Eurosport analyst Paul Parker warns Tottenham fans against getting too carried away if their team win the Carling Cup on Sunday - and says Juande Ramos has plenty more to deliver before he can be classed as a success.

Ramos has changed things around a bit at Spurs since he arrived and for that you have to give him credit.

His boldest move was to drop Paul Robinson, but it is appears to be one which has paid off.

Overlooking England's then number one made it perfectly clear to the other members of the squad that their places were not guaranteed. And that forced those who were never going to be dropped under the previous regime into raising their own games.

And we've seen a difference, not only from Robinson himself, but also from the likes of Jermaine Jenas, from whom Ramos - unlike his predecessor - finally seems to be getting something.

Ramos has also altered the way his players approach their food - a change which was sorely needed at White Hart Lane when he took over. You needed to look no further than the physical condition of Robinson for a prime example of how bad things had become under Martin Jol - for a few years now, the keeper has looked totally out of shape.

But while increased motivation and improved fitness levels are all well and good, what Ramos now has to do is start getting results that count.

Thrashing a young Arsenal team does yet not make them a good side. Neither does winning the Carling Cup final.

You can only judge a manager on success and that means bringing regular silverware to White Hart Lane.

Of course that can start with the Carling Cup on Sunday, but haven't we seen it all before? Spurs won the league cup in 1999, but what have they done since?

Everton are another club who have recently enjoyed a decent run - and all of a sudden there was talk of them breaking into the top four.

But has the top four been broken? Not yet. It's one thing to get there, but staying there is the real marker of success.

While Spurs should have been progressing over the past nine years, instead they have stagnated. The job Ramos now has on his hands is to build on what he has done since taking over, whatever the outcome on Sunday.

And that means pushing the likes of their bitter rivals Arsenal in the league, not just the Carling Cup.

Spurs have always been regarded as a cup team, but I'm sure their fans want to be competing for the league too. And once they can do that, Spurs can finally regard themselves as a big club.

So even if Robbie Keane lifts the trophy on Sunday, we should reserve judgement on Ramos until the end of next season. Only then will we see what impact he truly has had on Spurs.

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