Tottenham's defeat to Arsenal in Sunday's north London derby has exacerbated their recent demise, forcing a fans' group to seek talks with the club's board over their strategy.
Just over two years ago Spurs were in a Champions League final, but now they are a club in disarray and have lost their last three Premier League games with an aggregate score of 9-1.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what has gone wrong at Spurs.
Where did it start to go wrong?
Under Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham were challenging for the Premier League and other honours, doing it against the backdrop of having to play at Wembley while their new £1billion home was built. They had one of the most exciting squads in the country and all they needed was a little bit of added quality in key positions. But instead of investing in the squad, Spurs – albeit with their new stadium costs spiralling – went through two transfer windows without making any signings. Their run to the 2019 Champions League final was in spite of some wretched Premier League form and Pochettino saw the writing on the wall, saying: "If you want to have a lovely house maybe you need better furniture."
What is the sentiment towards the club?
Fan sentiment is at an all-time low, with a large percentage unhappy at how chairman Daniel Levy has run the club. Following his sacking of Pochettino in November 2019 after five years in charge, there have been a number of footballing and non-footballing decisions that have been hugely unpopular. They include the announcement that staff would be furloughed and forced to take wage cuts during the coronavirus pandemic, signing up to the European Super League and then charging more for tickets than any other Premier League club when fans were allowed back into stadiums at the end of last season. The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust – which on Tuesday announced it is seeking fresh talks with the board – called for Levy's immediate resignation and there have been numerous protests at his running of the club.
What happened this summer?
It looked like Nuno might be an inspired appointment as he led Spurs to their best ever Premier League start, winning their first three games 1-0. But since then things have unravelled as they lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace and Chelsea, while the first-half performance against Arsenal was an embarrassment. Nuno has admitted he got his tactics wrong in that game, which is a concern, but the display of key men also highlighted just how bad things have got. Kane is having an obvious hangover from his summer transfer saga, having failed to score in five league games and looked a shadow of the player that won the Golden Boot and Playmaker award last season.
