What's going on at Spurs?

As the days tick by I'm beginning to feel more and more uneasy about our dealings in the transfer market. We continue to be linked with literally dozens of players and, while a lot of this will be idle media speculation, we've still not signed reinforcements where most needed.

Our midfield is world class and a match for any Prem club, but we need the support at the back if we're to challenge for a coveted top four spot. I'm sure Levy, Comolli and Ramos are busy working behind the scenes, but I'd certainly feel much happier if were to actually announce the signings of some players, not just endlessly chase then and then turn away at the 11th hour (a la Arshavin).

I'm not going to pin our whole season on the first game, but what the weekend's game did show us is where we are weakest. Middlesbrough played the ball over our midfield often catching the defence napping and were through too easily. The defence also failed to close down attacking players giving them too much space. We need defensive reinforcements to cover players when injured and also to compete for places. Competition in the squad is a key factor in driving up quality and keeping players on their toes.

We were also impotent in attack. Despite having 60% possession we really didn't do much with it. Bent looked isolated and Giovanni dos Santos had a bit of a wake up call in his first Prem match. Berbatov showed some great touches when he came on, but was quickly complaining when things didn't go his way. It's no surprise that our goal came from an own goal.

I'm not one to be down and think we will bounce back against Sunderland this weekend, but we do need those new players in and fast!