Mauricio Pochettino insisted it is difficult to succeed without the right tools as he compared Premier League hopefuls Tottenham to Formula One team McLaren.
Tottenham did not sign a player in January – the second successive window without reinforcements having failed to bring in new faces at the start of the season.
Spurs – who are preparing for the Champions League last 16 against Borussia Dortmund – are also without star duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli as they try to keep pace with Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League.
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Disappointed with the lack of transfer business, Pochettino used an F1 analogy to discuss Tottenham's battle for silverware – highlighting Fernando Alonso's struggles at McLaren, where he finished 11th while Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton topped the standings in 2018.