Juande Ramos wants to put his stamp on Tottenham this summer and has warned his squad that no player will be safe as he restructures the club.The Spaniard won the Carling Cup four months after being appointed head coach, but his impact was made with the players he inherited from former boss Martin Jol.
With nothing left to play for this season in terms of trophies, Ramos will make a continued assessment of his squad before the transfer window opens.
Starting with the Premier League clash against Manchester City this weekend, Ramos will be looking at the attitude of his players and whether they fit into the attacking style he favoured at Sevilla.
"We're not going to be taking any decisions as regards any changes to personnel until we can sit down and evaluate things calmly in the summer," he said.
"What I'm interested in now is to see how my players respond to getting knocked out of the UEFA Cup last week and how they perform between now and the end of the season.
"These games are very important to us. There are lots of games between now and the end of the season when the players can show what qualities they've got and what kind of standards they can achieve football-wise.
"It's important to see how they perform and it's a challenge for them too."
Under Jol, a core of players knew they would be playing in high-profile matches but Ramos has paid little attention to reputations.
He dropped goalkeeper Paul Robinson for the Carling Cup semi-final against Arsenal, while Aaron Lennon missed out against PSV Eindhoven last Wednesday when Spurs were knocked out of the UEFA Cup.
"It's not about individual players," Ramos said.
"You don't talk about individuals but a squad and the structure of a squad. You want players who include all the qualities to take the club forward.
"I look at it that I'm doing my best for the squad and the team, not that I'm going to upset somebody because I'm going to leave him out of a particular game.
"I treat all players equally and will continue to use their abilities for the good of the team."
Ramos is expecting a busy summer in the transfer market for himself and sporting director Damien Comolli.
He added: "We've got to look at the squad. The sooner we can get the squad together the better.
"When I arrived here there was a squad in place and I'm still working with that squad."
Ramos admits bringing in his own players may mean an end to Spurs' policy of looking to buy British talent.
"When I look at players I don't look at where they are born," Ramos said. "There are good players and bad players in Spain, Italy and France. It's a case of my desire is to make the squad competitive, it doesn't matter where the players come from.
"It's just about getting the right players for the squad."
The future of striker Dimitar Berbatov is also expected to be in the spotlight at the end of the season.
"We know he's a great player and we all want him to stay," Ramos said. "Whether he stays is something that will be looked at the end of the season.
"We have to wait until then. If nothing strange or untoward happens we think he will."
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