What has happened?

For the first time this season Spurs have lost three games in a row in the Premier League. So what is behind this poor form?

Every side experiences a slump in form during the season so this is nothing new or unexpected. But it seems that the Tottenham players have taken their collective eyes off the ball. Not so long we were getting daily comments from players, past and present, about our challenge for the title. But a late goal at Manchester City and the collapse against Arsenal ended all that talk. Now all we can hope for is Spurs can hold off the challenge from Chelsea and Arsenal for third spot.

Injuries have taken their toll this season, but no worse than other teams around us, but I do suspect there is a degree of unsettling effects within the squad. Defoe is not happy to be on the substitute’s bench constantly even though he scores most of the time when he plays. Luka Modric is uncertain to be at Spurs next season as there are a number of clubs eager to sign him and Spurs are believed to be offering him an improvement on his current contract. Gareth Bale is a constant source of transfer speculation with Spanish Giants Barcelona and Real Madrid Keeping tabs on him.

Another factor behind the scenes is the speculation linking Harry Redknapp with the vacant England Manager’s position. This is an obvious distraction and the possible change of manager at Tottenham next season can leave a number of players concerned about their position in the club, particularly as it is rumoured there will be money to spend next summer.

One other factor to be considered could be down to tiredness. There is little rotation as far as the Premier league is concerned with Redknapp preferring to stick with his favoured eleven for as many games as he can get out of them. This I believe is a major blunder by Redknapp and shows a lack of faith in the rest of the squad.

I hope it won’t be long before this slump can be reversed and not let the season get away from us.