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After a 2-1 loss to Fulham on the weekend, Spurs remain just four points above the drop zone with ten games remaining and a run of fixtures that will have Tottenham fans shaking in their boots.<\/p>\n
There has been no new manager bounce.<\/p>\n
Igor Tudor has lost his first two games in charge, conceding six goals to arch rivals Arsenal and fellow London club Fulham in the process.<\/p>\n
The Croatian manager, who was most recently in charge of Italian giants Juventus, has wasted no time in pointing out that he faces an uphill task.<\/p>\n
Although, the interim boss might just be moving the deck chairs on the Titanic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a complicated situation. A lot of problems. I cannot tell you nothing new. We need to find forces inside each of us,\u201d he said after the defeat at Craven Cottage. <\/p>\n
\u201cI said to the players. It\u2019s always what you are going to do. What do you want to do with yourself? More personality. More wish to do before reacting. Plenty of things.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lack when we attack. We are lacking the quality to score the goal. We are lacking in the middle to run. We are lacking behind to stay there and suffer and not concede the goal. An amazing situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spurs go down to Fulham as Arsenal win | 01:05<\/p>\n
When the manager has such little belief, it is tricky for fans and pundits alike to keep the faith.<\/p>\n
Before the Fulham loss, Sky Sports showed a graphic of Tottenham\u2019s remaining Premier League fixtures and how they fared against those opponents last season.<\/p>\n
It was not pretty reading for Spurs supporters.<\/p>\n
Everton, who they will welcome to north London on the final day of the season, were the only team Tottenham defeated among the eight clubs who were in the Premier League last campaign – Sunderland and Leeds were promoted this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at that, and it plays out like that, they\u2019re playing Lincoln at home next season,\u201d former England attacking midfielder Paul Merson said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anything like that, they\u2019ll be second bottom in the league.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is scary looking at that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tottenham finished 17th last season, but ended the campaign 13 points clear of the drop zone as former manager Ange Postecoglou decided to put all chips in on the successful European league campaign.<\/p>\n
The Australian put out youthful and inexperienced XIs in the league as several senior players managed injury issues to stay fit for their European stanza.<\/p>\n
This time around, Tudor does not have a substantial buffer as a luxury and still needs to navigate a midweek continental campaign.<\/p>\n
Spurs face Atletico Madrid across two legs in the Champions League Round of 16 this month.<\/p>\n
The unlikely dream of another piece of silverware remains alive, but it will ask a lot of a squad in a relegation scrap.<\/p>\n
March could almost seal their fate.<\/p>\n
As well as next week\u2019s trip to the Spanish capital and the return leg at home a week later, Tottenham host Crystal Palace midweek before visiting Anfield and welcoming Nottingham Forest in what is set to be a six-point game as the old cliche goes.<\/p>\n
Those five contests take place in the space of 17 days.<\/p>\n
Many pundits do not see them coping with the demanding schedule and the added pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team that stays safe this season will be a team that get one of them results where you go, \u2018oh, I didn\u2019t see them winning there\u2019,\u201d Merson said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether that be West Ham or Leeds or Forest or Tottenham, they will get that extraordinary result.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when I name all them teams, the team I least suspect to get that big result is Tottenham.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just is. I don\u2019t know why.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur’s Brazilian striker #09 Richarlison.Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O\u2019Hara agreed, saying he has reviewed the footage of Spurs\u2019 recent matches and their attitude problems were clear for all to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a player who played in situations where you\u2019re down in the dumps, first and foremost, 20 minutes, track runners. Don\u2019t let your man get the better of you. Don\u2019t let him run past you,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that is a mentality. That is not about ability. That\u2019s not about talent. That is a mentality and a culture at a football club where players are like, \u2018Nah, I don\u2019t want to do that. I pass him on.\u2019 What do you mean, pass him on? It\u2019s the first 15 minutes of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went and done the clips this morning. It took me five seconds to see the clips because I knew. First 15 minutes of the game, you\u2019re passing players on, you\u2019re not tracking runners. It was embarrassing. Forget talent. Forget creativity.<\/p>\n
\u201cXavi Simons, you are in a relegation fight. You\u2019re in a fight. You\u2019ve got to play like you\u2019re in a relegation fight. None of these players are playing like they\u2019re in a relegation fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cPassing on, tracking runners, not getting back, allowing shots on the edge of the box. Embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n
O\u2019Hara added: \u201cThe biggest worry I\u2019ve got is the stomach for a fight. These players that we\u2019ve brought in, I think their heads are down, they\u2019re looking at an excuse, \u2018Oh, the board\u2019s not doing this, we\u2019ve not signed anyone\u2019. Yeah, I get all that, but you have got to find a way as football players to get yourselves out of this hole, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m worried about, because I don\u2019t know if they have.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if they\u2019re looking at the exit door before actually the job is done, and the job right now is to stay in the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 22: Micky van de Ven and Xavi Simons.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Completing that job is not being helped with a lengthy injury list.<\/p>\n
Wilson Odobert (ACL), Destiny Udogie (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (knee), Mohammed Kudus (quad), Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring), Ben Davies (ankle) and Lucas Bergvall (ankle) are all regular first team players watching from the sidelines.<\/p>\n
But Tottenham\u2019s depth has also been tested by the absence of their leader, Cristian Romero.<\/p>\n
The Argentine World Cup winner is not allowed back until the trip to Anfield due to his red card suspension.<\/p>\n
The central defender\u2019s absence has been greatly, felt on and off the field as he is regarded as a fierce competitor, or \u201ca winner\u201d as Postecoglou called him in a recent interview on The Overlap.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpurs are feeling sorry for themselves,\u201d former Premier League goalkeeper Rob Green said on Sky Sports at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re looking around the dressing room, going well who\u2019s gonna drag us out of it? It\u2019s certainly not going to be our captain.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s thrown us into it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The disorganisation that has come with Romero in the stands was symbolised by a free kick from Guglielmo Vicario against Fulham.<\/p>\n
With the whistle blown in Tottenham\u2019s half, the Italian goalkeeper stepped up to take the kick to allow his teammates to push up the field.<\/p>\n
But he proceeded to blast it roughly 30 metres past Fulham\u2019s defensive line and the ball took once bounce inside the field of play before sailing into the stands.<\/p>\n
Vicario\u2019s long ball blunder was also the antithesis of how Postecoglou liked his goalkeeper to play out from the back.<\/p>\n
The replay has since blown up on social media, with many fans mocking how the video is emblematic of Tottenham\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n
If they do not correct such mistakes, it could be incredibly costly.<\/p>\n
Clubs take a significant financial hit by dropping down to the Championship.<\/p>\n
Broadcast, matchday and commercial revenue is greatly slashed, and as Leicester City have shown in recent times, poor financial decision making can have long term impacts.<\/p>\n