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Dejected: After signing a number of players to replace Gareth Bale, Spurs struggled to fulfill their potential.
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Tom Collomosse16 May 2014
The bare statistics - sixth place with 69 points - are perfectly respectable, but this was somehow an unfulfilling season for Tottenham.
Of the seven players signed to replace Gareth Bale, only Christian Eriksen made a sustained impact, while both Andre Villas-Boas - sacked in December - and his successor Tim Sherwood struggled to the bridge the gap to the top four.
Tottenham season review
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Sherwood could not keep his job and the campaign ended with chairman Daniel Levy facing questions about his overall strategy and his plans for the club.