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It's time for our international break tradition of rating all of the Tottenham players for the season so far and it has been a difficult one in N17

What a difference four months makes as Tottenham have tumbled down the Premier League table and their players' performances have dropped alarmingly.

football.london always rates the Spurs players for their efforts so far during each pause in the fixtures and it says a lot that the last time we did this during the previous international break in November, the north London club were third in the Premier League table. Under Thomas Frank they were unbeaten in the Champions League and through to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup while the FA Cup had not yet begun.

Four months on and Frank is gone, Tottenham are 17th in the table and just a point above the drop zone while they have exited the Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup. In short it's been an utter disaster of a campaign and Spurs face the very real danger of relegation to the Championship.

While Frank played his part and his replacement Igor Tudor has not won a match in the Premier League yet, while the hierarchy are also under fire, the players must also take their share of the blame for this stinker of a season because they have not win a match in the league since December.

We're going to rate all of the players who have played 90 minutes or more, with no appearances yet for Dejan Kulusevksi or James Maddison. We'll discuss youngsters like Calum Olusesi, Luca Williams-Barnett, Jun'ai Byfield and James Roswell but not rate them.

Here are our Spurs player ratings for the season so far, and yes we're using half marks to help us out. As usual we're rating the players against their own expectations for this season rather than against each other.

Guglielmo Vicario

Vicario has played more minutes than anyone else, appearing in 43 matches, and we now know he has been struggling with a hernia problem for months. The Italian has struggled at times, particularly with his kicking, but he's also made some huge saves. It's worth noting though that Vicario has been left so exposed and only Burnley's Martin Dubravka and Bournemouth's Dorde Petrovic have faced more shots on target in the Premier League than Vicario's 131. However, the Italy international ranks 21st among the 23 goalkeepers used in the league this season for his save percentage with just 63.4 per cent. Vicario is expected to miss very little time after his surgery last week so we'll know just how much difference him being full fit makes. 5.5

Antonin Kinsky

Unfortunately, only one of the Czech keeper's three matches this season will be remembered and that's the 17 minutes in Madrid after the two Carabao Cup appearances, the second of which he had also made a mess of with Newcastle's second goal. It was a disaster in the Champions League unfortunately, there's no getting away from it, and the 23-year-old will need to bounce back from it. 2

Pedro Porro

The Spaniard has played the third most minutes of the season among the squad, contributing six assists and that first leg goal at Atletico. His defending though has not be great at times, particularly with one-vs-one performances against a string of wingers. He gets more stick than he deserves though for the rest of his game and he certainly cares about the club, but his displays have been such a mixed bag. 5.5

Djed Spence

It started well with his penitentiary stocked full of wingers but as the months wore on Spence seemed to get himself locked behind his own bars. He's a better one-vs-one defender than Porro, but his concentration and tracking back can be hit and miss as a frustrated Thomas Tuchel found on Friday night. Unlike his Spanish counterpart, Spence contributes very little going forward with wayward crossing, not helped by having little confidence in his left foot. No assists or goals in his 38 appearances so far this season. 5.5

Destiny Udogie

The Italian has had a season obliterated by injuries to his knee and hamstring. He's played in just 14 of the club's 31 Premier League games, getting the one assist. Hopefully like last season he has a strong end to the campaign. 4.5

Souza

The Brazilian just about sneaks into the rating category as he's played 144 minutes across four appearances. He was bright at Liverpool in an unexpected right wing role, albeit only touching the ball nine times at Anfield. Very lightweight and needs plenty of adaptation with not much to go on yet, but there are high hopes for the teenager. 5

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Cristian Romero

The new Tottenham captain led by example at the start of the season, fresh from that new contract, and has a remarkable 10 goal involvements as a centre-back in 31 matches with huge performances at Newcastle and in Europe particularly. However, leading by example fizzled out with four suspensions this season and his play has become erratic, with his lacklustre defending against Forest spotted by everyone. If he doesn't grab hold of this Spurs team then he will have a relegation to his name alongside all of those international trophies and the Europa League. 6.5

Micky van de Ven

Again it started so well as the Dutchman added goals to his game - seven of them - and as importantly availability, as he's played more minutes (3,313) than any other outfield Spurs player. By his own admission though, his levels have dropped and he's looked all over the place in some games in recent months. Getting taken off at half-time in the defeat to Forest, while it was a poor decision, summed up recent months for Van de Ven. 6.5

Jun'ai Byfield

A big season for the 17-year-old as he made his Champions League and Premier League debuts and did not look out of place at all. Some back issues caused by growing pains have meant a pause to proceedings but this season has been a big one for Byfield. N/A

Kevin Danso

The Austria international has been called up 29 times this season around a toe injury last month and he's battled away for the team and put in some strong performances. He also had those powerful long throws. Danso has been a very able back-up to Romero and Van de Ven and he's pushed his claims to start over them at times. Some might not like that he's getting the same rating as those two players, but remember this is about expectations for this season rather than comparing players. No current senior player at Spurs has as high a points per game total this season than Danso (1.45). 6.5

James Rowswell

A Premier League debut for the big 19-year-old and he did well in his couple of minutes on the pitch at Anfield, helping slow down a last-gasp Liverpool break. He will be hoping for further chances. N/A

Radu Dragusin

Back in action in December after his ACL injury and the Romanian has made nine appearances since. He still looks mostly like a player trying to regain his sharpness after so long out which is understandable. 4.5

Joao Palhinha

Started the season like a freight train and one of the bargains of the summer transfer window, with important strikes at Manchester City, against Wolves and that acrobatic effort against Doncaster in particular. Since then it hasn't quite worked out for the 30-year-old as he started to lose his starting spot, then had to fill in at centre-back before getting concussed in Madrid. Still though, the Portuguese has notched five goals and three assists for a defensive midfielder and it still feels like he could have a part to play in the remainder of the campaign. 6.5

Rodrigo Bentancur

Another one to get a new contract, the Uruguayan was inconsistent before his serious hamstring injury in January. At times, he was key with his composure on the ball, at other times that composure vanished and he put Spurs in trouble. Another long injury-enforced rest for him in recent months and he needs to come back fighting for Tottenham and to be sharp for the World Cup. 5

Lucas Bergvall

Another season of development and ankle injury frustration for the young Swede, who started off playing in a more advanced number 10 role than he was last season. He's contributed one goal and four assists, while also forcing the Villarreal own goal that ended up being the winner that night. It's easy to forget Bergvall is still only 20 because he's played 73 times already for the club. Back after a two-month lay-off and he needs to regain his sharpness to contribute in the run-in. 6

Pape Matar Sarr

A mixed season for the Senegal international with two goals and three assists from the midfield and some energetic all-action displays, but also some underwhelming performances. Missed the middle chunk of the season due to the Africa Cup of Nations and it's been a stop-start campaign for the 23-year-old. 5.5

Archie Gray

One of the positive lights of Tottenham's troubled season. Gray, who only stopped being a teenager this month, has already hit 78 appearances for the club and he's played here, there and everywhere for the team. He's had to drive on more experienced team-mates in numerous matches from whatever part of the pitch he's been in and has contributed two goals and three assists, the same as Sarr but with more impact across the pitch. Yes, he's been caught out at times in unnatural positions like left-back, but Gray will be the future of this club's midfield for years to come, if they can keep him. 7

Calum Olusesi

A very composed Premier League debut and then first Champions League outing which only begged the question why the 19-year-old wasn't trusted before. N/A

Yves Bissouma

Back in from the cold and a knee injury before playing eight Premier League matches only to then return to the land of injury with a muscle problem. Little moments but nothing much on display to scream that he has to play. 4

Conor Gallagher

Gallagher has made 11 appearances for Spurs since arriving in January and there's no getting away from the fact that he's been a huge disappointment so far. Whether that's fitting into a struggling team, playing on the right wing on a couple of occasions or just trying to get back up to speed with the Premier League, the 26-year-old has not justified his arrival yet. His best moment was the run and cross for Solanke's scorpion kick goal against City, which technically was behind the striker, but he just hasn't really shown anything yet. 3

Xavi Simons

The Dutchman has not been helped by having two head coaches who have not seemed to truly trust him. Yet Tottenham need Xavi on the pitch to create because his stats in that department are far ahead of the rest. He should have more than his four goals and five assists but it's not the worst return for a 22-year-old in his first months in a new league and country, and in a poor team, with the natural inconsistency his situation brings. There's much more to come from Xavi. Hopefully Spurs get to see it. 6.5

Wilson Odobert

We may not see Odobert until 2027 after his ACL injury and that came in a season when the 21-year-old looked to be finding his feet at the club with two goals and three assists, two of them coming against Dortmund in the Champions League. Some promising games but he now has a long time out ahead to deal with. 6

Mohammed Kudus

Spurs' player of the season until he was run into the ground and then injured in January. Kudus had racked up six assists and three goals from 26 matches and there felt more to come. So much strength and trickery although he had started to run into dead ends as the team began to give the ball to him at all times. If the 25-year-old had been fit in recent months though, Tottenham would not be in the position they find themselves now. Hopefully he can find his sharpness quickly when he returns in the coming weeks. 7.5

Brennan Johnson

Last season's top scorer, Johnson had three goals and an assist before he was told he was surplus to Frank's plans. He managed that without particularly being in good form when he got minutes here and there. Another who probably would have scored the goals to get Spurs away from this mess had he not been sold when he was. Strange fact for you - no senior player at Spurs has as high a points per game total than Johnson (1.50) while he was at the north London club this season which perhaps says it all. 5

Luca Williams-Barnett

A bright debut from the bench for the 17-year-old against Doncaster and he's the only Tottenham player to have tasted 100% success from their first team appearances, albeit just the one. N/A

Mathys Tel

The 20-year-old always gives his all and has been a rare attacking threat for Spurs down the wing in recent weeks. He should have more than his three goals and one assist, albeit he hasn't had many minutes in which to do so. The Frenchman's age shows sometimes with his decision-making in key moments but he's a fighter and a dribbler, both of which attributes Tottenham need. Has shown real mental strength with the decisions twice going against him in the Champions League squad. 5.5

Dominic Solanke

That ankle injury wiped out so much of his season and he's still trying to find his sharpness. Six goals in 15 Premier League and Champions League games, including scoring in three successive games in the latter competition. He will want more in the final two months of the season and his bright England display against Uruguay earned him the chance to stay with Tuchel's squad and should boost his confidence for the run-in. Yet this is nowhere near the season Solanke expected after getting 24 goal involvements last time out. 5.5

Dane Scarlett

Five appearances for Scarlett totalling 35 minutes of action before he headed up and over the border to Hibernian. N/A

Randal Kolo Muani

There are two versions of Kolo Muani. There's the one in the Champions League with four goals and two assists in nine games and the Premier League edition with just one goal and assist which only came in the past five games despite 23 appearances in the competition. The Frenchman blows hot and cold and can look lethal one moment and disinterested the next. 6

Richarlison

Igor Tudor has a number of player injury concerns in an incredibly pivotal part of the season for Tottenham Hotspur, as the Lilywhites find themselves caught up in a troublesome relegation battle

Igor Tudor will need his best players available for selection when Tottenham Hotspur return to Premier League action in the coming weeks, should the club hope to avoid relegation.

The Lilywhites are just one point clear of the drop zone at the time of writing, perched in 17th with seven wins, nine draws and a mammoth 15 losses to show for their efforts in 2025/26. And with just seven matches remaining in the season and with West Ham breathing down the neck of Spurs, Tudor doesn't have the benefit of time nor space to turn the tide in north London.

The Croatian has failed to see a single victory in his first five Premier League matches in charge of Tottenham, suffering crushing losses to Arsenal, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, while holding Liverpool to a draw.

Spurs also crashed out of the Champions League this month following a 7-5 aggregate loss to Atletico Madrid over two legs, despite winning their reverse encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 3-2.

With a tough match against a resurgent Sunderland awaiting them at the Stadium of Light come Sunday, April 12, football.london breaks down the ideal starting XI that Tudor should look to deploy in his final seven games of the season - fitness allowing...

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GK - Guglielmo Vicario

First-choice goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, handed Spurs a major blow ahead of the international break, when it was announced that he would undergo surgery on a hernia and could face up to a month out of action as a result.

Despite being ruled out fresh off the back of surgery, Vicario was spotted at Italy's training camp ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland earlier this week - albeit, in a showing of solitude rather than holding any hopes of playing.

The outlook for the next couple of weeks with regards to goalkeeping looks incredibly bleak for Spurs, especially considering second-choice shot-stopper Antonin Kinsky was subbed off just moments into the club's initial Champions League clash with Atleti earlier this month after a series of high-profile errors.

However, should Vicario's recovery go well, there should be nothing stopping the 29-year-old from returning to the field toward the latter stages of Tottenham's make or break campaign.

RB - Pedro Porro

With a no-nonsense attitude and solid on the right-hand side of defence, Pedro Porro is exactly what Spurs need amidst their current relegation battle. The 26-year-old is also one of the club's more experienced heads, which will prove invaluable in holding the team together thick and thin.

Given the Spaniard was briefly sidelined earlier this year with a hamstring injury, however, Tudor may be wise to manage his minutes to prevent a similar issue in a vital run of games.

CB - Cristian Romero

Club captain and leader, Cristian Romero should be one of the first names on Tudor's team sheet throughout April and May. The Argentine is strong in the tackle, and incredibly reliable when he is able to keep a cool head.

Romero will need to toe the line incredibly carefully in the coming weeks, especially given how thin Spurs are across the board. With eight yellow cards and two reds to his name this season, neither he nor Tottenham can afford a silly sending off on the 27-year-old's part in their final seven games.

CB - Micky van de Ven

A burning beacon in an otherwise lacklustre team this season, Micky van de Ven has impressed in the heart of the Spurs defence with his blistering pace and quality game management. A touch on the inexperienced side at just 24, the Dutchman's best partner is undoubtedly Romero - making for an incredibly tough backline to break down when together.

LB - Djed Spence

Equally as impressive going forward as he is seated in the backline, Djed Spence offers Spurs an air of versatility in terms of transitional football. However, Tudor may have to be wary that the 24-year-old doesn't veer too far forward, allowing Spurs to be caught out on the counter.

CM - Archie Gray

One of the club's most consistently impressive players this season despite their poor run of form, Archie Gray has proven time and time again that he can hang with the best of the best in the Premier League at just 20. Speaking about the talent earlier this month, Tudor said: "He's playing continually in the right way, in a good way.

"It's a mix of quality, physically and mentally, to always make the right choices, be humble, and have the legs to do so."

CM - Rodrigo Bentancur

Another leader on the pitch for the Lilywhites, Rodrigo Bentancur also has to be starting each and every game for his club in the coming months. Largely thought of as a defensive-midfidler, the Uruguayan has learned to adapt to a more box-to-box role as of recent, and has come in clutch on occasion when most needed.

Currently sidelined with a thigh injury, it remains to be seen if the 28-year-old will be available for selection for next month's trip to Wearside.

CAM - Xavi Simons

With just one goal and four assists to his name this season, Xavi Simons has failed to make much of a mark in north London. That's not to say that the attacking-midfielder hasn't shown flashes of brilliance, however.

While a fully fit James Maddison would be the obvious choice here, the Englishman has not played in almost a year as a result of an ACL injury, and doesn't look likely to return before season's end.

RW - Mohammed Kudus

Mohammed Kudus has also been recovering from a thigh injury of his own as of recent, in a major blow to Spurs' attack. The 25-year-old has two goals and six assists to his name in a struggling side this season, despite playing for a total of just 773 Premier League minutes.

Should Kudus be fit to return against Sunderland, his selection is a no-brainer; his trickery and pace a headache for any defensive line.

LW - Mathys Tel

While he is far from a finished product at just 20, Mathys Tel has also shown signs of superstardom across the attacking line. When deployed side-by-side with Kudus, the Dutchman could certainly prove problematic against any opposition in the English top flight.

Tudor will have to hope the player is fit after the international break.

CF - Richarlison

While Dominic Solanke's three Premier League goals this season may have been good enough to earn him an England call-up under Thomas Tuchel, Richarlison is the obvious choice to lead the line for the Lilywhites. The Brazilian has managed three times as many goals as Solanke this season, and is a constant danger in and around the box.

Service for the 28-year-old could make all the difference.

Tottenham's new kits for next season have started to emerge online and one has received a mixed reaction from the club's supporters

Tottenham Hotspur might not know what division they will be playing in next season but that has not stopped the club's 2026/27 Nike kits from starting their annual leak online.

Every season images begin to emerge on social media and across the internet ahead of the following campaign with concept designs and eventually full photos of the new shirts that the players and many of the supporters will be sporting. In Spurs' case, with seven games to go of this season, it remains unclear whether the shirts will bear a Premier League or Championship logo on their sleeve.

Spurs signed their deal with Nike back in 2017 and extended it the following year to a 15-year contract which will last until at least 2033, meaning it is one of the longest football club deals in the sportswear giant's history. Reports back at the time suggested the agreement was worth around £30million a season for the north London side, although what effect any potential relegation has on that lucrative sponsorship deal and many others remains to be seen.

In recent days, images of the new navy blue away shirt that Spurs will wear from this summer onwards turned up online and it is far removed from this season's plain black affair. Kit website Footy Headlines had published images of what they claim are "the first official images of Tottenham's new 26-27 away kit, featuring a bold and somewhat crazy pattern on the front".

There are colours galore worked into this new kit's eye-catching design with "a vibrant and chaotic pattern with diagonal, jagged lines in neon pink, purple, and orange over an Obsidian (navy blue) base", according to the Nike details. The kit has a rounded neck with no collar.

The leaked images of the kit have drawn a mixed reaction from Tottenham supporters, as the new kits always do, with some liking the bold colours and others thinking they are too much and everyone wondering what division the club will be wearing it in.

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It will be the final season that AIA will appear as Spurs' shirt sponsors before switching to become their training wear sponsor instead. All of the logos on the new top, including the Nike Swoosh and Tottenham logo, as well as that AIA lettering, will all appear in white on it.

The colour diagonal design also appears on the lower portion of the back of the shirt with the top left plain for the numbers and names to be printed upon without clashing.

Images are yet to emerge of the club's new Nike home and third kits for next season. However, it is believed that the home one will continue to use Spurs' usual white and navy colours. So far only guesses have been made about the collar and design based on the other Nike kits set to come out.

The same goes for the third kit although Footy Headlines claim it will primarily feature "Psychic Purple, with New Orchid and White accents, marking a return to purple tones seen in previous kits". A leaked 'lifestyle third jersey' has given an idea of how the colours will look although again how much of the colours will be used and the collar remain unclear.

The home kit is normally available not too long after the end of the season while the third kit is usually released early in the new campaign.

It's possible Man City are given a huge points deduction if they are found guilty of breaching FFP rules between 2009 and 2018, with Arsenal and Tottenham watching on

Man City could face a hefty points deduction if they are found to have breached the Premier League's Financial Fair Play rules - and it could have a huge impact on both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

City allegedly breached the FFP rules more than 100 times between the 2009/10 and 2017/18 seasons, with 115 charges brought against the club by the league in 2023. A hearing into the charges took place at the end of 2024 and a ruling could come any day now. City deny the charges against them.

One of the possible punishments Pep Guardiola's side face if they are found guilty of the alleged breaches is a points deduction, with football finance specialist Kieran Maguire stating earlier this year that a points deduction could be in the 40 to 60 point range.

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Speaking on The Overlap in February, Maguire said: "If we take a look at precedence, we have had Everton and Nottingham Forest with six and four-point deductions for a single offence covering a three-year period. The accusations against Manchester City cover a nine-year period, so it is far bigger.

"The numbers involved, we are not certain about, but they are likely to be quite significant. I think you have to add a zero to what we've seen in terms of Forest and Everton, so somewhere between a 40 and 60-point deduction would be, on merit to be consistent with what we've seen with other decisions, would make a lot of logic.”

If City are found guilty of the alleged breaches in the coming days or weeks, it is possible they are given a points deduction to come into effect immediately. This is what happened to Nottingham Forest in March 2024 and Everton in November 2023.

If this is the case, this would impact both the title race and the battle for relegation. City are currently nine points behind leaders Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, but do have a game in hand and will face the Gunners at Etihad Stadium in April. It's possible the gap between the two teams is cut to three points if City were to win those two games.

But if Guardiola's side are handed a points deduction, this would end their title challenge and Arsenal would most probably run away with the league, with third place Manchester United 15 points behind the north Londoners.

Depending on the severity of the points deduction, it could also have an impact on Tottenham and their chances of staying in the Premier League. Spurs are currently 17th with 30 points, just one point above the relegation zone.

With City on 61 points, if they are handed a points deduction of 40 points, they would slip to 18th and push West Ham out of the bottom three, with Spurs moving up to 16th. A points deduction of 60 points, as per Maguire's opinion, would leave City on one point and at the bottom of the English top flight.

Arsenal and Tottenham have just seven games of the league season to play but where they finish could seriously be impacted by any judgement on Man City's 115 FFP charges case. The wait continues, but perhaps now with just more invested parties than ever before.

Tottenham are in all kinds of trouble in the Premier League and one of their former players and coaches has been speaking about their plight

Gus Poyet believes Tottenham's players are only good enough to be a mid-table side but that means they should not be in trouble in the lower reaches of the Premier League.

Poyet turned out for three years in a Spurs shirt and later returned as assistant to Juande Ramos, the last head coach to win a trophy at Spurs before Ange Postecoglou led them to the Europa League last year. Now Tottenham are in big trouble in the Premier League with just a point separating them from the relegation spots with seven games to go.

When asked whether the current group of Spurs players are good enough, Poyet did not hold back.

"I don't think they are that good to be in the top four or top six, I don't think they are that bad to be in the bottom four. Tottenham's normal position, in a normal season where everyone is playing at a normal level, sixth to 10th - not 17th or 18th, no, nor in the top four," he told football.london.

"They came from a difficult season last year, the European competition covered it up a little bit but the Premier League season, everyone thought it was a one-off. But it's not a one-off, it's two consecutive ones. So it's dangerous."

The position of interim boss Igor Tudor is uncertain right now with the Croatian yet to win a game. The 47-year-old has been dealing with the death of his father Mario this week and the funeral in Split, leaving a delicate managerial situation at the club.

Poyet admits the question over who should be the manager of Tottenham right now is a difficult one with the decisions that have been made and backfired this season.

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"I think there are many [candidates]. The most important thing the [hierarchy] need to think of is what do they want? You cannot make the decision for them and the fans cannot make the decision for them. They know the squad they have and the kind of football they can play," said the Uruguayan.

"Example, at the beginning of this season, what's important for the club? A coach who knows the league, Thomas Frank, perfect. If that's your reason, then spot on. Middle of the season, what do you need? Someone who doesn't know the league - the completely opposite reason. The coaches as well, I always say about coaches, 'we make a change because we have a reason to make a change'. If that reason works, then we are a genius and if it doesn't work, then we are awful.

"The reason, if they decide to change and I don't know if they will, then why? And then if so, what are you looking for? I think bringing Igor in and knowing about his past, it was more down to his personality and character. So they put the character and personality ahead of knowing the league. Knowing the league in terms of working in it before because come on, let's be honest, everyone knows the Premier League, but knowing the feeling of being there. "

He added: "What now? A Spurs legend? An easy character? Easy-going? A friendly coach? An older one? Old-fashioned? That one, they need to decide; what sort of person do they want in there, a coach, personality, knowledge - they need to make the decision. I won't make it for them!"

Tottenham have been without key playmaker James Maddison all season

Tottenham Hotspur star James Maddison is a step closer to recovering from his serious knee injury as he shared an update following his return to the pitch.

The England international shared a series of snaps during the rehabilitation process after needing surgery on a cruciate knee injury. The 29-year-old has since moved into the next stage of the recovery and is back on the football pitch, aiming shots on goal.

Maddison has been one of the many casualties this season with his services sorely missed as Spurs face a battle to avoid Premier League relegation. The midfielder's return will provide a timely boost for the North London club in their efforts to turn around their fortunes.

In a post to social media, the playmaker wrote: "Session 6 months post ACL surgery. Working hard to be back. Video of what it looks like out on Sunday at 6pm on my @youtube channel (link in bio)."

Prior to his potentially season-ending injury, Maddison began documenting behind the scenes at Tottenham in a rare look behind the curtain for supporters.

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Previewing the latest release on his channel, the 29-year-old shows footage from time in the treatment room to running on the grass before ending with shooting practice.

Spurs caretaker manager Igor Tudor revealed a positive injury update regarding Maddison.

The Croatian raised the possibility of the midfielder returning before the end of the season.

He said: "Yeah. Maddison is already doing interesting things as well, with the ball, sprinting as well. I saw him. He's positive."

With the international break underway, Tottenham will not resume their fight to avoid relegation until April 12, when they face Sunderland.

Maddison suffered the injury during their pre-season tour in Korea and hasn't played competitively since May. At the time, Thomas Frank said: “I think it’s disappointing but also devastating for me and mainly for Madders that he’s out of the team.

“We will miss him and no doubt he will miss playing football.”

The long-serving former Tottenham Hotspur chairman is no longer a decision maker at the club and one of his ex-coaches has been speaking about him

Gus Poyet believes it's impossible to know whether Daniel Levy would have prevented the current mess at Tottenham because the long-serving ex-chairman was so unpredictable.

Levy was pushed out of Spurs last year after almost a quarter of a century at the helm after an in-depth club review instigated by the owners, the Lewis family. However, matters have not improved in the months since at the north London club with Tottenham now at risk of relegation with seven games of the Premier League remaining.

Poyet played for the club for three years and then was assistant manager to Juande Ramos, the last person to win a trophy at Spurs before Ange Postecoglou lifted the Europa League last year. Both managers were sacked by Levy afterwards due to performances in the Premier League. So would Levy have acted more swiftly to try to arrest the club's decline this season under Thomas Frank and now Igor Tudor?

"Difficult to know because Daniel was always, always - and I mean always - unpredictable," the Uruguayan told football.london. "When I was an assistant coach in the summer after winning the League Cup with Juande Ramos, we had a big issue with [Dimitar] Berbatov until the last minute of the transfer window.

"He [Levy] didn't want to sell him until the last minute of the transfer window. If Berba was going to go, then go, but we wanted to settle down and then play. But then Berba left, but he didn't play with us in August, we couldn't win a game and then we were sacked. How much of that was the reason? I don't know, I'm not going to blame anyone but it didn't help."

Poyet believes Levy's departure ended up being perfectly timed for the 64-year-old.

"He's very intelligent about leaving at the right time. Maybe he saw it coming. You know when people talk about when Alex Ferguson stepped down and what happened after? These kinds of people at the highest level, I think they know when is the right time to go," said the former Spurs and Chelsea midfielder.

"They don't stay there when everything is falling apart, you know? They leave just in time and that's a quality because he left in the worst Tottenham year in the Premier League for a long time, 17th, but won a trophy. He left as a winner."

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Poyet said that Levy's managerial sackings were brutal, not least the one that saw him heading out a hotel and into a waiting taxi.

"Listen, he sacked Mourinho one week before the final when the idea of signing Mourinho was about winning a trophy. So, what can I say about Daniel? He was a chairman that was very unpredictable," he said. "We got sacked the night before our game when we were in the hotel.

"Tottenham were playing Sunday in a home game, we went to the hotel to sleep overnight with the whole squad. Myself, Juande Ramos and Marcos Alvarez, we got sacked at 10pm, the night before the game. [What's] more unpredictable than that? There were not even rumours.

"I was waiting for much of the day in my room and I got a phone call telling me to come down. I went down and we got sacked. We walked out of the hotel with the luggage and got a taxi home. That's what I mean. I don't know. When you change a coach, I think that was the idea of the owners, it's to see a reaction and that didn't happen. The main reason for changing a coach, it didn't work for Spurs for whatever reason, so it's a problem."

Poyet believes that the issues at Spurs have stretched beyond this current season and he is worried about his old side as they sit one point above London rivals West Ham, who lie in the drop zone in the Premier League.

"I disagree with people that say 'this season'. This is not an accident, Tottenham finished 17th last season, and today, they are 17th. I think the characteristics of the players Tottenham have signed, they are more suitable for European competition, which is a completely different game, and not for the English Premier League," he explained.

"The Premier League, a little bit last season, 100% this season, has become more physical, man-to-man, set-pieces, and the strongest wins. Spurs, with all the injuries they have, and those players performing at a certain level in Europe but not being able to replicate that in the Premier League, when you start losing, it is difficult to recover.

"You need more than a change in coach; you need a bit of luck, you need players to come back, you need responsibility. They are in danger, I promise you. I was worried when I was at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium watching the Arsenal game live, I left that stadium thinking, 'aye, aye, aye'. That was three or four weeks ago. After watching Forest, [I'm] more [worried]. Careful."

The Uruguayan is worried for Spurs with their next trip on April 12 to one of the clubs he used to manage, Sunderland.

"Now they go to Sunderland. All the best going to the Stadium of Light at this moment of time after they won the derby," he said. "It's not just about playing football; it's about running, it's about fighting, it's about competing, it's about dealing with the pressure when a team is coming and coming and the supporters are supporting.

"You need to be spot on in that game. It's going to be tough. The most important thing, the only thing I can think, it didn't happen with me when I was at Sunderland, it's in your hands. It depends on you. If you win the same amount of games as West Ham, then you stay up. Then, we'll see what happens in the next couple of games."

The Tottenham Hotspur starlet is hoping to be back in action soon in order to help prevent the club from sliding into the Championship

Mathys Tel is hoping to be back and available for Tottenham after the international break in order to help drag the club away from relegation danger, football.london understands.

The 20-year-old has been one of the rare positives at Spurs of recent weeks with an assist in the Champions League win against Atletico Madrid and a string of proactive displays in the Premier League despite Tottenham's confidence struggles which leave them 17th in the table and just a point above the drop zone.

Tel had to leave the action in the 67th minute on Sunday in the defeat to Nottingham Forest after picking up an injury around his thigh and hip area.

Spurs assistant coach Bruno Saltor said after the game of the young forward: "Now, it's still assessing and seeing if he can go with the national team."

Tel did eventually have to be withdrawn from the France U21 squad but football.london understands that the injury is not a serious one and requires rest, which means that as long as there are no setbacks, the Frenchman could be involved after Tottenham's three week break in fixtures.

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The former Bayern Munich attacker is desperate to get back in action and wants to help in the fight to stay up. Those close to Tel claim he genuinely cares about the north London club, the fans and the people working within the organisation and is fully aware of the consequences relegation could have on people's livelihoods.

Borussia Dortmund are interested in taking the France U21 international back to Germany this summer, although if his time at Spurs were to come to an end Tel is understood to favour a move back to Bayern should the Bundesliga beckon.

Tel is not thought to be looking to leave this summer though, has a long contract at Tottenham until 2031 and is firmly focused on getting back fit and keeping the Lilywhites in the top flight.

The Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper was caught on camera with Italian players and staff appearing to celebrate as they found out their World Cup qualifying play-off opponents

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario inadvertently got himself caught in a moment that has "made waves" in Italy.

The Spurs stopper is currently out injured after undergoing hernia surgery on Monday which will keep him out for the next three to four weeks. The Italy international went to visit his compatriots and watch them overcome Northern Ireland 2-0 in their World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final in Bergamo on Thursday night.

After the game, cameras from the Italian television channel Rai caught footage of Vicario and Italy players and staff appearing to be watching the penalty shoot-out between Wales and Bosnia & Herzegovina on the Spurs man's phone inside a box in the stadium. When what was presumably Kerim Alajbegovic scoring the winning penalty happened, Vicario and the staff cheered with the goalkeeper pumping his fist as did Italy left-back Federico Dimarco.

Bosnia will now host Italy on Tuesday night for a spot at this summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico and the clip caused a storm both in Italy and with Bosnian football fans as it seemed Italy were happier with their opponents for the play-off final than a trip to Wales.

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Italian journalist Guillaume Pacini posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) of the clip: "The video making waves in Italy this Friday. With two camps: those who think Rai shouldn't have aired its footage, and those who are going after the players who celebrated the Bosnian team's final penalty kick. The boomerang effect of this video is immeasurable."

One Bosnian social media account, Bosnian Football, posted the footage to thousands of likes and said: "Look at this disrespect and arrogance by Italy. They were already celebrating after we won penalties. We will take this to account in Zenica!"

Whether the Italy players were even watching what everyone thought they were is unclear but it has certainly got people in the affected countries fired up ahead of Tuesday night's big decider.

Tottenham are reportedly considering Sean Dyche as a potential replacement for Igor Tudor as Spurs battle relegation from the Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur are reported to be formulating contingency plans to appoint Sean Dyche as their manager for the remainder of the season. The development emerges amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding Igor Tudor's future at the club, following his appointment on an interim basis through to the end of the current campaign.

Spurs presently sit in 17th position in the Premier League standings and are merely one point clear of the relegation zone with just nine fixtures remaining.

Consequently, speculation has mounted that Tottenham might contemplate another managerial change before the season concludes.

Dyche has previously been linked with the managerial vacancy at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a new update indicates that interest in the former Everton and Burnley manager could persist, reports the Mirror.

According to The Telegraph, Tottenham have identified Dyche as a potential option to assume control of the club on a temporary basis through to the end of the season.

The report suggests that Spurs could look to appoint Dyche should their primary target for the position, Roberto De Zerbi, decline to accept the role until the summer.

Dyche was most recently in charge of Nottingham Forest before his exit in February, and has considerable experience of steering multiple clubs clear of Premier League relegation, including Everton and Burnley.

De Zerbi's most recent role was at the helm of Marseille, and he has been linked with a Premier League return since his exit from the Ligue 1 outfit last month.

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In addition to being linked with the Tottenham managerial position, De Zerbi has also been named as a potential long-term successor at Manchester United this summer.

Reports suggest that Tottenham are identifying possible managerial candidates should Tudor depart the club before Spurs' next match.

The report further claims that Tottenham will finalise their decision regarding Tudor's future on Monday, although it remains unclear whether this will result in his departure.

Tudor's father passed away last weekend with the Tottenham boss informed shortly after the 3-0 defeat to Forest on Sunday.

Tottenham are not due to return to action until April 12, when they journey to the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland in an attempt to distance themselves from the relegation zone.

Spurs have seven Premier League fixtures remaining this season and could find themselves in the drop zone by the time they face Sunderland, should West Ham triumph over Wolves on April 10.