Tottenham Hotspur beat Stoke City 4-0 yesterday at White Hart Lane.
Jamie Redknapp has told Sky Sports that he believes Stoke City are suffering from the same problem that Tottenham Hotspur used to.
Stoke capitulated against Tottenham yesterday, and fell to a 4-0 defeat at White Hart Lane.
The Potters did not put up a fight, as they were heavily beaten by Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
And Redknapp believes that Stoke have lost their battling qualities, which were instilled in them under Tony Pulis.
“Under Tony Pulis, Stoke were a team that died for the cause. Against Tottenham their centre backs Ryan Shawcross and Bruno Martins Indi turned their backs for each of Harry Kane’s three goals,” Redknapp said.
“It says a great deal about Stoke’s mentality when players like Shawcross are not willing to put their bodies on the line.
“Stoke used to be a horrible team with grit and edge and their fans bought into the style of play. Now they are just a nice team. We used to talk of ‘tippy-tappy Tottenham’ but the same now applies to Mark Hughes’s side.”
Stoke have folded on more than one occasion this season, with Mark Hughes under a certain amount of pressure.
The Potters are currently in 10th place in the Premier League table, but their performance against Tottenham was alarming.
A first half hat-trick from Harry Kane and a strike from Dele Alli provided Spurs with a comfortable three points.
Stoke are next in action against struggling Middlesbrough, while Spurs take Everton next weekend.
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