Liverpool the target for 'angry' Ramos
by Ben Blackmore, 13 May 2008
Jonathan Woodgate has revealed Tottenham have an angry Juande Ramos entering the summer buying period, and the centre back pinpointed Liverpool as the model Spurs should follow.
If Jekyll and Hyde could have supported a football club, it surely would have been Tottenham after one of the most bizarre seasons in Premier League history.
After a shocking start to the season that yielded one win in nine games and a sacked manager, Spurs changed coaches and promptly won the Carling Cup – only to then limp across the finishing line in 11th position.
Ramos has already signalled his intention for change with the capture of £16 million Luka Modric, and Woodgate insists Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool showed just how much Tottenham have to improve.
"We have got a lot of improving to do. Liverpool are a benchmark, they're a top side and showed they were a better side than us,” said the former Real Madrid man.
“It shows how much we have to compete and how much we have to work to get the standard they're at.
"They are 20-odd points ahead of us and that is a big difference but we'll have a big go next season. I'm sure the chairman will back the manager to buy some more players to build a strong squad here.
“Ramos is not happy. The players aren’t happy. Since the Carling Cup win, we haven’t played well at all and it’s not good enough.
“What’s the point of competing if you go into the season looking to finish fifth? We want to try and get in the Champions League, that’s the benchmark.
“We have players of Champions League quality but there’s no point in saying it every week, we have to prove it. At the moment we are not.”