Spurs‘ defeat to Leeds United at the weekend all but ended any hope that was left for the team to finish in the top four and secure Champions League qualification next year.
It’s been an incredibly difficult two years for the club, having seen both Mauricio Pochettino and Jose Mourinho sacked in that period, and now with temporary manager Ryan Mason in charge, the team looks in desperate need of rebuild.
However, Mason believes that the team is good enough as it is right now to properly make a challenge for the top four next season, contradicting many supporters’ beliefs that additions are required at the end of the season.
Our fan base is absolutely washed – criticising a 29 year old interim coach (who’s one of our own) for not being Pep Guardiola.
It’s going to take a hugely experienced manager to deal with the problems at Spurs.
Give your head a wobble if you’re blaming Ryan Mason
— Liam Murphy 🏴 (@LiamSpurs1) May 9, 2021
“It’s a big squad, it’s a very good squad as well,” said Mason, after being asked whether or not Spurs could qualify for the Champions League by finishing in the top four next season.
There’s definitely tools to work with for next season and I’m sure the chairman and the football club will have a long hard think about the direction the football club wants to go.”
Mason was two for two in the Premier League heading into the game against Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds, and a defeat of that magnitude came as a shock not only to Spurs fans, but also to the interim manager himself.
“I came into this game wanting to win, hoping we could win the game,” Mason said, “that hasn’t happened and it’s disappointing.”
“Our focus has to be on next week, the next game and I’m sure those conversations [about the club’s direction] will happen over the summer,” he said.
“I think the bigger picture, discussions like that probably need to happen over the summer. Our focus, my focus, has to be on the next game now.”
VAR time! 🙃
Harry Kane's goal is disallowed as his toenail pokes past the offside line ❌ pic.twitter.com/82RVpBRIjc
— GOAL (@goal) May 8, 2021
The question is now, however, will the club be able to hold on to Harry Kane, who looks set to ask Daniel Levy to let him leave this summer should a sufficient offer come in.
Champions League qualification would have certainly been beneficial, but now the club has an important decision to make this summer should he want to leave and a good bid has been made for his services.