"Since 2000, Tottenham has won two trophies: the 2008 League Cup, and last season's Europa League. Prior to 2009-10, the club hadn't finished in the league's top four spots since 1989-90. Even in this past decade and a half of relevance, Tottenham has never even come close to matching its ostensible peers' weight as measured in either silverware or sterling."
"Instead, Tottenham became a Big Six club more from steadiness than greatness. This made it more prone to slippage, and though it has taken quite some time, I think it's about time to remove Tottenham from that illustrious club of clubs."
"Last season's Europa League win did not mask how dire the Premier League campaign went for Spurs. The club's 17th-place finish in the league could tell that story by itself, even if Tottenham was never really in danger of relegation thanks to the ineptitude of the three newly promoted sides."
Tottenham Hotspur's inclusion in the Premier League's Big Six clubs is questioned as unjustified compared to historical powerhouses like Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United, or wealthy ascendants like Chelsea and Manchester City. Since 2000, Tottenham has won only two trophies and struggled to maintain consistent top-four finishes until the past decade. The club achieved Big Six status through steadiness rather than greatness, making it vulnerable to decline. Last season's 17th-place Premier League finish, despite winning the Europa League, revealed deeper problems. The managerial change from Ange Postecoglou to Thomas Frank proved problematic, compounded by injuries that prevented even mediocre performance. Mounting losses suggest Tottenham's Big Six status is no longer justified.
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