pay wages 2. Losing Winaldum over wages 3. Refusing to play £25m for Grealish 4. Refusing to pay £10m extra to get B. Fernandes 5. Buying Joe Rodon instead of Skrinrar 6. Not investing on a player for 500+ days (2 windows) when Spurs had finish 2nd a needed 1-2 player to because truly elite. 7. Refusing to pay £20m for Jarrod Bowen instead buying Jack Clarke for £10m instead 8. Leaving Moutiniho’s paperwork to the last minute and losing the player 9. ⁠When in 3rd place and challenging for the title Harry Redknapp requested Tevez (West Ham) and Cahill (Bolton) he instead got Saha and Nelson. Just a few examples of money being spent on inferior quality players or losing out on elite players who would have moved the needle with the team through tightness. There have been many more. Never make assumptions over people’s clubs without knows all the facts.

[@TJW-YT]

@@bryanmarshe4545 You're never going to get every player that you as fans want - also, there's always this talk that "this itk said we want this player" and very often it's just pure speculation. Most of the itks are fed information from agents, or the club when either of those parties want the public to know something, there's no guarantee Spurs were in for any of those players that you think you were. What we do know, for sure, is that your owners held onto both Kane and Son much longer than another club of your size and success would've done in similar circumstances, as I said in my original comment they've also spent the 4th most of any side in the last 17 years (the date that City were purchased by the CIF) and put the wages down to keep you in the top 4-6 spenders in 16 of the last 17 years. They've backed Ange with about €450m in one and a half seasons, on players that absolutely suit his system/style of play (I vividly remember your fans talking about "winning the window" last season and really doubling down on that when you started the season so well). You talk about how an "outside fan" wouldn't see these things, but on the flip side it's very often the case that outsiders looking in see things without bias, unlike the fans of the actual club. Much like how United fans have compared players like Rashford to Mbappe, Bruno to De Bruyne, Shaw to Robertson and most recently Amad to Saka - things that all of us on the outside know are nonsense, but that they can't see because they're blinded by bias. Your fans seem to think you're hard done by, or that your owners don't back the team/manager, I'm assuming because you need something to blame for your lack of success. But the reality is that these owners took you from mid table obscurity, to a seat with the "big 6", with several seasons of Champions League football, built a new stadium that you didn't need to go 10+ years of seeing your best players poached by other clubs in order to achieve (a la Arsenal) and continue to back managers in the market. I am by no means saying they're perfect or haven't made mistakes, even the "best" owners in footballs have misses and mistakes, but your fans cling onto this idea that they're the problem and the reason you're not winning anything when in reality they're the only reason you're talked about alongside the truly "big" clubs like United, Liverpool and Arsenal, or the money clubs of Chelsea and City.

[@bryanmarshe4545]

@TJW-YT Again as an ‘outside fan’ you have made assumptions about ITK’s. Go and research every point I made. Harry Redknapp has spoken multiple times about asking for Tevez and Cahill and getting Saha and Nelson. Poch has spoken about Mane and Wynaldim, who both played under him at Southampton, and Jack Grealish and Bruno has spoken about how close they were to joining our club for it to fall through because Levy wouldn’t pay the fee. The 500+ days with zero signing when we finished 2nd isn’t a discussion/ITK… it’s a fact. It’s actually a record for non-purchases. That was the time to strike when Pep had only just arrived, Man U in the dulltrums, Arsenal fans screaming Wenger Out. You talk about how Levy has taken poor old Spurs from mid table obscurity. We were the record FA Cup winners (8) when he took over, part of the big 5 (Liverpool, Man U, Arsenal, Spurs, Everton) and won more trophies in the 90’s than the 24 years of his tenure, it was under them we lost Campbell, Berbatov, Bale, Modric etc because of lack of ambition. People want to give an owner who has bought zero success, pays himself the highest wage in the league, charges his fans the highest ticket prices in Europe, and in reality has taken out a bank loan for a stadium, some sort of amazing kudos. I sure you’ve forgotten this guy, after Spurs winning their only trophy in 2008, sold Robbie Keane and Berbatov (one of the dealiest duo’s in the league), under the managers nose, to rivals and replaced them with bloody Frazer Campbell. Handicapping the whole club. Name another chairman who has done that? I’ll wait! He bought in Conte and Mourinho ‘win now’ managers and gave them no money, zero backing. They’ve won everywhere bar Spurs, what the common denominator? Look at how those elite managers talk about him and the club now. He sacked Jose 6 days before a cup final for god sake… explain the logic in that decision!! He sacked Poch after finishing 4th and getting the team to a CL final, because of 4 months of bad results. What chairman does that? I’ll wait!! Overall he’s bought in 14 managers in 24 years. 3 who you could remotely call a success Jol, Redknapp and Poch and you think we need to praise him and say thank you. Poch was at Spurs for 5 years so you do the math on the average tenture of our managers. Who should be held accountable? If Levy was an employee he’d sack himself for the shocking managerial decisions he’s made. Like I said, I live and breathe Spurs so understand the detail of what has happened at this club and what Levy has done. Conte and Mourinho’s rants have caused so much damage that Nuno was our 6th choice manager and Ange our 5th. No serious manager worth his salt wants to work with this man now. Arne Slot gave us a wide birth even though he was at Feyenood! You’ve spoken about Spurs fans saying we ‘won the window’ who said that Jamie O’Hara? … lol… please don’t reference him. Is that the window when we sold the greatest goalscorer in the clubs history? Harry Kane? Or are you referencing this summer window when we bought 1 guaranteed starter, (Solanke) 3 eighteen years olds and 1 nineteen year old costing £140m? You see if you come to a real fan I’ll give you context. I’ve not even scratched the surface with this message TBH. As an outside fan you see the shiny stadium (£1bn of debt) money spend on players which Levy wanted (you really believe Ange wanted 18/19 year olds when he won’t be here to see them peak?) and make incorrect assumptions about want this poisonous chairman has done. He turned us from a proud club into a banter club… for fans and Paddy Power to poke fun at. There have been multiple times under Harry Redknapp, with Modric and Bale, and Poch with Kane, Dele, Eriksen, Dembele and co. to invest correctly. It’s no coincidence Liverpool have spend less but are miles ahead. We smashed them at Wembley 4-1 in 2018 and were miles ahead of them but got Klopp and got serious about signing elite players and look at them now. The owner signs off the manager and the mid level players we’ve purchased. Only under his tenture has the ‘Spursy’ moniker come to pass. He’s the cancer destroying this club.

[@andrewcharlton6080]

@@bryanmarshe4545I’m sorry but saying the problem is because the club buys player Daniel Levy likes instead of those the manager likes is a ludicrous statement. Do you honestly believe Levy picks the transfers? Spurs have a sporting director, recruitment team and manager who will have more input on player signings than Levy ever will. It may be a valid argument so say Spurs have spent badly, that’s the recruitment teams fault not the owners.

[@bryanmarshe4545]

Levy has final sign-off on all the players, the transfer budget and the wages. When Poch wanted Mane but Spurs bought Sissoko because of the structure of the deal, and the cheaper wages, whose fault is that? When Bergwijn come in and Jose said he wasn’t his choice, but needed players in who’s fault is that? When Conte tells you DJed Spence, is a club signing, and therefore refuses to play him, who’s fault is that? Who employed this inept recruitment team, who employed the inept medical team? By making constraints on the transfer fees the wages and the age range. Levy is infact picking the players for his managers. 24 years 14 managers 1 trophy. It’s not rocket science. Our last 3 managers (Nuno, Jose, Conte) are all in the top 3 of their respective league. The facts and data are staring fans in the face, however for many in life it’s ’Eyes Wide shut’

[@Mike-mf2fh]

Nobody can fix spurs whilst Levy has a say

[@camshanks432]

LEVY OUT!

[@SK-lm9yx]

Don't give them ideas on how to fix themselves. I don't ever want them fixed. I'm really enjoying them as they are

[@CHUKS300]

Leave the bmouth manager alone.. you lot are no good for peoples careers lmao

[@randy2152]

Their is no fixing that rat club 😂

[@ishraqelahipriom4882]

Keep up with the great Content Up the Zac 🫡