Venables blames Berbatov

September 30, 2008

Terry Venables has blamed Berbatov behaviour and attitude at the beginning of the season for Tottenham’s poor start to the league as the Bulgarian tried to secure a move to Manchester United.

“Berbatov kept telling us he had ‘a dream’. Well, good for you Dimi. You had a dream with a few extra noughts added to your bank balance,”

“But did Spurs have a dream too? You got your way but your poisonous presence at the start of the season - the brooding and the reluctance to play - has cost the club that believed in you.”

Spurs have only 2 points from their first 6 league matches and lie bottom of the table. The start of the season for spurs was dominated by the speculation surrounding Berbatov with there being a debate whether or not to lay the want away striker.

Venables believed that selling Keane with no replacement ready was a huge mistake.

“They thought they were going to get Andrei Arshavin,” “This was a massive managerial blunder by Spurs, especially when they had allowed Keane to leave. But letting Berbatov and Keane go without having Arshavin in the bag was a boardroom blunder.”

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