This is purely MY opinion on what Spurs did last summer, as obviously they are a professional football club and their dealings would not follow what I am about to say... but anyway...
I got the impression that Spurs last season, panicked in the wake of the Gareth Bale sale, and to try and keep the the fans happy, conducted several pieces of business to "improve" their squad as a result.
Paulinho (25y/o) - £17m
Chadli (23 going on 24y/o) - £7m
Soldado (28y/o) - £25.8m
Capoue (25 y/o) - £8.6m
Eriksen (21y/o) - £11m
Lamela (21y/o) - £25.8m
Chiriches (23y/o) - £8.5m (All figures taken from
http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premiership-transfers/tottenham-hotspur-transfers.html)
These dealings struck me as you or I opening up a FM season, setting the filters to:
Age: 21-25
Price: Max £30million.
Then selecting "Remove all unlikely targets" and were left with a pool of players from which they selected several and ended up with the names above (bar Soldado, which would require an adjustment to the filters!
)
The point I am (badly) trying to make is, each and every transfer came across as a desperate attempt to fill positions with the impending Bale money. It didn't seem like much scouting had taken place or that anyone at the club had taken due care and consideration in terms of targets. It seemed like the board was buying the players and AVB was more or less left with a "make it work" type attitude.
Spurs didn't have TOO bad a season, considering how many changes to the playing staff there were, that's granted, and now with a season under their belts playing together will be surely looking to push on this season.
Liverpool however, had a great season. Exceeded all expectation in the league, were setting new records etc, and were definitely looking the part playing BR's style of football. The team were cohesive (despite lacking in depth) and each and every player knew what was expected of them.
This season, I cannot wait to see how we will perform. Yes, Suarez looks set to leave, BUT... I have every confidence in Brendan to fill the gap, AND to strengthen us elsewhere. He knows what he wants (whether or not he gets it is another matter), and I firmly believe that if BR is allowed to add to a team which he has built, and has playing the way he wants the team to play, we will only go from strength to strength.
The players we are bringing in really do excite me. There seems to have been careful consideration as to who we want to add to the team (certain attributes are key to the way BR wants to play). I just do not see such a lack of attention to detail with Liverpool as I noticed with Tottenham's reckless spending last season.
Again this is my take on the respective situations and I get that not all will agree, but one thing we all can agree on (I hope!) Is that mutual trust we place in Brendan, the man oozes knowledge, class, ambition but most importantly, PRIDE for Liverpool Football Club and all he has done, and continues to do here.
In Brendan we trust.