Daniel Levy ought to be thought of the very best chairman within the Premier League, believes ex-Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend.
Talking to talkSPORT, Townsend stated that he charges Levy greater than anybody else in his place within the top-flight.
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Levy has been Spurs’ chairman since 2001, and in that point, the membership has been reworked on and off the pitch.
They’ve a superb, trendy stadium that’s considered as one of many most interesting sporting arenas on the planet in addition to a brand new coaching floor.
The workforce are additionally repeatedly in Europe, whereas commercially, they’re one of many richest golf equipment on the planet.
Nonetheless, Spurs supporters usually criticise Levy for not investing within the enjoying squad and for the membership failing to win sufficient trophies.
In fact, that drought ended earlier this yr when Spurs claimed the Europa League trophy in Could.
However after a horrible home marketing campaign the place they got here seventeenth within the Premier League desk, Levy nonetheless sacked Ange Postecoglou and changed him with Thomas Frank.
And regardless of all of the criticism, Townsend is a staunch defender of Levy, saying: “I’ve stated it earlier than and I’m not afraid to say it.. I am going to get some stick, however I believe he is the very best chairman within the Premier League by far.
“The place he is taken Spurs from then to the place they’re right this moment, it is chalk and cheese.
“I keep in mind ten years in the past, Spurs have been a mid-table membership, enjoying in entrance of 25,000, not producing sufficient funds to have the ability to compete on the prime stage.
“Now they’ve a model new stadium and model new straining floor. They’re competing on the prime stage, and they’re within the Champions League and received the Europa League.
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“They’re thought of a giant six facet when earlier than, it was the large 4, they usually’ve damaged into that due to the model they’ve created off the pitch.”
Nonetheless, the previous England worldwide does assume Levy made a mistake with Mauricio Pochettino.
After Spurs reached the 2018/19 Champions League remaining, the next summer season did not go to plan, and Pochettino was sacked to get replaced by Jose Mourinho 5 months after their defeat to Liverpool in Madrid.
“I believe he made one mistake that was after the Champions League remaining when he did not again [Mauricio] Pochettino,” Townsend.
“I believe he is large enough and courageous sufficient to confess that was his one mistake, however with every little thing else, he is among the best within the enterprise.”
Throughout that summer season, Christian Eriksen and Kieran Trippier departed the membership.
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Levy did splash out a then club-record payment of £63million on Tanguy Ndombele, however the midfielder was unable to get match all through his 5 years on the membership.
Ryan Sessegnon and Giovani Lo Celso additionally arrived to bolster the primary workforce.
Jack Clarke additionally got here in however was instantly loaned again to Leeds United.
So, that was solely three first-team additions to the squad, however with Trippier and Eriksen leaving, the workforce solely had one further participant.
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The season began fairly for Pochettino and Spurs, shedding simply certainly one of their first six video games.
Nonetheless, a 7-2 defeat to Bayern Munich within the Champions League was adopted by a 3-0 loss towards Brighton.
And after a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United, Pochettino was dismissed.
Mourinho and Antonio Conte adopted however did not carry trophies or league success.
And since, Levy has admitted sacking Pochettino was one of many hardest issues he is ever carried out.
“It isn’t one thing I ever needed,” Levy stated. Personally, it was extremely tough, I advised him that and he understood. He is been in soccer, he understands.
“It is not private and I am certain he’ll come again stronger and get a possibility to handle one other nice membership.”