Levy's Tottenham are being chased by managers and staff he threw overboard. Photo: REUTERS/MATTHEW CHILDS
Daniel Levy laughed for a moment. when one of the spectators at the Cambridge Union asked him: «What do you think of Tottenham?» before quickly retorting: «This is the best club in the world.»
The first part of Levy's answer is currently more accurate than his second, because right now Tottenham Hotspur, the supposed «greatest club in the world,» is a self-created laughingstock.
The resignation of Fabio Paratici, which was confirmed on Friday after an appeal against the Italian's worldwide suspension was dismissed, meaning Tottenham are now the «greatest club in the world» without a full-time head coach, a managing director of football and an acting head coach who has a lot of fans. would like to be fired.
Seemingly on the advice of Paratici, in what was to be one of his last acts as a Spurs employee, Levy agreed to retain and promote Antonio Conte's trusted lieutenant Christian Stellini to a hot spot for a skirmish in the Premier League.
Now Paratici is gone, and it wouldn't be much of a surprise if Stellini and the rest of Conte's old staff, who are probably wondering why they're still in the «greatest club in the world,» followed him to the end. season.
Stellini can sympathize with Paratici, who was suspended for two and a half years for allegedly fixing matches at Juventus and decided to step down as a technical assistant.
When asked how he coped after a forced break in 2012, Stellini said : “I worked on myself a lot, because if something like this happens, you have to react and you have to be better in the future. I waited for my moment at that time and analyzed why I was at that moment and how to become better in the future so as not to have the same problem.
"You look at yourself in the mirror and you need to be strong if you think you're not perfect. I took a step back to analyze if football was something I would like to do 100% and decided: «Of course.» I fought and worked again. I try my best. All people deserve a second chance in their life. This is important for everyone, not just for me.”
Last week's defeat at home to Bournemouth left those familiar with Tottenham's inner workings wondering if Stellini himself could be sacked if the team lost to Newcastle United on Sunday.
K the question of Paratici leaving or not. weakened his position at Spurs, Stellini said: “It's not a question for me. We are here. I don't think so, but that's not my question.»
Another defeat by the «greatest club in the world» will leave Spurs six points behind Newcastle, having played a game more, and still trailing » Manchester United», which will have two games in hand and a margin of six points.
Stellini has established himself as a Conte-lite, which is not bad and understandable, but it's not what the Tottenham fans or some of the players wanted and it certainly didn't result in any rebounds. Some even consider his promotion to be Levy's worst decision, but there are many competitors in this field.
If Levy goes to St. James Park on Sunday, he will reacquaint former employee Darren Eales, who once convinced him sing «Crocodile Rock» by Elton John at a karaoke evening in Moscow.
Ilz. has established himself as one of the most respected executives in football, first in Atlanta and now Newcastle, since leaving «the greatest club in the world» and Paratici can at least console himself with the fact that after serving his suspension he will leave Tottenham. definitely not a career killer.
On the same weekend as Newcastle, where Eales works, could seriously undermine Tottenham's Champions League hopes and move one step closer to reaffirming his own qualifications, Paul Barber, another former Levi staffer, will oversee Brighton at Wembley in the semi-finals. -FA Cup finals.
Barber and Brighton are envied in the Premier League for their superb performance and can still finish above the 'greatest club in the world' in the Premier League table while also keeping the dream of finishing the season with trophy.
Next weekend will be an important one for Levi's former employee Damien Comolli. Now he is president of Toulouse, who are looking forward to the Coupe de France final against Nantes.
And what about a certain José Mourinho, sacked by Levi days before the League Cup final, which Spurs then lost and shortly before Paratici arrived? His side Roma reached the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night and are fourth in Serie A to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Levi has hired 10 people over the past 20 years. full-time coaches who together have won 61 trophies before and after managing Spurs. Together with everyone else during this time, they won one trophy at the «greatest club in the world.»
With Scott Mann not due to start as Tottenham's chief football director until July 1, Levy will take over the team. he is looking for his 11th permanent head coach. The longest-serving Premier League chairman remains the only permanent member of what he says is the «greatest in the world» while everyone else, like the Cambridge Union public, laughs with him.
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