Tottenham Hotspur have taken just four points from their last six Premier League games.
Football pundit Guillem Balague suggested that there have been three mitigating factors behind Tottenham’s struggles this season, when writing his column for BBC Sport.
Spurs currently sit in third spot in the Premier League table, one point clear of bitter rivals Arsenal, although they have played a game more than the Gunners.
Tottenham have taken 64 points from their 32 games played, and they need to take at least 14 from their final six outings in order to beat last year’s tally of 77.
Mauricio Pochettino has worked wonders at Spurs, especially considering the fact that they have failed to sign a single player during the past two transfer windows.
And when writing his column for BBC Sport, Balague highlighted their lack of signings as one of the reasons that they have struggled to challenge for the title this season, as well as the fact that they lost Mousa Dembele and have played all of their home games at Wembley Stadium:
“There are mitigating factors, of course, not least the lack of a real ‘home’ stadium for the past two seasons, the absence of a single signing since January 2018 and the mid-season loss of the influential midfielder Mousa Dembele. It is hard to argue against the view that the players have maximised their potential but every time a new corner is turned the same question has been put forward: how much more can Pochettino get from this team?”
Tottenham still have a chance of winning the Champions League this season, but they will have to be at their very best in every game if they are to have any chance of doing just that.
And if they are to make genuine improvements next season, Pochettino must surely bring in at least two top quality players during the summer transfer window.
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