Against Chelsea on Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur recorded their seventh Premier League defeat of the season meaning they’re all the way down in 11th place.
More than a year into Ange Postecoglou’s time at Tottenham, there’s still no significant sign of improvement, even if Spurs’ games are now more enjoyable to watch for a neutral.
Of course, providing the masses with entertainment is not the purpose of Tottenham, nor something the club’s fans consider as a makeweight for their poor results.
Spurs want to win trophies, something Postecoglou has suggested that he’ll do in his second season.
Right now, it’s hard to agree, even if Tottenham are still brilliant for the odd one-off game.
Alan Shearer worried about the ‘rotten’ attitude of Tottenham players
Speaking on ‘The Rest Is Football’ podcast, both Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer offered their thoughts on Spurs’ situation under Postecoglou.
Both have spotted some worrying signs of late, ones that suggest that it’s now an incredibly long and difficult road back for the former Celtic manager.
Lineker began: “The penalties they gave away were just daft. Bad decision making, almost lunging in in a panic situation.
“I don’t know, I suppose Ange must be under pressure now. You never know how a club feels about a coach but it’s generally the case that the coach gets the blame for these things.”
Shearer replied: “I was at the game on Thursday when they played Bournemouth and they were awful.
“You could chuck at them they didn’t look bothered on Thursday, particularly first half. There was a slight improvement in the second half but that was really worrying from a Tottenham point of view.
“Ange went over to confront the fans because they were booed off, and rightly so as they were that bad, and that for me I thought ooooh problems.
“You know when you look at players and their body language, Thursday it was rotten. They were awful. Yesterday they were better but it’s not a great sign.”
Jadon Sancho points out another big issue at Spurs
Speaking after Chelsea’s 4-3 win at Spurs, Jadon Sancho also alluded to the issues in N17 right now.
Sancho said Chelsea targeted Tottenham’s poor defence, explaining what Maresca had his players practicing in training.
Right now, Spurs are there to be beaten by any side which shows some kind of composure to bypass their midfield.
Postecoglou has spoken about the need to attack the January transfer window to improve things, but the Tottenham manager still has six crucial ties before then.