Daniel Levy pens uncommon letter to followers and admits Tottenham 'misplaced our DNA' as chairman apologises for board's errors

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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has admitted he and the membership’s board ‘misplaced what is really in our DNA’ in a uncommon letter to supporters.

The chief penned an apology to followers forward of their closing residence sport of the season in opposition to Aston Villa on Wednesday night time on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Daniel Levy has apologised to Tottenham fans for losing his way during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — Daniel Levy has apologised to Tottenham followers for shedding his manner throughout the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic

Followers protested in opposition to Levy and homeowners ENIC final weekend and extra are anticipated earlier than and through Wednesday’s sport, with supporters indignant over Tottenham’s function within the tried European Tremendous League breakaway and their continued anticipate a trophy.

The membership additionally got here beneath fireplace on the early days of the coronavirus pandemic over their choice to position sure workers on the Authorities’s furlough scheme – a call that was quickly reversed after a extreme backlash.

Charging followers £60 to look at Spurs’ closing residence sport of the season in opposition to Aston Villa, when some golf equipment are charging half that value for tickets, have been different bones of competition.

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And, in a 758-word letter printed on the membership’s web site on Wednesday afternoon, Levy detailed how the Spurs board didn’t ‘get every little thing proper’ throughout the peak of COVID-19.

However he has insisted he all the time had the membership’s finest pursuits at coronary heart, amid the fierce current criticism of his tenure.

“As a membership we’ve got been so targeted on delivering the stadium and coping with the influence of the pandemic, that I really feel we overlooked some key priorities and what’s really in our DNA,” he mentioned in his programme notes for the Villa sport, the place 10,000 followers will probably be again within the stadium.

“Our work locally and with the NHS is an instance of after we get it proper, however we don’t get every little thing proper. It has by no means been as a result of we don’t care about or respect you, our followers – nothing might be farther from the reality.

“The brand new stadium is pivotal to producing revenues to put money into the squad. Each single penny generated will get re-invested again into our membership.

“We’re completely clear that central to our ambitions is a profitable soccer group – it’s what all of us crave. Now we have come shut over the past seven seasons and everybody’s focus is on a return to common Champions League participation and competing for honours.

“I’ve mentioned it many occasions and I’ll say it once more – every little thing we do is within the long-term pursuits of the membership. I’ve all the time been and can proceed to be formidable for our membership and its followers.”

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Issues on the pitch haven’t helped as Spurs will endure one other trophyless season.

It appeared optimistic as beneath Mourinho they have been on the prime of the Premier League in December and made it to the Carabao Cup closing, however issues turned bitter, the model of soccer was turgid, Mourinho was sacked.

Now the most effective Spurs can hope for is a Europa League spot, though most followers will see preserving wantaway Harry Kane because the membership’s greatest achievement this 12 months, following information that he has requested to depart his boyhood membership this summer season.

On the seek for a brand new supervisor, Levy says he’ll rent a brand new coach who will play attacking soccer.

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“This season, for a lot of causes, we’ve got not met our raised expectations on the pitch,” he added. “Since we misplaced the Champions League Ultimate in June, 2019, we’ve got invested in extra of £250million in new gamers.

“Everybody had excessive hopes with the squad we had assembled. Sadly, regardless of sitting prime of the Premier League in December, we’ve got not been in a position to maintain this place.

“We reached the Carabao Cup Ultimate, nevertheless we had a disappointing exit from the Europa League and now discover ourselves preventing to qualify for Europe, having competed in European competitors for 14 of the final 15 seasons.

“We will concentrate on the recruitment of a brand new head coach. We’re aware of the necessity to choose somebody whose values replicate these of our nice membership and return to taking part in soccer with the model for which we’re recognized – free-flowing, attacking and entertaining – while persevering with to embrace our need to see younger gamers flourish from our academy alongside skilled expertise.”