Berbatov to blame for Spurs’ poor season

Former England manager Terry Venables says Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is to blame for Tottenham’s poor start to the season.

Berbatov made clear his desire to join Manchester United at the start of this season, something that Venables reckons unsettled the whole squad.

The Bulgarian joined United on transfer deadline day.

“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,” Venables told The Sun.

“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.”

“They thought they were going to get Andrei Arshavin,” added Venables.

“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.”

[Source: The Sun]