There have been many moments over the last four wasted years when it felt as if Tottenham were finally, miserably bottoming out. But none of them have anything on this. The first 21 minutes against Newcastle is a nadir for THFC, writes JackPittBrooke.
Stellini insisted afterwards that he did train the players in the back four last week. But it certainly did not look that way as Spurs were cut open time after time. It makes you wonder what sort of commitment to improvement there is on that training ground. It was telling that it took a return to 3-4-3, and the introduction ofBut Stellini is a fall guy himself, so pouring too much of the blame onto him feels like missing the point.
We all know that Stellini has inherited problems that he cannot fix. He took over a group of players whose confidence has been utterly destroyed by the Conte era. Here, he tried to get them to play a different way, to push them into a gear they were unused to, and the engine blew up in his face. These players have forgotten how to play on the front foot, forgotten how to defend high up the pitch, forgotten how to think for themselves. All that is not just on Stellini.
Because Conte was a man brought in to deliver instant success and then not given all of the tools he is used to. He completed half of the job, with Tottenham finishing fourth last season, but then when performances and confidence started to collapse in this one, he did not look willing or able to fix it. Yes, he deserves blame, but by no means all of it.
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