Ange Postecoglou warned Tottenham will never be successful if the only plan is to sit waiting for top bosses like Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp to leave the Premier League.
Klopp's decision to leave Liverpool at the end of this season might inspire hope among those in the chasing pack.
But Spurs boss Postecoglou said: 'If that's your only hope, waiting for the top ones to slip, I just don't think you get there I really don't. I'd rather them be at their best and we get up to their level and exceed it rather than hope they slip up.