Carragher: Tottenham's Relegation Looms Large
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has expressed his belief that Tottenham Hotspur are heading for relegation to the Championship. Following their 1-0 defeat at Sunderland, Spurs find themselves in the relegation zone with six games remaining, two points behind West Ham in 17th place. Despite being considered one of the Premier League's 'Big Six', their top-flight survival is now out of their hands. Carragher stated, 'I'm shocked, Tottenham look like they're going down.' The team's performance was dismal, creating a mere 0.15 Expected Goals in the second half and wasting 0.91 xG overall in the first half without scoring. Carragher added, 'The other teams have something going for them.' With six games left to save their season, Spurs are on a long winless run, with their next match against Brighton. Carragher doubts they can beat even the Premier League's bottom club away from home, saying, 'Wolves are bottom of the league, do you think Tottenham will go there and win? No chance.' Gary Neville described a potential Tottenham relegation as a 'monstrous moment' and 'unthinkable', given their recent Champions League finals and Europa League win. Neville believes the unthinkable could happen, but thinks they will just escape relegation. Former Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara ranked Spurs' chances of survival at 10% and criticized the team's performance, saying they did not deserve anything from the game and that their quality on the pitch is non-existent. O'Hara also expressed his concern about De Zerbi's ability to work miracles with the current players. De Zerbi acknowledged that Spurs are in a 'bad moment' but emphasized the need for the team to be stronger and react with enthusiasm. He believes one win could change their season, and they need to work on transferring his ideas to the players and finding the right way to reach them.