Gary Neville believes that Tottenham Hotspur should now be more worried than Nottingham Forest and West Ham in the Premier League’s fight for survival.
Forest were beaten in the seventh minute of stoppage time against Liverpool on Sunday, with Spurs losing 4-1 in the North London derby to title-chasing Arsenal.
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Vitor Pereira has got a response out of his team in less than a week, however. Forest thrashed Fenerbahce 3-0 in Istanbul, and the performance was vastly improved against Liverpool.
Forest have to get points on the board quickly to pull clear of the relegation zone, and with West Ham picking up points, Pereira knows he has a job on his hands.
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With 11 matches of the season remaining, it’s vital that points are picked up by Forest, and Neville is of the opinion that Tottenham should be more concerned.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville explained that although the Londoners flirted with the drop last year, they’re in far greater danger this time around.
He said: “Tottenham are in trouble. Last season, they skirted with it a little bit, relegation. But they were always sort of clear of it. You never really felt they were going to go down.
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“This season, they’ve got some real work to do, and they better do it quickly, by the way, because I watch West Ham and I watch Nottingham Forest and they’ve got something about them that you think they’re going to pick up points.
“So it’s not going to be a case of Tottenham can just sit there and think that this is just going to happen, they’re going to have to work hard to get out of this mess.
“It’s unthinkable. You can’t think this amazing, great football club…but on the football side of it, they’ve underdelivered for many years. It would be the shock of the century, wouldn’t it?”
Forest have to pick up points quickly
The Reds face Brighton and Manchester City away from home with Forest then due to play Fulham at the City Ground in a game that feels like a must-win opportunity.
The worry is that the Reds haven’t won regular games all season, and having already been beaten by the three teams they have to play next during this campaign, the chances of success look slim.
Right now, it feels as though Forest are looking at other teams being slightly worse than them for the remainder of this season and that is a real concern.
Neville is right to be worried about Tottenham, but ultimately, they have much better firepower than the Reds, and it’s impossible to think they will keep losing football matches.