Spurs’ transfer strategy set for overhaul with possible new manager in charge

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Tottenham Hotspur’s summer transfer window will be crucial if they are to build on their torrid campaign and ensure a successful next season.  We spoke to James Trembath of LondonWorld, who highlighted that Spurs need to focus on stabilising their squad while strengthening key positions, particularly in defence and attack

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00:00Now Tottenham Hotspur's summer transfer window

00:05will be crucial if they're to build on their torrid campaign

00:08and ensure success next season

00:10With Antiposta Coglu at the helm

00:12Spurs had shown flashes of promise

00:15but how they will navigate the summer transfer window

00:18is the biggest question surrounding them

00:20The club must focus on retaining key players

00:22while strengthening their squad

00:24One of the top priorities will be keeping their standout performers

00:27ensuring they remain at the core of the team's long-term success

00:31I spoke to James Trembath of London World

00:34who highlighted that Spurs need to focus on stabilising their squad

00:37while strengthening key positions

00:39particularly in defence and attack

00:41If they can maintain their best players

00:44and add necessary reinforcements

00:46they could push higher up the table next season

00:49And just on the Spurs summer

00:53obviously you mentioned a few positions there

00:56but do you feel there's an overriding factor

00:58that there are a lack of leaders still in this Spurs group

01:02and if there is a new manager

01:03and a bit of change to come in the summer

01:05that's something they need to address in the transfer window

01:08Yeah, 100%

01:10We took Harry Kane out of the team

01:12obviously a huge leader, huge talisman

01:14club record goal scorer, club legend

01:17but we also let Hoiberg go in the same summer

01:20and he divided fans

01:23but he always did a job

01:25particularly in that first season for Boster Coggle

01:27who was a bit of a finisher

01:28he'd come on and just shore things up

01:30and we've really lacked any kind of player like that this season

01:33and any kind of on-the-field leadership really

01:36Sonny, fantastic player

01:39but is he a great leader?

01:41Obviously he's had his own struggle with his form

01:43and a little bit of his fitness this season as well

01:45So it's a gaping hole in the team

01:48There's nobody in that team

01:50who really does manage on the pitch

01:53and if we're struggling and under the cosh

01:54gets a hold of everybody and says

01:57for the next five minutes

01:58you hold your positions

02:00you don't do X, Y or Z

02:02We often look just sort of like

02:05headless chickens in terms of game management

02:07so that's a huge area of concern

02:09and a huge area we need to address

02:11because as I say

02:11we've got the nucleus

02:12and the young talent coming through

02:14but they need some experienced pros

02:16to come in alongside that

02:18to augment it

02:18to develop that young talent

02:20and as I say

02:21if we get two or three key positions

02:24in that spine of the team

02:25then I don't think the new manager

02:28should there be one

02:29is going to be too far away

02:31so you could argue Poster Coggle

02:33who's laid a bit of groundwork there

02:35but who knows what the future holds

02:37we'll soon find out

02:38And Christian Romero

02:41obviously let's just have a note

02:42on his Spurs time

02:44his future's a bit uncertain

02:46he's only 26

02:47probably near the peak of his career now

02:49where do you sort of see him

02:51his future going

02:53how important is he to Spurs

02:55in terms of this summer rebuild

02:57where there could be a new manager

02:58in charge as well

02:59I mean he's a real key player

03:00yes he's missed

03:01a number of games through injury

03:03not once

03:05but twice

03:06in terms of seasons

03:07at Spurs

03:08but he's a real leader

03:10he's a top player

03:11and you have to admit

03:13they've probably missed him

03:14at the best of times

03:14this season

03:15Yeah well I mean

03:17I think the next manager

03:17that comes in

03:18is certainly going to benefit

03:19from this season

03:20and the sort of growth

03:21and Poster Coggle

03:22has spoken about that

03:23you know the growth

03:23in Archie Gray

03:24the growth in Lukas Bergwald

03:25you know the development

03:26of some of the players

03:27it has been a perfect storm

03:29you know we've had

03:29lots of injuries

03:30we've had lots of senior players

03:31you know really really off colour

03:33but there are green shoots there

03:35you know it sounds crazy

03:36to say when we're 14th

03:37in the Premier League

03:38you know so many defeats

03:39and the season feels like

03:41it's been a bit of a disaster

03:42but then you know

03:43if you do sort of step back

03:44and look at it

03:45the nucleus is there

03:47of a really really core

03:49talented group of players

03:50you know we need

03:51augmentation with leaders

03:53we need more experience

03:54in the team

03:54as we've spoken about

03:55but certainly

03:56you know we're not

03:57a million miles off

03:58which again

03:58I know it sounds crazy to say

04:00but you know

04:00in terms of the core

04:01of the talent that's there

04:02what we really need now

04:04is you know

04:05a manager with a

04:06a bit more tactical now

04:08so I think it's fair to say

04:09perhaps we need a better system

04:10in terms of the way we play

04:12you know perhaps

04:13you know

04:13more tailored towards the players

04:15that we've got maybe

04:16we need a big summer

04:18you know

04:18we say this every

04:19every single year

04:20at the moment

04:21it feels like

04:21it's like broken record

04:22deja vu job

04:23but you know

04:24we need

04:24if a new manager is to come in

04:26should suppose

04:27you know

04:27not do the impossible

04:29and win the Europa League

04:30which as I say

04:30I still don't think

04:32that would be enough

04:32to save Bosticoglu

04:33we need

04:35you know

04:35we need that investment

04:36we need a commitment

04:38from the chairman

04:38bizarre to say

04:39I think

04:40but we need the right

04:42appointment for the next manager

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