Jamie O'Hara has launched a blistering attack on Tottenham's transfer policy and claimed they signed players nobody else wanted.
Ange Postecoglou's side have endured a tough start to the season and have taken just four points from as many games, with Sunday's North London derby defeat the latest setback. Spurs splashed out £55million on Dominic Solanke in the summer but he has so far failed to find the net in his two outings for his new club.
O'Hara stuck the boot into Tottenham stars following the loss to Arsenal, and now claims the players they signed haven't been good enough, insisting: "They’re signing players that no one else wants."
He told Grovesnor Sport: “The Spurs side that I played in would wipe the floor with the current team,” said O’Hara. “I’d rather have the likes of Robbie Keane, Tom Huddlestone, Aaron Lennon, Dimitar Berbatov, Peter Crouch, and Jermain Defoe over this current side.
"They wanted to get the ball and make things happen. Aaron Lennon would always want the ball and try to beat his man, Johnson looks like he never wants it! If Robbie Keane touched the ball as little as Solanke does, he’d be knocking people out in the dressing room.
“They were top players that everyone wanted when Spurs signed them, even if some did come from the Championship. No one wanted Johnson in January and no one wanted Solanke in the summer. No one wants these players but Spurs are signing them. Everyone jumps on the fact that they’re young and hungry, but has anyone actually considered whether they’re even good enough to play for Tottenham?”
Tottenham failed to qualify for this season's Champions League and are already five points off the pace in the race for the top four, while they trail leaders Manchester City by eight points.
“I’ll always back Spurs to finish in the top four, but it doesn’t look good at the moment,” said O'Hara. “They’ve only got four points from four games. It’s been a terrible start to the season, losing to Newcastle and Arsenal who are two teams that’ll both be fighting against Spurs for a top-four spot. It’s not looking good.
“Solanke needs to pull his finger out and start scoring some goals. He needs to give more to the side than just jogging around and holding the ball up. Johnson needs to actually look for the ball and want it. Kulusevski has been rubbish since we signed him and Son looks past it. As for Romero, everyone goes on about him being a World Cup winner, but his defending is woeful and he costs the team a goal almost every week.”