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Alasdair Gold

Daniel Levy, Antonio Conte and a defining fortnight for Tottenham Hotspur

After a second North London Derby defeat of the season, the Tottenham fans understandably could not seem to agree on exactly who was to blame.

Is it Daniel Levy and the club's board for having no discernible joined-up plan for Spurs' progression on the pitch after more than 20 years in charge with just a single league cup to their name or seemingly any real understanding of the scale of investment required for the silverware-laden head coach they must surely have researched thoroughly before appointing?

Is it Antonio Conte, who after dragging Tottenham back into the top four last season has overseen a team this time around that can be difficult to watch with a rigid system and one that has gone backwards under his stewardship despite the club spending around £130m last summer on seven players, albeit with one set to arrive this summer?

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