Former Spurs star Redknapp slams club chairman Daniel Levy

Former Tottenham midfielder criticised club chairman Daniel Levy's management before the Man United clash as he suggested that he is not interested in introducing a winning culture at Spurs.
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Jamie Redknapp criticised Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy on Sunday just hours ahead of the Premier League clash with fellow strugglers Man United. The former Spurs midfielder suggested that Levy has no interest in introducing a winning culture to the club.
Spurs are languishing in the bottom half of the standings despite being among the richest sides in the world, with fans growing frustrated and protesting against Levy before the game. Redknapp, speaking in his punditry role, believes that the higher-ups are satisfied despite the lack of success on the pitch due to the club’s increasing revenue.
With Ange Postecoglou facing mounting pressure following the north London side's continuous inconsistent results, albeit unaided by a remarkable list of injuries, Redknapp accused Levy of dismissing managers to deflect the attention on his own job during his tenure.
Redknapp said: “There's never really been any rhyme or reason when he has gotten rid of managers. That's what I would say. You look at Villas-Boas, he was seventh in the league. I think it's hard to second guess what someone like Daniel Levy will do. He will look at things and try to assess them.
"I feel when he comes under huge pressure that he normally tends to want to change the manager. I think probably right now who else do I want to bring in? There are candidates out there who I probably think will do a great job here but that's the problem.
“I've thought long and hard about this situation since they lost against Liverpool because I played for both clubs. I try to figure out why is it Tottenham have been underachieving for so long and I think a lot of it does from culture.
“Gary (Neville) just mentioned it about a winning culture. When I was at Liverpool I didn't win as much as I'd liked there but every season the culture and environment was to try and win. Around the ground, there were always pictures of people who won trophies, people like Graeme Souness, tremendous leaders of the football club.
“But here (at Spurs) I just think that as long as they've got the American football and they’ve got Beyonce in the summer, I think they are happy. I think the owners are happy. It looks like a business model that everyone can be happy with. It's successful. But does that breed a winning environment? No, it doesn't because something is fundamentally wrong.”
Spurs are languishing in the bottom half of the standings despite being among the richest sides in the world, with fans growing frustrated and protesting against Levy before the game. Redknapp, speaking in his punditry role, believes that the higher-ups are satisfied despite the lack of success on the pitch due to the club’s increasing revenue.
With Ange Postecoglou facing mounting pressure following the north London side's continuous inconsistent results, albeit unaided by a remarkable list of injuries, Redknapp accused Levy of dismissing managers to deflect the attention on his own job during his tenure.
Redknapp said: “There's never really been any rhyme or reason when he has gotten rid of managers. That's what I would say. You look at Villas-Boas, he was seventh in the league. I think it's hard to second guess what someone like Daniel Levy will do. He will look at things and try to assess them.
"I feel when he comes under huge pressure that he normally tends to want to change the manager. I think probably right now who else do I want to bring in? There are candidates out there who I probably think will do a great job here but that's the problem.
“I've thought long and hard about this situation since they lost against Liverpool because I played for both clubs. I try to figure out why is it Tottenham have been underachieving for so long and I think a lot of it does from culture.
“Gary (Neville) just mentioned it about a winning culture. When I was at Liverpool I didn't win as much as I'd liked there but every season the culture and environment was to try and win. Around the ground, there were always pictures of people who won trophies, people like Graeme Souness, tremendous leaders of the football club.
“But here (at Spurs) I just think that as long as they've got the American football and they’ve got Beyonce in the summer, I think they are happy. I think the owners are happy. It looks like a business model that everyone can be happy with. It's successful. But does that breed a winning environment? No, it doesn't because something is fundamentally wrong.”
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