Igor Tudor has earned just one point from his five league games – including a 4-1 thumping by Arsenal – as well as being dumped out of the Champions League following the chaotic first leg at Atletico Madrid.
Tottenham have won just 30 points from 31 Premier League games this season – their joint-lowest return after 31 games of a league campaign, along with 1914-15.
They are winless in their past 13 league matches (D5 L8), which equals the second-longest winless league run in their history dating back to 1912, with the record standing at 16 in 1934-35.
They must avoid setting a new record if they are going to survive, with relegation rivals West Ham’s 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa the sliver of hope needed on a wretched afternoon.
“I think it’s impossible for him to stay. I really do,” ex-Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy told Match of the Day.
“It’s really difficult for the players to play in an environment that’s so deflated and toxic.
“The only way you can change that is either winning games, which they’re not doing, or change a manager – what the fans want.
“If they keep him in charge, it’s five league games without a win. A new guy comes in, gets one win and it can turn quickly. It’s a risk worth taking and I think they’ll take it.
“The players don’t really look like they’re at it. They’ve had a couple of decent performances this week and maybe people thought that the corner had been turned, but confidence was low again after they conceded.
“He made two changes at half-time and that didn’t make them any better. If anything, they got worse as the second half went on.”
Bruno Saltor took Tudor’s news conference and believes the head coach and his staff will get time, with three weeks until they travel to Sunderland after the international break.
“Yeah, of course, we feel the support of everyone at the club and we’re just focusing on how we can help the players,” he said.
“What gives me belief? The last two games, against Liverpool and Atletico Madrid and the first half today. We should’ve been at least 1-0 up. Right now, every small detail is going against us. It is about turning it around and that’s what gives us confidence.”
