David Pleat reveals Daniel Levy's ruthless side during time at Tottenham
David Pleat is the latest person associated with Tottenham to speak out on Daniel Levy's departure.
Alan Brazil described how former Spurs players praised Levy for the way he conducted business in North London before leaving his role as Executive Chairman.
Furthermore, Levy has left Tottenham as a financially stable club, even if he has been criticised for a lack of player investment through the years.
Now, former Lilywhites manager David Pleat, who worked with the 63-year-old, has described what he was like behind the scenes.
David Pleat describes how Daniel Levy conducted business
Since leaving his role as a consultant at Tottenham, Pleat has praised Levy for the work he has done at the North London club.
Pleat managed the Lilywhites long before Levy was chairman, but did hold the position of caretaker manager under him.
After his role as manager, the 80-year-old was also involved in multiple roles, having been involved with player recruitment and scouting.
- Pleat managed Tottenham for 66 games
- He returned as sporting director in 1998
- Then, he was caretaker manager on three occasions
Now, Pleat has opened up about Levy's character while speaking with Jim White and Simon Jordan on talkSPORT.
"All I can say is he was calm. You can't micromanage, they have so many different departments, Jim, there's IT, there's programmes, there's press, there's medical, there's groundsmen, you can't keep an eye on everything that accurately, it's very difficult, it's too big an organisation," he said.
"But what he did do was, he employed people, decent people to take on the responsibility in those different areas, and after two or three years, if they didn't produce, if things weren't correct, or if the team wasn't doing well enough, maybe he made a change. That's how ambition works."
Did Tottenham show more ambition under Daniel Levy?
Although Pleat described Levy's ambition at Spurs, many supporters will disagree with him.
To his credit, the 63-year-old delivered what is regarded as the best stadium in modern football.
Furthermore, the Lilywhites have been a regular fixture in Europe, but questions have been asked about investment and drive.
Essentially, fans want more than the two trophies that were won during Levy's 24-year reign.
Perhaps the biggest frustration is that Tottenham were challenging for major honours and failed to build on that.
With Levy gone, the Spurs faithful will be sure to judge any future success on silverware.
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