Tottenham Hotspur have six Premier League fixtures remaining to avoid relegation to the Championship
Alan Shearer has explained why he has changed his mind about Tottenham Hotspur’s chances of being relegated from the Premier League. Spurs are battling to avoid dropping to the Championship, as they have six games remaining to secure their survival in the top flight.
Tottenham appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their new manager but were handed a blow in the Italian’s first match with a 1-0 defeat to Sunderland, a result which leaves them in 18th place in the table and two points adrift of safety.
De Zerbi and Spurs face Brighton in the Saturday evening kick-off, where three points would give Tottenham a major boost to their hopes of avoiding Premier League relegation.
However, Shearer has explained why he believes Tottenham could still be relegated, with the former Newcastle and Blackburn striker changing his previous stance of believing Spurs would avoid dropping to the Championship.
“I have changed my opinion on Spurs being relegated, because I look at the other clubs in and around them and how they are,” Shearer told Betfair.
“I look at West Ham, who are fighting and scrapping. I look at Leeds, who got a great result and are fighting and scrapping. I look at Forest, who got a point and who are fighting and scrapping.
“I don't see that with Tottenham. We were looking for the manager bounce in the first game and clearly that didn't happen. It looks as if Romero's going to be out for the rest of the season, which is a blow.
“As we sit here now, Tottenham are the team that are going down because I don't see enough fight.
“I don't see enough attitude, I don't see enough desire to try and keep them in the Premier League, whereas the teams in and around them are showing exactly that.
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“I mean, their fans are already worried, but I guess they were looking for something different from De Zerbi because he'd had a couple of weeks to work with the players. If he didn't know, he's got a huge job on his hands, which I'm sure he did, he will now.
“I think confidence in football is a huge thing. I think attitude in football is a huge thing and they're under so much pressure that you're not seeing anywhere near the ability that some of them have got, because of how big this situation is.
“I know they've got injuries, but everyone has injuries. They probably had more than most over the last couple of years, so that would be one thing you'd have to look at.
“You’ve got to get out there, roll your sleeves up and fight and scrap. They don't give me confidence that they can do that, because if they can do it, then where's it been up until now?”