Gary Neville has been discussing Tottenham Hotspur’s title credentials for this season and insists the North London club would need to add stronger players to their bench if they were to compete at the very top of the Premier League.
Ange Postecoglou has enjoyed an incredible start to his reign at Tottenham so far. Five wins and two draws have seen Spurs maintain an unbeaten record in the Premier League and the Lilywhites are currently second in the table.
Their latest victory, a dramatic last-minute win against Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening, saw Spurs prevail over a team they had not beaten since 2017.
Improvements have been made, with the likes of James Maddison and Micky van de Ven adding much-needed quality to the Spurs squad.
However, the fact that players like Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and youngster Alejo Veliz were all that Postecoglou could call on from the bench at the weekend is a damning indictment of the strength in depth Tottenham have right now.
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 09: General view of the Premier League logo during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City at Wembley Stadium on December 9, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Can Spurs challenge for the Premier League title?
Speaking on Sky Sports (30/09/23 – 19:30 onwards via Football.London), pundit Gary Neville revealed his appreciation for what Spurs are building right now, but insisted they will be way off challenging for the title this year.
He said: “I don’t think they’re title contenders. When you see the bench coming on at the end, you know they’re not title contenders, I think they’ll be way off that.
“But what they are is spirited, more resilient than I imagined they would be and I say that more out of the North London Derby last week and what I saw.
“They’re in a good place. There’s a spirit in the stadium, on the pitch and there is a connection with the way the manager is, the players on the pitch and the people in the crowd. We’re not talking too much about the boardroom at Spurs as much as we would have been in the last few years.
“There’s no doubt there’s something happening here for Spurs. It isn’t always as good as it looks and I think there will be challenges down the line, but I think they’ll have a better season than I thought they would.”
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I have to agree with Neville. We are performing really well right now, but one or two injuries and we are in trouble. Likewise, as we saw on Saturday, we have very little on the bench that can change a game at the moment.
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