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Sultans of style but not much else!
WHY do Spurs attract the modern English player so beloved of the tabloids?
Is it about good old Harry and his cheeky cockney persona, or is it that Tottenham are the X-Factor of the football world?
The Spurs legend that persists, even after 48 years as also-rans, is that they are somehow a glamour club.
Glamour and celebrity without achievement, sounds familiar in this day and age. Just ask any of Simon Cowell’s protege wannabes.
Of course we should all be behind England in the World Cup next year but this will prove difficult as the bulk of the squad are made up of these camera hungry night owls.
Spurs seems to be the club of choice for the bright lights – big city players who don’t have enough about them to play for Arsenal in terms of talent or Chelsea in terms of application.
They can spend their working lives not having to achieve a great deal other than to stay in the Premier League.
God forbid that the club that pays for their extravagant lifestyle ever gets relegated! How would they be able to afford their Bentleys and their Porsches?
Perhaps these young men merely mirror the culture that is prevalent in modern times – conspicuous consumption. Over paid; probably. Over valued and over inflated egos; definitely.
Since 1961 Spurs have created an environment and ethos at the club that it’s all about style.
But the problem is that it’s questionable style rather than substance.
JAMES JALLOH,
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