Tottenham admitted that ‘football success does not make decisions’

Tottenham “Football success was not driving our decisions,” said non-manager Peter Charrington, who admitted failures and vowed to rebuild in a letter to the club’s supporters.

Spurs in a He beat Everton 1-0 On the final day of the Premier League season, Charrington finished 17th for the second season in a row after a tough campaign that fell “well short” of expectations.

Charrington, who was appointed to the Spurs board in March 2025, said: “Last September, we realized that something seismic at Spurs needed to change.

“The Lewis family stepped in and allowed a complete reset. That decision was not taken lightly, and it came later than it should have.”

That reset is met with. Daniel Levy stepped down Sources indicated that the decision was taken to improve the performance of the sportsmen after nearly 25 years as the executive chairman.

“As part of that process, we discovered some uncomfortable truths,” Charrington added.

“The characteristics that distinguish Spurs, our football, our passion, the relationship between the team and the fans have been allowed to fade. Football success is not driving our decisions.

“We didn’t have the right knowledge in key roles. We didn’t build a team capable of competing in the toughest league in the world.”

Charrington was found on Tottenham Hotspur Sunday’s season finale will be at the stadium with Vivienne Lewis representing the Spurs’ owning family, her son-in-law Nick Becher and the club’s chief financial officer Matthew Collecott.

Now under manager Roberto De Zerabi, Spurs need a point on the final day to avoid their first relegation since 1977 – and secure their third home win of the season. West Ham instead down.

Charrington added that Spurs have restructured their football operations, with a new executive and football team and more appointments expected in the coming weeks.

The chairman also supported de Zerbi, who signed a five-year contract When they joined in MarchItalian “to return to where it should be” represents football and ambition. Tottenham It has to stop.”

Spurs midfielders James Maddison and Conor Gallagher saved the club from relegation thanks to Dezerby, who became the club’s third manager after Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor.

“Without that schedule, an accident could have happened but it didn’t and he takes a lot of credit for that because of the work he did behind the scenes and on the training field,” Maddison said.

Gallagher added: “From the first day or two, he had everybody under his wing. Everybody believed in the moment and everything he was doing – it was like, ‘Thank God,’ he went in right away.”