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Who is to blame for Spurs’ downfall this season?
National World - LocalTV
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18/03/2025
Players or Ange? Who is the blame steering towards for the abysmal few months at THFC…
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So, James, looking at Spurs and obviously, you know, the situation this season, it's
00:06
not been ideal. It's not been something that many Spurs fans wanted, obviously, after narrowly
00:11
missing out on the sort of top four, those higher echelons of the Premier League last
00:16
season when they did so well. And then the fall-off has been quite remarkable, really.
00:22
In terms of, you know, the last few months, the last sort of six months or so, it's not
00:27
been good. But, you know, does Ange deserve all the blame? Because, you know, you've got
00:33
this group, this core of still top-class, world-class players on their day, and they've
00:38
just simply not performed. So, where do you sort of lay that blame in terms of the on-field
00:42
problems, if we look at that, and sort of how they can move forward together?
00:47
Yeah, I mean, firstly, you're right in saying, you know, the season's been a complete disaster.
00:53
I think we're on for our worst league finishings since 2008, ironically, the last time we won
00:58
a trophy as well. But in terms of where the blame lies, I mean, you know, it's a collective
01:04
effort, but obviously, you know, the responsibility rests with the manager. You know, Ange had
01:09
such a bright start to his tenure at Spurs, you know, he really sort of lifted the club,
01:14
re-energised us, reconnected us as a fan base, and then slowly but surely the cracks have
01:17
just been starting to appear. And, you know, like I said in previous videos, you know,
01:22
we've got half the fan base wanting the manager out, half want the chairman out. There's unrest
01:27
in the stands every game, you know, we saw it against Fulham, more fans calling Ange
01:32
out again. And I think, you know, in terms of Ange, he's run out of excuses now. He's
01:37
got all his players back, albeit some that are, you know, fighting their way back to
01:41
fitness. Confidence is a factor with the number of players. But the players have also got
01:46
to step up and take responsibility as well. I mean, you look at that game against Fulham
01:50
and, you know, I think it was highlighted on Match of the Day, you know, the lack of
01:53
effort, the lack of tracking back. You know, as soon as Romero went off the pitch, it fell
01:59
apart. And it was just, you know, as a Spurs fan sort of sat there monitoring the score,
02:04
you're just waiting, you're just waiting. 75 minutes, 0-0, and you just know what's
02:08
coming. And sadly, that just sums up the season. I mean, two really, really poor goals to give
02:13
away. As I say again, no leadership, no fight. Looks like a lot of players have given up
02:18
either on the league or on Ange or both, which is just not good enough. I mean, 15 defeats
02:23
for the season is just simply unacceptable. When you look at that team, even with seven
02:28
changes on the weekend, you know, that team is good enough and should have been good enough,
02:34
no disrespect, to beat Fulham, who have done very, very well. You know, Marco Silva has
02:38
done an excellent job at Fulham. They're a really well-drilled team. He's almost got
02:41
a lot of journeymen there, hasn't he? And they've all come together and, you know, really
02:46
do perform well. So, the irony is that, obviously, Silva's been linked with Spurs, should Ange
02:50
depart, which is quite an interesting take. But, you know, collective responsibility,
02:54
I think there's failures on Ange. Team selections in the last few weeks have been very questionable
02:59
to me. Not sure how Bissouma starts a game at the moment. He got hooked against Bournemouth
03:04
at half-time, but yet he started again on the weekend, hooked again at half-time against
03:09
Fulham, you know, can't pass the ball five yards, looks devoid of confidence. You know,
03:14
I think Ange spoke about his focus during the game. He's obviously had a few off-field
03:18
problems this year, but, you know, if he is devoid of confidence, you know, why are we
03:23
picking him? You know, there's other options. And again, you know, it just boils down to
03:28
that lack of leadership on the pitch. And as I say, you know, we saw with Romero and
03:31
van der Ven back inside in the Europa League, the difference they make. You take them out
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and, you know, we just look rudderless.
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