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Gary Neville has revealed the one thing that should concern Tottenham Hotspur and their fans the most during their current relegation battle.
Roberto De Zerbi’s spell in N17 did not start as Spurs fans would have hoped, with the Lilywhites falling to a 1-0 loss to Sunderland.
The new Spurs head coach insisted that he saw positives in his side’s performance at the Stadium of Light, but the reality at this stage of the season is that the Lilywhites need results.
Tottenham are now two points adrift of 17th-placed West Ham, and they now have just six league games to prevent the ultimate disaster.
Gary Neville claims Tottenham are not capable of doing what their relegation rivals did
The Lilywhites have not won a single league game in 2026, while many of their relegation rivals are picking up points consistently.
Gary Neville noted that the performance that Leeds produced in the first half of their 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Monday is not something that Tottenham are capable of.
Speaking after United’s 2-1 loss to Daniel Farke’s said, Neville told Sky Sports: “First half tonight, they were absolutely wonderful. That is a performance that I don’t think Tottenham are capable of.
“That’s the scary thing for Tottenham, not just the six points that Leeds United have gone clear of them tonight, but the actual performance levels that they put in – they’re nowhere near that.
“You watch Spurs yesterday against Sunderland and it’s a set of ingredients that don’t go together, a concoction of misfits. Yet you watch Leeds tonight and there’s a flow.
“They had to dig in in the second half and they found it difficult when Manchester United went to ten men and they started throwing caution to the wind.”
Leeds’ win has worsened Spurs’ survival odds according to Opta
After last weekend’s result, for the first time, Opta considered Tottenham the favourites to go down alongside Burnley and Wolves, giving the Lilywhites a 46.5 per cent chance of being relegated/
The supercomputer revised its numbers again following Leeds’ surprise win at Manchester on Monday, which has put Daniel Farke’s side in a very comfortable position.
It’s their latest deductions, Opta say that Tottenham are 49.5 per cent likely to be in the Championship next term, with Forest and Leeds both pulling away from the Lilywhites.
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