Quote Originally Posted by The Jorge View Post
“The guy selling a Seat Leon will claim it’s a better model,” Monchi says. “Kanouté wasn’t the first option; we were going after Fred, the Brazilian. We wanted [Kevin-Prince] Boateng before Keita. And if a player says: ‘Chelsea want me,’ I say: ‘What are you talking to me for, then?’ But if Swansea or Spurs want you, let’s talk."
Remember that Juande Ramos went to Spurs from Sevilla, ditching Monchi and his long nurtured youth project on the way, so he probably has a wry view on both Ramos and Spurs from that experience.

Context, old boy, is everything. Sometimes you have to look quite hard to find the specific reason people hate Spurs.