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Tottenham have got WORSE because of this transfer decision - Rio Ferdinand
TOTTENHAM are not as good as they were two years ago - and that's because of their transfer policy, according to Rio Ferdinand.
Tottenham are currently third in the Premier League table, three points clear of fourth-placed Manchester United.
They were also aiming to make the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday having led Borussia Dortmund 3-0 heading into the second leg of the last-16 clash in Germany.
But Ferdinand believes a lack of investment in the transfer market has had a negative affect on Mauricio Pochettino's squad.
In January Spurs became the first team since the inception of the transfer window to go back-to-back windows without signing a player.
There’s been no injection in that changing room. You need people to come in there to inject a little bit of new life
And Manchester United legend Ferdinand claims Tottenham have stagnated due to a lack of incomings.
“I preferred watching Spurs two years ago if I’m honest,” he said on BT Sport.
“There was more creativity, there was more freedom, the two wing-backs they had before, [Mousa] Dembele in midfield.
“But the two wing-backs they had before in [Danny] Rose and [Kyle] Walker, flying machines, controlling them sides of the pitch on their own.
“Dele Alli’s been injured for a little bit of time but the midfield area especially, I thought there was a bit more creativity in the team beforehand.
“I think more than anything, yeah they’ve got names and good players on the bench, but there’s been no injection in that changing room.
“You need people to come in there to inject a little bit of new life.
“There’s got to be a new spark that comes in there.
“That always happens, people come in and all of a sudden players in that dressing room think ‘I’ve got to impress him’ or that person coming in has got to impress the whole team.
“People’s levels then go up and every year you’ve got to do that so levels keep going up.
“Otherwise it becomes a little bit stagnated.”