Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has claimed that Tottenham need to win a trophy in order to continue their progress.
Under Mauricio Pochettino, the Lilywhites have transformed from a modest football club to one that is arguably one of the best in England having narrowly missed out on Premier League success during the past two seasons.
They have a variety of young gifted talents within their squad. However the North London club has not won a trophy since they claimed the League Cup in 2008 and they do face the possibility of losing many of their stars should they not win a trophy anytime soon.
Shearer wrote in the Sun: “Spurs fans celebrated finishing ahead of Arsenal in the league last season like they had won the European Cup. Yet the side that ended up holding a trophy was Arsenal — a third FA Cup in four seasons.
“Spurs have not won a trophy since the League Cup in 2008. Pochettino was saying this week how he would not swap the progression the club has made for trophies.
“Yet how is progression judged? When you look around stadiums, the pictures and murals that remind fans of past triumphs tend not to say ‘second’, ‘third’ or ‘Champions League qualification’.
“They have images of trophies. Big occasions that the fans truly remember. Sacrificing cup runs for league places might impress the bean counters who increasingly seem to run football clubs nowadays. It does not, however, do it for the supporters.”
