Watch the New York Times’ Rory Smith give his ideas on the present state of Tottenham and why he every little thing the membership does “ends up feeling like disappointment” because it navigates lofty ambitions and it is place in English football’s hierarchy.
“It brings a pressure, having 60,000 people there,” Smith BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club.
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“It is the best stadium in Britain and one of the best in Europe. It feels like super-club stadium, but the reality is Tottenham don’t have the money to be a super-club.
“Fifth or sixth is a par end for them.
“The sense that I get is that they are kind of trapped. They really want to see themselves a a title-contending, Champions League-qualifying, big team.
“But there are all the time 5 groups forward of you. It appears like every little thing Spurs do finally ends up feeling like disappointment even when it is not.”
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