Are Spurs too good to go down?published at 12:43 GMT
12:43 GMT
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It’s 47 years since Tottenham spent their one and only season outside the top-flight, and the dread of being relegated is a very real scenario for the north London side.
Spurs currently sit four points above the relegation zone and have 11 games left to play in the Premier League.
Alongside Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham have never been relegated from the Premier League since it was founded in 1992.
So, does that mean Igor Tudor’s side is ‘too good to go down’?
The basic premise appears to be that the scrap for survival takes no account of big names – once you’re down there, anything can transpire.
“If you keep losing games and confidence drops, it doesn’t matter how many good players you have, it gets hard,” former Spurs midfielder Danny Murphy told BBC Sport.
Five-time Premier League winner Wayne Rooney believes Spurs “are in the position they should be” but he thinks they will avoid relegation.