Now deep into the 2025/26 Premier League season, Tottenham Hotspur remarkably still look as though they could get relegated. With nine games to play, they sit just one point above the relegation zone, with confidence at an all-time low after three losses on the bounce under Igor Tudor.
Despite winning the Europa League under Ange Postecoglou last term, Spurs finished 17th, and this meant the Australian was sacked. Thomas Frank came in but endured a terrible time in north London, as he was fired in February. As such, Tudor has now arrived until the end of the season with the main goal being to keep Tottenham up.
At the other end of the table, bitter rivals Arsenal currently sit at the top of the division, seven points ahead of Manchester City. The idea of winning the Premier League while seeing Spurs relegated would be the sweetest of concepts to most fans, but one Gunners legend has claimed he hopes it doesn't happen.
Ian Wright: 'I've Never Had a Hatred of Tottenham'
Ian Wright is one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time, scoring a former record 185 goals for the club, while lifting the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, and European Cup Winners' Cup during his time in north London. With all that in mind, you'd expect him not to feel too fond of Tottenham.
In a recent interview, however, the iconic English striker explained why he's always had a soft spot for Sours. Speaking on The Overlap podcast, via Goal he said:
"People talk about Tottenham going down this season, there's a chance. I wouldn't want to see Tottenham go down. In this moment right now, I watched them the other day, absolutely they could. But I wouldn't like to see it. I've never had a hatred of Tottenham. When I was younger, I was always Glenn Hoddle. I loved Glenn Hoddle and I still do."
While Wright never played for Tottenham, of course, he did play for Glenn Hoddle on 13 occasions. All of these came for England during the late 90s, with the Arsenal legend picking up four goals and three assists for the Three Lions in that period under Hoddle. In total, he scored nine times in 33 games at international level.
Wright Expresses Concern Over Spurs Ownership
While he had many critics, Daniel Levy's exit after 25 years as Tottenham chairman leaves plenty of question marks for the club. Wright spoke about this as he argued that the departure has now exposed deeper issues regarding the Lewis family's stewardship.
He said: "Now that Daniel Levy's gone, they can't blame him. It's the Lewis family. They've got to change the ownership. You need an owner who can come in who's got that [Roman] Abramovich energy. He wants to win on the pitch and Tottenham have got everything in place."