Lavish spending fails to fix Tottenham's big issue — the lack of soul and spine
Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew contends that Tottenham's lavish transfer spending has failed to resolve the club's deepest problem: a recurring absence of personality, leadership, and competitive backbone. The piece frames the issue as cultural and structural rather than purely financial, suggesting that marquee signings alone cannot fix a team that has historically faltered when pressure mounts. Liew implies that until Spurs address the 'soul and spine' question, results will continue to underwhelm regardless of the cheque book.
Read the full story at theguardian.comLiew's column cuts to a familiar critique of Tottenham: that the club keeps rebuilding the squad without ever quite rebuilding its identity. By framing the problem as one of character rather than quality, the piece pushes back against the easy assumption that spending solves everything in modern football. For readers, it's a reminder that Spurs' ambitions remain constrained by a soft centre that has haunted them across regimes and managers — and that the next test of progress will be mental as much as material.
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