Five Tottenham flops slammed in furious rant as Roberto De Zerbi sent 'shocking' warning

Tottenham Hotspur are still yet to win a Premier League game this year, and Roberto De Zerbi is under pressure to turn things around before it's too late.

Jamie O'Hara has named and shamed five 'shocking' players who let Tottenham Hotspur down in the defeat to Sunderland. Nordi Mukiele fired the Black Cats to victory at the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon, denting Roberto De Zerbi's hopes of keeping the Lilywhites in the Premier League.

Spurs squandered the chance to climb out of the bottom three following West Ham's win over Wolves on Friday night. The Hammers are just two points clear of Tottenham in the relegation zone with six games to go until the end of the season.

Speaking on Sky Sports after the game, O'Hara claimed the Spurs players must take accountability, with De Zerbi unable to 'produce miracles'. The former Lilywhites midfielder said: "Absolutely shocking.

"Didn't deserve anything from the game. Sunderland took control and created good opportunities. [Antonin] Kinsky made some really good saves, but it's a terrible goal to concede."

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O'Hara added: "It sums up Spurs this season. They did absolutely nothing, offered nothing. Non-existent performances all over the park. Conor Gallagher, shocking. [Randal] Kolo Muani, shocking. [Dominic] Solanke, shocking. Richarlison, shocking. [Destiny] Udogie, shocking.

"You can't carry six players when you are fighting relegation! You have to fight and put in a performance. Absolutely woeful again. I can't believe how bad this team have got.

"De Zerbi is a good manager but he can't produce miracles; the players have to produce for him. Nowhere near good enough. The quality on the pitch is non-existent.

"These players have fallen so far off from where they think they are as footballers. I am not seeing anything from this team that warrants staying in the Premier League.

"There is nothing that says they can stay up. There isn't enough fight, quality or passion. For the majority of the game, I couldn't believe what I was watching. These players are nowhere near it."

Speaking to the BBC at the Stadium of Light, De Zerbi reflected on the result. The Italian said: "Sorry because we didn't deserve to lose the game. We played a good game, maybe not enough to win but we were unlucky in a few situations in the first half.

"I cannot say anything to players because they gave their best in terms of attitude and spirit. We can play better for sure and you can feel better. We have to work on that.

"My work is not so much on the pitch because they are good guys and I am sorry for them. I want to give them confidence in what they need. Tactically, we played a good first half.

"With the ball and without the ball. We don't have confidence to play great football but we did what we have been working on this week. The players can play better if they are feeling confident."

On keeping spirits high, De Zerbi said: "I can be a big brother, father, they don't need a coach. They don't need to improve football. They can play better and they will play better once we reach a different level of confidence."

On looking forward to the challenge, he added: "Absolutely, I'm sure if we are able to win a game then everything will change."