The merciful end of the 2022/23 season cannot come soon enough for Tottenham Hotspur.
Nine more points may be on offer but Ryan Mason turned to the intangibles when he outlined his goals as interim manager for the rest of the season.
“We need to create a feeling where everyone is aligned,” Mason said, “the club, the players and the fans.” Given the widening divide between Daniel Levy and seemingly everyone else associated with Spurs, Mason may be better off promising Champions League qualification.
Spurs moved up to sixth with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday but still trail fourth-placed Manchester United by six points despite playing two games more than the Red Devils.
Here’s the form which has left Spurs outside the top five and what lies ahead for the remainder of the campaign.
Tottenham’s troubles in recent weeks have been painfully obvious. Whatever Mason – or his interim predecessor Cristian Stellini – has said to his players ahead of kickoff has had a disastrous effect.
Across matches against Newcastle (three), Manchester United (one) and Liverpool (three) in the last fortnight, Tottenham have conceded seven goals in the opening 15 minutes. Palace didn’t even have a shot in the opening 15 minutes on Saturday as Spurs maintained their relatively impressive home form.
The north London outfit have only lost one of their last nine matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium across all competitions.
However, Tottenham’s form on the road has been significantly worse. The club’s last win – or clean sheet – away from home in any competition was all the way back in January, long before Antonio Conte unleashed a diatribe against his own players and the fabric of the institution which employed him.
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Date / Kick-off time |
Results |
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08/04/23 – 15:00 |
Tottenham 2-1 Brighton |
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15/04/23 – 15:00 |
Tottenham 2-3 Bournemouth |
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23/04/23 – 14:00 |
Newcastle 6-1 Tottenham |
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27/04/23 – 20:15 |
Tottenham 2-2 Man Utd |
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30/04/23 – 16:30 |
Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham |
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06/05/23 – 15:00 |
Tottenham 1-0 Crystal Palace |
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