Jamie Carragher believes Tottenham “look like they’re going to go down” to the Championship after one other dismal show in Roberto De Zerbi’s first recreation in cost.
Spurs’ 1-0 defeat at Sunderland means the membership sit within the relegation zone with six video games remaining and two-points off West Ham in seventeenth place.
Despite being one of many Premier League’s so-called ‘Big Six’, their survival standing within the top-flight is out of their palms.
The result’s damning however the efficiency was even worse. They created simply 0.15 value of Expected Goals within the second half in opposition to Sunderland, whereas a wasteful first half noticed them miss 0.91 value of xG total – however failed to rating.
“I can’t believe it. Tottenham look like they’re going to go down,” mentioned Carragher. “The other [relegation threatened] teams have something going for them.”
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FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Sunderland’s match in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League.
Spurs now have six video games to save their season within the midst of an extended winless run. By the time they face Brighton subsequent Saturday, dwell on Sky Sports, it should have been 111 days since they final tasted victory within the Premier League.
Spurs’ remaining video games embrace matches in opposition to fellow relegation rivals Wolves and Leeds – however Carragher believes they have “no chance” of beating even the Premier League’s backside membership away from residence.
“You look at fixtures, you think that’s a good game for Tottenham. But they’re awful. Tottenham’s a good game for them.
“Wolves are backside of the league. Do you think Tottenham will go there, and win? No probability.”
Neville: Spurs relegation would be a monstrous moment
Gary Neville says any relegation for Tottenham would be a ‘monstrous moment’ and ‘unthinkable’.
“It’s as attention-grabbing because the title race,” Neville said of the relegation race on The Gary Neville Podcast.
“The Spurs query – can they go down? Will they go down? Is this the most important membership that is ever gone down in Premier League historical past?
“Aston Villa are a massive club, but Tottenham have been in Champions League finals in the last five, six, seven years, and won the Europa League last year, this would be a monstrous moment.
“Some say it will be good for the sport as a result of it will display competitiveness, that anyone can go down within the Premier League, simply as when Leicester received it. It was probably the most phenomenal story that anyone can win the Premier League.
“I actually like what De Zerbi did today on paper, putting Kolo Muani, Solanke and Richarlison up front as a three-pronged attack. It didn’t have great balance but I thought that they would potentially cause more problems.
“They’ve misplaced at Sunderland and they’ve acquired large matches to come. The unthinkable may occur.
“I think they’ll just get out of it, but I’ve got no confidence to sit here and say Tottenham are safe right now.
“Everyone is aware of they’re in large hassle and it is the unthinkable.”
O’Hara’s explosive evaluation of Spurs
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Jamie O’Hara is left pissed off after poor defending from Tottenham Hotspur places Sunderland 1-0 up.
If Carragher’s evaluation of Spurs’ destiny is damning, then former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara’s take is explosive.
“Absolutely shocking. Spurs didn’t deserve anything from the game. It sums up Spurs this season. They did absolutely nothing, offered nothing.
“Non-existent performances all around the park. Connor Gallagher, surprising. Randal Kolo Muani, surprising. Dominic Solanke, surprising. Richarlison, surprising. Destiny Udogie, surprising.
“You can’t carry six players when you are fighting relegation! You have to fight and put in a performance.
“Absolutely woeful once more. I can’t imagine how dangerous this workforce have gotten. De Zerbi is an efficient supervisor however he can’t produce miracles; the gamers have to produce for him.
“Nowhere near good enough. The quality on the pitch is non-existent. These players have fallen so far off from where they think they are as footballers.
“I’m not seeing something from this workforce that warrants staying within the Premier League. There is nothing that claims they can keep up. There is not sufficient struggle, high quality or ardour.
“For the majority of the game, I couldn’t believe what I was watching. These players are nowhere near it.”
O’Hara has ranked Spurs’ probabilities of Premier League survival at simply “10 per cent” and believes De Zerbi is not ready to work “miracles”.
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Tottenham defender Cristian Romero is left in tears after harm ends his recreation in opposition to Sunderland early.
“They have not won this year,” he added. “It will be April 18 next weekend and Spurs haven’t won in the Premier League.
“Where are the factors coming from? They want seven or eight factors. Where are they coming from? I can’t see it.
“The players are not good enough and are not producing. Pumped by Nottingham Forest and beaten by Sunderland. West Ham have got fight. Forest picked up another point. Leeds have fight and have energy at home.
“I do not see something from Spurs to say they can get out of this. I can not imagine how dangerous this workforce have gotten.
“De Zerbi hasn’t got the players. I think you could see a style of play from Tottenham; he knows what he is doing in terms of how he wants them to play.
“A slower build-up and possession-based. You may see what he’s attempting to do however you’ve got to depend on the gamers to put in a efficiency.
“What can you do as a manager? You are waiting to get beaten as they are not producing quality on the pitch. There is not enough quality. The players, it’s remarkable, the performances they are putting in at this stage of the season and what is on the line.
“Solanke, £60m Spurs paid for him! He was meant to be Harry Kane’s alternative however it seems to be like he is forgotten how to play soccer.
“Solanke’s performance today needs to be studied. It’s one of the worst performances I’ve seen. It’s remarkable some of the football I’ve seen. De Zerbi must be scratching his head.
“We do not deserve something from the sport – Kinsky was the very best participant! I could not imagine what I used to be working. De Zerbi is not a miracle employee.”
De Zerbi: One win changes everything
Reacting after the game, De Zerbi says Spurs have to be stronger as they are in a “dangerous second” – but one win would change their season.
“We have to be stronger. I spoke to the gamers 5 minutes in the past, and I mentioned the identical,” De Zerbi told Sky Sports.
“I perceive the whole lot, I can perceive it has been a troublesome season. We are going by means of a troublesome second for everybody. But we have now to react, we have now to react with enthusiasm, the proper spirit. They confirmed that at this time. I can’t say something about that.
“What we have to do is just work, just transfer what I think. I’m an honest man, I’m telling you what I think, what my opinion is. We have big players, now they are in a bad moment. There’s results, the part of the season. But we have to work on one win. With one win, we can change everything this season.
“I’ve 24 hours in a day. It’s not an issue of time. I need to discover the proper method to attain the heads of my gamers. I’m trustworthy. When I say we created two or three probability within the first half with Udogie, Richarlison, Solanke – we did the identical what we have achieved within the week. For that, the qualities of the gamers are nice, however not sufficient.
“Now we have to believe more in ourselves and our team-mates. The crucial part is to win one game. One game, one game, one game.
“In phrases of favor of play, we can play a lot better than at this time. But after 5 or 6 coaching classes, it is troublesome. The drawback is not a mode of play, the issue is the psychological half. Together we have now to keep targeted to win one recreation.”
