Voice,
I will agree that we need a team of players that will work together. AVB has to get them playing as a team.
Are you telling us that the Push and Run side had no Star Names, Arthur Rowe might disagree with you, howabout Eddie Baily,Billy Nicholson, Alf Ramsey, Ted Ditchburn, Les Medley, Arthur Willis, Ron Burgess to name 7, all internationals, all Stars. The Double Team:- Bill Brown, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones, Mel Hopkins, all Internationals, all Stars, most of whom were household names, surely that in itself makes them Star Names. Billy Nicholson would turn in his Grave if he heard you say that his Double Team had no Star Names. The common denominator was a Manager that got them to play as a Team, and a Chairman who was prepared to spend on players that his Manager wanted. I seem to remember Spurs broke the then Transfer record to bring one James Greaves to Spurs(99,999 pounds) from AC Milan.
Tottenham has always had Star Names. You can go through every side since the Double Side and Spurs have always had Star Names, a lot of them purchased, why because the Chairmen in the past have backed their managers/coaches and invested in the team, something that our present one doesn't seem to want to do, admittedly wages and fees have increased, but he just doesn't seem to want to back his coach, and unfortunately, by him not buying in this window(apart from Holtby) it may well cost us a place in the CL next year, but as you say, only time will tell.
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