Unprecedented in the history of world football: in England, the unthinkable is happening

Five days before the end, Tottenham is two points away from the 17th place, which means avoiding relegation, held by West Ham United. A small but crucial gap for the struggling Spurs. Their last victory in the Premier League dates back to December 28th against Crystal Palace. Since then, the London club has been stuck in a streak of fifteen winless matches and has already changed coaches twice.

Danish Thomas Frank was fired in February, his successor, Croatian Igor Tudor, lasted only 44 days, and he was recently replaced by Italian Roberto De Zerbi. During his second match on the bench against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, the end of this dark period seemed finally in sight. However, Austrian defender Kevin Danso made a decisive mistake in injury time, giving away the 2-2 equalizer. Danso then became a victim of a massive wave of racist insults on social media, which the club condemned in a statement.

In case of another misstep next Saturday against Wolverhampton Wanderers, which would lead to a 16th winless match for the Londoners, the club would equal a 91-year-old negative record. It goes back to 1935 to find such a long period without a win. Currently bottom of the table, the Wolves are already relegated and, on paper, represent the easiest opponent for the rest of the fixtures. Following them will be matches against top teams Chelsea and Aston Villa, then against Leeds United and, on the last day, against Everton.

“This team is capable of winning five matches in a row,” assures coach De Zerbi, who tries to maintain high morale and demands that his players approach each session with optimism. “You must come to training with a smile, or you can go straight home,” De Zerbi asserts. “I have no time for negative people, sad players, or assistant coaches. I don’t like people who complain and have a negative mindset.”