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Tottenham have it all. They have a wonderfull stadium, a great fanbase and financial muscles to be up there with the best, but seldom delivers or manage to play well over a full season.

They managed to win the League Cup last season, after a great win over London neighbours Chelsea. But after that win, Ramos and his men suddenly started to lose the grip and their league form dipped.

Tottenham were a great team in the 60's and early 70's, managed to win the FA Cup a few times during the 80's and 90's and then in 1999 and 2008 winning the League Cup.

Tottenham were among the favourites to reach the UEFA Cup final last season, but stumbled against oppositions you would believe was to weak to defeat Spurs.

Juande Ramos has a high mountain to climb in his restruction of the club. The Tottenham squad must be the most unbalanced in the whole Premier League. Strange signings have been done over the years of players that so far have made almost no impact.

They describe their goalkeeper situation as criticial, and are constantly linked with a group of players. They missed out on Scott Carson, who joined WBA, why didn't they try to sign him ?

In defence they struggle with heavy injury problems and at the moment five or six Tottenham defenders have been linked with other clubs. They have about 15 players to cover four positions in the back so there are no real surprise that a load of them wants to move on.

In midfield there are talent, but the sale of Michael Carrick was a blow, since he is one of the best in the game, why they missed out on Claude Makelele is another question. Makelele, despite being 35, could have done fantastic in a balancing role in midfield at White Hart Lane.

Up front both of their best strikers are linked with moves to other clubs. Robbie Keane is believed to be on his way to Liverpool, while Berbatov is a target for Man Utd.

Neil Lennon looks a bit out of the picture under Ramos, and the former England international, still a very young man, could be on his way out of the club.

Tottenham have always had great talent in their teams, but for some reason there has always been a missing link. Since the early 70's a lot of men have tried to find the right formula, but no, they have not managed to get it right.

In the late 70's after coming up during the 77-78 season, Osvaldo Ardiles and Riccardo Villa was signed. Ardiles became an instant hit, but injuries stopped him from being a player that could help Tottenham winning the league, with problems to stay fit for a full season. Villa was never really a great hit at Tottenham and spent a lot of time out of the team either with injuries or form problems.

Glenn Hoddle was also playing for Tottenham during this period, but with a unstable defence, lack of goalscorers and a goalkeeper problem, no one mentioned the club as a real championship contender.

During the 90's players such as Paul Gascoigne and GarY Lineker played for Tottenham, but both players struggled a bit with injuries and with so big stars at the sidelines there were no one to fill the gap.

Today there is no real "great" players at Spurs. Keane and Berbatov are both good players, but not really a striking force you would believe could win the league for you. But if they decide to sell both of their top strikers, they might be in dangour even to get among the top 10 teams.

Patience is the answer at Tottenham. Their best man is probably their manager, and then you have a great possibillity to get a good team over a period of time.

Some of their young talents can blossom in the right team, and players such as Modric, Bent and Jenas can if they are getting the chance, become top quality. We just have to wait and see what the new mastermind at White Hart Lane will do, let's be patient and see if he is getting the chance to build stone by stone.

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