We need complete reset, says Tottenham chief

We need complete reset, says Tottenham chiefImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Vinai Venkatesham joined Tottenham in the summer of 2025BySami MokbelSenior football correspondentPublished1 minute agoVinai Venkatesham was upbeat when he began his new job as Tottenham Hotspur chief executive last summer.His outlook quickly changed. To say the his first season in charge did not go to plan would be an understatement.And in a wide-ranging interview with BBC Sport, Venkatesham has spoken about:Why the club needs a "reset"Why they kept Thomas Frank for as long as they didThe wrong call in appointing Igor TudorThe personal abuse he has faced from supportersRoberto de Zerbi's "extraordinary" impactThe club's recruitment plans Speaking after a final-day victory over Everton clinched Tottenham's Premier League survival, Venkatesham discussed the emotional strains of a relegation battle that went to the season's closing minutes."I think it was just a huge outpouring of relief," said Venkatesham, who said that the club would not have made anyone redundant in the event of relegation. "But obviously feeling relief at the end of the season is nowhere near the standard of the football club."Venkatesham's first words were praise for the supporters who he says got the team "over the line" in their relegation battle.But he knows he will need more than words to appease supporters who have turned on him this season.Spurs admit 'football success was not driving decisions'Published1 day ago'Spurs avoid humiliation but elation of fans will soon turn to anger'Published2 days ago'I don't think there was a relentless obsession with football success'When Venkatesham started work on 1 June last year, he had high hopes."On my very first day, what I thought would be a realistic target for the men's first team would be competing for European places," he said.Even though...