Juande Ramos believes Spurs put money over success during his time at White Hart Lane.
Spaniard laments the sale of Berbatov and Keane
Juande Ramos believes Tottenham put money over success during his time at White Hart Lane.
The Spanish tactician was sacked by Spurs in October of last year after overseeing the club's worst ever start to a campaign, as his side took just two points from eight games.
Ramos has since landed the Real Madrid manager's job but looks back on his time at North London with misgivings over chairman Daniel Levy's regime - even though the Spaniard was handed large sums of cash to strengthen his squad.
Of the opinion that the sales of Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane - the pair helped Spurs to Carling Cup success the previous season - severely hindered the likelihood of success, Ramos is quick to lay the blame of subsequent failure at Levy's door.
"The club sold Berbatov and Keane and everything went down," said Ramos in
The Sun.
"They preferred money ahead of competitiveness."
In spite of the high-profile sales of Berbatov and Keane, Ramos was also heavily backed in the transfer market in the summer, bringing in the likes of David Bentley, Heurelho Gomes and Luka Modric for hefty fees.
But even though his tenure ended in disappointment, Ramos still has fond memories of his time at White Hart Lane.
"Of course I've not forgotten England. It was a short experience but intense.
"To play and win the Carling Cup final in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley singing the national anthem and against a great team like Chelsea was extraordinary."
