Sunday’s defeat to Nottingham Forest might hardly have gone any worse for Tottenham Hotspur. The hope was that Igor Tudor’s crew had turned a nook. Encouraging performances in opposition to Liverpool and Atletico Madrid gave the look of a facet preventing for its life, however that phantasm was shattered by the 3-0 loss to Forest.
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 22: Head Coach Igor Tudor of Tottenham Hotspur earlier than the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on March 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)
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Seven video games from the top of the season, Tottenham is only one level above the relegation zone. Spurs remains to be ready for its first league win of 2026 and might be set for all times within the Championship with a lot of the rivals across the North London outfit within the Premier League desk in higher kind.
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Only final season, Tottenham ended its 17-year look ahead to a trophy by profitable the Europa League, qualifying for the Champions League within the course of. Now, the membership is dealing with as much as the real risk of relegation. Spurs’ state of affairs is so perilous that it might appoint a 3rd supervisor in only one season with Tudor underneath stress. Reports state he might depart.
Injuries have been a significant factor in Tottenham’s struggles. Countless key figures have missed lengthy stretches of the season. Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison, for instance, have but to start out a single match within the 2025/26 Premier League marketing campaign with the creativity of each gamers robbing Spurs of attacking invention.
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 22: Tottenham Hotspur gamers look dejected throughout the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on March 22, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Izzy Poles – AMA/Getty Images)
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Nonetheless, Tudor has sophisticated issues additional. His system is complicated, as confirmed by the deployment of Micky Van de Ven as a left again and Pedro Porro with no consideration winger in opposition to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Tudor made modifications to his system at half time, nevertheless it was already too late with Spurs trailing 1-0 and chasing the sport.
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Tottenham has critical issues. From prime to backside, the North London membership wants a full reset. Its switch technique in recent times has been wayward with the sequence of managerial hiring and firings. Replacing Tudor gained’t remedy any of the elemental points, nevertheless it might assist them get to seventeenth within the desk by the point this season ends.
Spurs wants its greatest, most skilled gamers to step up for the ultimate seven video games of the season. The effort degree within the damaging defeat to Nottingham Forest was far under the required degree. Tottenham collapsed within the second half when supporters anticipated the crew to show its readiness for the combat in opposition to relegation. Spurs’ season might be outlined by what unfolds within the subsequent few matches.