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–Six consecutive losses in all tournaments. This has never happened in the club’s 144-year history.
–No win in 11 games in the Premier League. This is also a first for Tottenham.
— Four losses in the first four games under Igor Tudor’s interim reign. It has never happened to a Tottenham manager before.
It almost feels like things can’t get any worse for Spurs. Remember, Spurs won the Europa League last season and were one of the 12 founding members of the ambitious but flawed Super League project. was canceled immediately In 2021.
However, don’t worry, it may get worse.
Still reeling from Tuesday’s crushing 5-2 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid, Tottenham must travel to Anfield for Sunday’s league game against Liverpool with a team torn apart by a combination of injuries, suspensions, possible concussions and a general lack of belief.
Round 30 begins with Spurs, who have been in the top flight ever since the 1970s, but sit two places and one point above the relegation zone with nine games in hand. They could be available in time for kick-off at Anfield.
West Ham, third from last, and Nottingham Forest, fourth from last, are both one point behind with Tottenham having home games against Manchester City on Saturday and Fulham on Sunday respectively. Liverpool vs Tottenham is the final match on Sunday.
Key players such as James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Mohamed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur and Destiny Oudogui remain on the injured list, while captain Cristian Romero and midfielder Joao Parinha are likely to miss this weekend after being shaken by a collision of heads late in the game against Atlético. Defender mainstay Micky van de Ven has been suspended.
Next is the goalkeeper situation. Guglielmo Vicario’s form was so poor that Tudor felt he had to take him off against Atlético, handing Antonin Kinski his first start since October. The 22-year-old Czech lasted less than 17 minutes before collapsing. separated Due to the error-strewn display.
This means Vicario is likely to return to his starting position, but his confidence cannot be called high either.
Despite being under huge pressure, Tudor looks set to continue to dominate this weekend. Tottenham announced mid-week that the Croatian would hold a press conference on Friday ahead of the game against Liverpool. The second leg will be against Atlético on Wednesday.
After that, Tottenham’s only focus may be to avoid relegation.
major matches
Arsenal and Man City will face off on the same day in the latest chapter of the title race.
Arsenal hold a seven-point lead and are now playing Everton at home. City play at the Olympic Stadium in a few hours.
Manchester United and Aston Villa are level on points ahead of their clash at Old Trafford, sitting third and fourth respectively.
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Round 30 of the Champions League Round of 16 will arrive in the midst of close competition, so it is expected that some kind of rotation will occur among the top teams.
However, Man City manager Josep Guardiola may want to keep Antoine Semenyo in the squad, having scored seven goals in 13 games since the Ghana international joined from Bournemouth in January.
Chelsea striker Joao Pedro has scored eight goals in his last eight games heading into Saturday’s home match against Newcastle.
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Liverpool have injury concerns ahead of the visit of struggling Tottenham. Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker did not take part in midweek’s Champions League trip to Turkey, where they lost 1-0 to Galatasaray due to an undisclosed issue.
Arsenal will once again be without midfielder and captain Martin Odegaard, who is recovering from a knee injury.
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