From the Champions League to the Championship?
It was another bad weekend for Tottenham fans.
Their 4-1 derby day defeat against Arsenal means they are deep in relegation trouble.
Author | Greg S
Igor Tudor’s plain speaking suggested there were no illusions about the scale of the task awaiting him after he replaced the sacked Thomas Frank to take charge of Spurs until the end of the season.
If any doubts lingered, they were swiftly dispelled by the manner in which Spurs were brushed aside by Arsenal.
Randal Kolo Muani’s bustling equaliser briefly offered hope, but once the hosts fell behind early in the second half the contest was effectively settled.
There was no shortage of effort from the home side, yet this depleted squad was outmatched throughout, with the gulf in quality between Spurs and Arsenal starkly exposed.
Tudor now heads back to the training ground facing a genuine relegation battle. Spurs sit 16th, four points clear of the bottom three, with little margin for error.
This was a bruising introduction for the Croatian and, on the evidence of this performance, there may be further discomfort ahead before any improvement arrives.
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These were the views of Spurs fans after another loss at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Arnold: Put in whatever manager you like, the problem is the mediocre players purchased who are not Premier League quality. We seem to buy anyone to plug the gap but it will never work - we need class players like we've had in the past, but we won't attract them in the Championship.
Danny: What I expected really, much of the same from the past two seasons. Moments of hope and positive flashes, but mainly negative football and silly decisions. I doubt even Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp could make this current group of players perform well. If you had a team of workers in an office job who turned up each week and spent their day just mooching about the office, occasionally tapping some keys of the computer but producing nothing, they'd be sacked for failing to do what they're employed to do. Spurs are literally doing the equivalent of this on the pitch.
Tristan: Playing three at the back is suicidal. Playing too many players out of their natural positions is also comical. This game was a free hit as fans weren't expecting a win, but a proper system and structure is the minimum we should have got out this game. On this system and style, we are favourites for relegation.
Frances: Shocking display from Spurs... Archie Gray too weak, Djed Spence keeps losing the ball. No real fight. Can't see a way out of it
