Overview
- Toby Alderweireld, speaking Friday to ESPN NL, said Spurs lack the player quality needed to decide games at key moments.
- He singled out centre-backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, saying neither has reached his level this season and noting Romero’s costly red cards.
- Tottenham sit 18th in the Premier League with six matches left and trail 17th-placed West Ham by two points after failing to win any league game in 2026.
- The club is on its third manager of the season after hiring Roberto De Zerbi earlier this month, and he lost his first match 1-0 to Sunderland.
- Alderweireld argued the coach is not the issue and blamed repeated poor signings and weak football governance for a decline that contrasts with the club’s strong business operation.