If Tottenham are to get themselves out of this mess, some of the squad must come to terms with the fact that they may not actually be as gifted as they, or others, believe them to be.
The proof is in the pudding, with the extremities of Spurs' squad failing to cope with a litany of injuries. Those who perhaps wouldn't have been given much of a chance in the absence of an availability crisis are struggling to make the most of a glorious opportunity, and the Lilywhites risk succumbing to the second tier for the first time since 1977 as a result.
Relegation is no longer a fantasy we could once laugh off, instead an apocalyptic potential. We boast a four-point buffer over 18th-place West Ham United, but the Hammers have been playing far better football than us in recent weeks.
Egos must be stripped and the reality of the situation must be met head on. At the moment, though, there are three overrated players who are aiding the club's demise.
The Italian shot-stopper seemed destined for cult hero status in north London after an excellent first season. Dare I say it, Vicario was even a fan favorite, and we grew to know and love the goalkeeper's family, too.
However, since fracturing his ankle in November 2024, Vicario's form has nosedived. He's been an erratic mess for the past 12 months, and has produced a wretched 2025/26 campaign between the posts.
The 29-year-old is the antithesis of serenity, and his failure to instill calm permeates through this Tottenham team. There's a distinct unsteadiness to his play, and not even his stellar shot-stopping abilities have masked his flaws with his feet and in the air this term. According to Opta, Vicario's save percentage of 63.6% ranks fifth-lowest out of all qualifying Premier League goalkeepers. He's also let in 3.4 more goals than expected, the joint-worst underperformance in the league.
I'd have turned to AntonÃn Kinsky long ago, but it looks like Vicario will remain our No. 1 for the remainder of this miserable season. I want to love him, but he's made it impossible this term.
There's surely not a single Spurs fan who rates DrÄguÈin or senses anything but dread when he's included in the starting XI. His agent, on the contrary, suspects his client to be in a similar realm to the likes of Paolo Maldini and Franz Beckenbauer.
This blokeâFlorin Manea, apparentlyâhas been attempting to engineer a move away pretty much since the Romanian international stepped foot in north London. Unfortunately, he's been unsuccessful on that front.
A long-term knee injury meant DrÄguÈin missed much of 2025, and he's been called upon as of late thanks to Cristian Romero's lengthy suspension and Kevin Danso's injury. There was early promise in the North London Derby, but it wouldn't take long for the center back's true form to manifest.
He's just a bad defender, and an even worse footballer. We will be doomed if we have to see much more of him the rest of the way.
I didn't mind the Conor Gallagher signing in isolation. He's a useful squad member with a profile seemingly apt for the Premier League in its current state. However, he was not the midfielder this Tottenham team needed.
So far, Gallagher, who's reportedly the club's highest-earner after we splurged £40m on his services in January, has looked like a fish out of water. His role seems unclear, with Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor thrusting Gallagher into zones of the pitch where he doesn't feel particularly comfortable.
Utilising him as a box-crashing attacking midfielder would be my recommendation for profile maximisation, because the glint in Gallagher's eye has dissipated. He's a lost soul right now, struggling to do anything right.
But hey, at least he's got plenty of Championship experience.