Tottenham Hotspur invested heavily during this summer's transfer window, but started the new Premier League season with back-to-back defeats and find themselves at the bottom of the table. Former Premier League star Troy Dimes shared his views in a column for The Sun.

Troy Dimes: Tottenham spent over £300m, saw 54 players in and out, yet have zero points and zero goals with no clear plan. There's nowhere left to hide at Tottenham Hotspur.

After all the optimism in early summer, Tottenham Hotspur now appears muddled once again.

Whether Tottenham Hotspur had the best transfer window, whether they didn't, or whether they spent enormous sums to solve their problems is a simple way to judge: there's no ideal scenario with such massive investment.

They spent over £300m yet failed to address the core issue.

On the final day of the transfer window, they brought in Tosin Adarabayo and Mdurishe from Chelsea. But was that their original plan? No. Tosin's signing raised many questions about his character, though he has had a strong career. However, his arrival hasn't excited many fans, especially after Tottenham lost Christian Romero. Tottenham spent hundreds of millions but nobody can answer one simple question: who will score 10 goals for Tottenham this season? Having spent so much money and brought in numerous players, it's concerning that there's no confidence they can reach that number.

The team is overly reliant on "everyone being fit and in peak condition."

Every discussion about Ange Postecoglou's team centres on: how good could they be if all players are healthy and performing at their best? But with investment of this magnitude, that shouldn't be the baseline. It was the same when they had Ledley King. If a backup defender could play 20 matches, everyone would understand how strong the team could be. Now De Zerbi faces a squad where nearly half the players are in a situation similar to Ledley King's injury problems.

The messy end to the transfer business has actually strengthened their rivals.

The complicated conclusion to this summer's transfer window hasn't helped. Tottenham Hotspur chased Cody Gappo for a long time, and Enzo Fernández's transfer was nearly complete at one point but ultimately went to Manchester City due to various complications. Fernández may have been the best signing. He played with De Zerbi at Shakhtar Donetsk and was always impressive. His move to Manchester City represents a major step in his career, so questions will linger. However, he is an excellent player, and his level is considerably higher than Mdurishe's. Tottenham came close to signing Gappo or Fernández but now must watch Manchester City and Liverpool grow stronger. (Liverpool later signed Brede Mellbye Barkola.) Their rivals have grown stronger, and this mess means Richarlison remains at Tottenham, and there's great frustration about it. My former teammate is always a character, but De Zerbi has previously stated he only wants players fully committed to the team. The removal of Richarlison from the Premier League squad confirms this point.

Mdurishe is a dangerous gamble.

Mdurishe is a completely different case. He played well under De Zerbi at Shakhtar Donetsk, but that was several years ago. Plus, as we all know, he was sidelined for 18 months. This doesn't just mean missing matches through injury or being out of form. He hasn't even trained with Chelsea's first team. For nearly two years, he's had to rely entirely on himself. We can see he's extremely quick and physically well-maintained—it's clear he's taken care of his fitness—but the Ukrainian player hasn't had adequate training and match practice to maintain match sharpness. The real concern isn't whether he can adapt to matches but whether daily training itself might be a challenge for him. Tottenham's major gamble was that De Zerbi, once dubbed a "future Ballon d'Or winner," believes he can return Mdurishe to peak condition before his suspension. That's undoubtedly a considerable gamble.

De Zerbi has no excuses.

Tottenham Hotspur's sacrifice alongside the Italian manager isn't the only one. De Zerbi made substantial demands for summer transfer investment, and the club fulfilled all of them. Now there's nowhere to hide. The club owners cannot be blamed because Daniel Levy is no longer there. They cannot be blamed for insufficient investment. We cannot blame the players because ultimately these are the players needed to perform on the pitch. So in the end, the only person who can be held accountable is the manager.

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