Tottenham are likely hoping that the 2025/26 campaign represented the lowest point for the team after a run of difficult times.
Having barely avoided relegation on the closing day of the previous term to register another 17th-place finish, the team lacked any silverware to ease the disappointment this year, contrasting with their Europa League victory in 2025.
The factors behind Spurs’ downward spiral have been heavily analyzed, with frequent changes in the dugout and poor transfer business standing out as two primary obstacles for the team lately.
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Peter Crouch discusses the necessity of a squad overhaul at Tottenham
Ex-Tottenham forward Peter Crouch has identified the appointment of Igor Tudor last year as an especially bad move, arguing that his former team requires a major transformation to support their new manager, Roberto De Zerbi.
“Roberto De Zerbi has done a fantastic job at Spurs,” Crouch remarked to FourFourTwo. “The period under Igor Tudor was a total catastrophe.
“Nobody anticipated that hiring, and it never became any more logical as time went on.”
In Crouch’s view, such a choice reflected deep-seated issues that have plagued a club of Tottenham’s stature for quite a while.
“The club has suffered from poor leadership for some time,” he went on, pointing out that Tottenham’s transfer strategy has also been severely lacking.
“Their signings haven’t been up to par,” Crouch noted, though he expressed support for their latest summer transfer activity, with outlays exceeding £300 million as the deadline approached.
This recruitment drive brought in players such as Savio, Sandro Tonali, and Mateus Fernandes; despite starting the season with a 3-0 loss against Brentford, Crouch believes the team must push forward now.
“An institution of this scale shouldn’t be scraping survival by just a few points,” he remarked, underscoring the massive task ahead for De Zerbi and his squad this season.
“My hope is that Spurs can return to their former glory in the coming months,” Crouch concluded.
