It's not easy trying to chase down clubs owned by oligarchs and Middle Eastern states. Part of me feels sorry for both Everton and Spurs fans this week because not so long ago they got elite managers in Mourinho and Ancelotti yet here they are outside the top 6, both way off the the pace, scrabbling around for managers and trying vainly to keep their big stars happy.
The bottom line is Spurs under Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy will never splash the sort of cash that is required to compete at the top level. The Harry Kane saga and now Conte is final confirmation that with their board they will never win anything.
They also seemingly have no strategy. Going from high-pressing, attacking manager Pochettino to the defensive and passive Mourinho but with the same squad... what was the thought process there? Everton are similar... only they've spent literally €500m in four years, so they are kind of even more pathetic.