{"id":18888,"date":"2026-05-19T10:46:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=18888"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:46:45","slug":"tottenham-from-bilbao-to-the-brink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/tottenham-from-bilbao-to-the-brink","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham – from Bilbao to the brink and back again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stamford Bridge in May has rarely felt like home for Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>. On Tuesday night, under the west London lights, the most miserable season in living memory for Spurs could either be quietly buried or grow louder still. A win confirms top-flight survival. A draw, given a 13-goal cushion on West Ham, almost certainly does the same. Defeat, however, drags the agony into Sunday afternoon, when Everton arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the unthinkable begins to feel a little more thinkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less than twelve months ago, Tottenham were European champions. Ange Postecoglou’s side beat Manchester United<\/a> 1-0 in the Europa League final, the club’s first major trophy in 17 years and a ticket back to the Champions League. Within a fortnight, Daniel Levy had sacked him. The 17th-place league finish was deemed unsurvivable, the European glory written off as a one-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What followed was carnage. Thomas Frank, prised from Brentford in the summer, was dismissed in February. Igor Tudor, his short-fuse replacement, lasted 44 days and won none of his five league matches. By the time Roberto De Zerbi was appointed in April, Spurs had slipped into the relegation zone for the first time since January 2009. The Italian’s first match in charge, fittingly, was a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udea8 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in the relegation zone \ud83d\ude33

14 games without a win.
Worst run in their Premier League history. \ud83d\udcc9

How bad can this get? \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/GLfxlDBX8q<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 365Scores (@365Scores) April 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n