Jamie O’Hara believes Tottenham Hotspur fans will be happy to see the back of Daniel Levy after almost 25 years
Tottenham Hotspur fans have been astonished with the news of Daniel Levy immediately stepping down as the club’s chairman.
The 63-year-old had held the position for nearly a quarter of a century, first taking charge back in 2001, but has now left with immediate effect. He has seen plenty of high and lows and remained a highly controversial figure during his time at N17, especially when Spurs endured difficult times on the pitch. The businessman has often been blamed for penny-pinching and lack of proactive nature in transfer windows.
The fans regularly protested Daniel Levy’s leadership last season, as Tottenham finished an embarrassing 17th in the Premier League. Despite Ange Postecoglou ending the club’s 17-year-long trophy drought by winning the Europa League trophy in May in Bilbao, Daniel Levy decided to sack him two weeks later and instil Thomas Frank as the new head coach.
On the flip side, it cannot be ignored that Levy has been a key figure to the club’s modern rise. Under his vision and leadership, the state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has been built, which has become a landmark in north London and is regarded as one of the finest stadiums in the world. The Hotspur Way training ground has the best facilities for the players to develop.
Former Spurs midfielder shares his opinion on Levy stepping down
Former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara has now shared his thoughts on the bombshell announcement of Levy vacating his chairman post after almost 25 years. He feels while the veteran business has done many good things for the club, it was the right time for him to leave and plenty of fans will be delighted with this development.
“There have been so much toxic nature around him. Look, it’s a tough one because he’s done so many good things for the football club in terms of commercially where he’s put the football club,” Jamie O’Hara said on talkSPORT show.
“You know, the stadium’s unbelievable. You know, he’s made it a rich football club. The training facilities are world-class, but you want the best team on the pitch and I believe over his 25 years that we haven’t done enough as a football club to win trophies, to be amongst the elite teams and there’s been too many signings that haven’t fulfilled the potential of the football club.
“So, yeah, look, it’s harsh to say I’m happy, but I’m happy because I think a lot of Spurs fans will say they are happy. The club’s in a good position. You can’t get away from the fact he’s done a good job in terms of putting the club where it’s in, but we need to win more trophies.”
Thomas Frank should be delighted with this development
One person in north London who must be buzzing with Levy stepping down as the club’s chairman is Thomas Frank. Even though it was Levy who appointed the Dane in the first place as the club’s boss in June, Frank knows about the ruthless manner in which Ange was sacked weeks after winning the Europa League trophy.
The 51-year-old wants his team to compete in all formats this season, and for that, he requires a team with quality and depth. Levy did well to end the summer transfer window by bringing in attacking players Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani, but the centre-back and left-winger acquisitions were missed. Plus, the club faced the embarrassment of not getting the Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze deals over the line.
With a new man set to replace Levy as the chairman, Frank would feel fortunate to be Tottenham’s boss, perhaps at an ideal time.
