Tottenham Hotspur have had a terrible season.
The North Londoners have lost 18 times in the Premier League already, and there are still five games left to be played in the competition.
The Europa League is Spurs’ only hope at the moment, and although they are among the favourites to win it, their key players will have to step up to end their trophy drought.
Unfortunately for Tottenham fans, many of their players haven’t been good enough this season. Micah Richards has taken aim at three of them.
Micah Richards names the three Tottenham players who haven’t been good this season
Tottenham deserve all of the criticism they have been getting this season.
A club of the size of Spurs should be nowhere near 16th, but after winning just 11 of their first 33 games in the Premier League, that is their position right now.
Tottenham still have five games left in the Premier League, and there’s every chance that their loss column will go beyond 20.
That is unacceptable, despite their injury issues.
Richards, like all the Spurs fans, is disappointed with many of their players, and he has now had his say on three of them – summer signings Dominic Solanke and young Wilson Odobert, and January arrival Mathys Tel.
Speaking on the Rest is Football podcast, he said: “Solanke has been a disappointment all season. He has had knocks as well. Tel, he came from Bayern Munich, he looks really good for 20 minutes and then drifts out of the game.
“Odobert, they got from Burnley. I remember when Vincent Kompany signed him, he looked like he was going to be an absolute superstar. But, he looks like a bit of a headless chicken at the moment.
“Maybe it’s just down to confidence, but it’s not good enough.”
Who is to blame for Tottenham’s terrible performances this season?
This really has been a season to forget for Tottenham.
There has been very little to cheer about for Spurs fans from the start of the campaign, and winning the Europa League would be the only source of joy for the supporters.
Ange Postecoglou will blame injuries for his side’s performances, but even when most of their players have been fit, the results just haven’t been good enough.
So, the blame must fall on the manager. 18 defeats in a season is just not acceptable, and winning the Europa League will not change those results.
That is why we think Tottenham should part ways with Postecoglou at the end of the season – irrespective of what happens in the final weeks of the campaign.