Spurs Continue to Spiral
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Welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FC. I'm Dan Thomas joined by Shaka Hiss that will start at the bottom of the Premier League. Spurs in action against Crystal Palace on Thursday. Be a great start in North London. Spurs would take the lead, Solanke making it 1-0 and then it would turn into an absolute nightmare. That event sent off Spurs down to 10 men. They would convert the penalty, Palace, and then they'd run away with it. Sarr would get another goal just before the break. Strand Larsson getting in on the action as well. Crystal Palace winning by three goals to one, which leaves Spurs still just one point above the relegation zone with nine games to go. Where should we start? Do you want to start today or just overall?
we'll talk about today because I think today in itself felt like a must-win game like a must-win game for Spurs which we haven't really seen for a long time we've seen them trend in the wrong direction but that buffer to the bottom three has still kind of been there so at times it almost felt like we were dragging them into the bottom sort of three or four ourselves but now as you look at it you see a Forest side who got a great point for them yesterday and a West Ham side who've been you know finding some wins and points in the last few weeks when most people thought they were doomed I think it was around early December time So for Spurs, you see the situation they're in. I think what's alarming from my standpoint is as I watch them, if something was to happen, it just needed to be an individual that would just do something.
Somebody's just running really hard by themself. And it looks like such a poor, poor Premier League side, relatively speaking, because all those teams around them, beyond them, you've seen the sort of recent rise of Leeds. You've seen what Forest could potentially do. You've seen what West Ham have been able to do on the road and at home in recent weeks and sort of have that sense of belief. But for Spurs... You see nothing. You've seen a captain in Romero who's been out for four games and now you see your next captain make a mistake which leads to his side going 1-1 and him missing a game now going forward. You've seen Pedro Parral, the third captain, coming off and showing real anger. You've seen him not be able to create much, not be able to defend well, not be able to do much in midfield and a manager on the sideline who basically said all of those things as well in a press conference.
He says, we have no attack, we have no midfield and we have no defence. So it's hardly inspiring confidence. And now when you get to this sort of stage, unfortunately, somebody who's had experience of this. And whereas in the past, you'd look at the fixtures and say, this is where the points are going to come from. All of a sudden, every game seems that little bit more difficult because you're not showing anything on a week to week basis now that would make people believe. But all of a sudden, it's just going to, everything's just going to fit into place and you'll get the necessary amount of wins to go and keep yourself in the division. They've lost five in a row, Shaka. They haven't won a Premier League game this year.
We're in March. And you just wonder where some kind of respite comes from. And now the challenge here for Spurs is they bring in a new manager, Igor Tudor, over the last few weeks. Nothing has seemed to click. We often talk about a new manager bounce. That has not come. You now have a team that's spiralling down towards the bottom three, who clearly are... They're indisciplined, both in their approach and I'm not sure that anybody has any respect for Igor Tudor.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:38
2
What happened in the Spurs vs Crystal Palace match?
4:38–8:06
3
Why are Spurs struggling at the bottom of the Premier League?
8:06–16:52
4
What challenges does Real Madrid face in their upcoming matches?
16:52–18:53
5
What are the implications of Arsenal's time-wasting comments?
18:53–19:07
6
How does the injury situation affect Spurs' performance?
19:07–25:47
7
What are the key factors impacting the relegation battle this season?
25:47–27:15
8
Why is there criticism surrounding Arsenal's style of play?
27:15–1:04:04
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