Jamie Carragher has called on Tottenham to make a change to the club's hierarchy by replacing chairman Daniel Levy, stating: 'Someone else needs to be in charge.'
Spurs slumped to a humbling 4-3 defeat to London rivals Chelsea on Sunday after initially taking an early two-goal lead only to crumble in the second half.
Cole Palmer topped Chelsea's comeback win with a Panenka penalty that moves the Blues to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool, while Spurs remain stuck in the bottom half of the table.
Ange Postecoglou's inconsistent Spurs squad faltered again and Carragher was ruthless in his assessment of the club's current performance under Levy.
The businessman became chairman of Tottenham in 2001 at the age of just 38 and was the controlling force over several managers and players during that reign, with Postecoglou the last boss to come under pressure.
His tenure coincided with Spurs' only one major win – the 2007/08 League Cup. Large numbers of supporters have previously called on Levy to leave his position.
Now Liverpool legend Carragher has suggested the club could be more successful under the leadership of a new chairman.
“It's probably time for someone else to come in because because they haven't won a trophy in that period with the managers they've had, they've never really tried their best in the transfer market,” Carragher told Sky Sports.
'They have spent quite a bit of money without blowing other teams out of the water, their wage bill is always one of the smallest and you will never get the best players.
'So it may be time for Daniel Levy – who I have been a supporter of because you look at the actual work he has done – but now that work is being done in terms of a stadium and a training ground, someone else has to do it. responsible for this football club,” he added.
Former Spurs midfielder Jamie Redknapp further highlighted Levy's sometimes controversial decisions to change managers, adding: 'He's had 14 managers in 23 years, that's almost a manager every year and a half, something has to change. '
“Well, he's not making the right decisions if he changes managers so often,” Carragher replied.
Levy has made no indication that he intends to resign from his position at the club and would likely rule on a decision to replace Postecoglou if the Australian's recent problems continue.
Speaking after his side's disappointing home defeat to Chelsea, Postecoglou tried to rally his players by insisting they can still turn their season around.
'It went like this last year. It's not like since I've been here this has been unusual territory,” the Spurs head coach said.
“Ultimately my role now is to focus on the things I can control and continue to prepare the team as best I can to continue to progress as a football team and turn our season around in a positive direction.”
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