Listen, I've covered some bad slumps in my two decades in sports media. But what's happening at Tottenham Hotspur right now? This is something else entirely.
Twelve games without a Premier League victory in 2026. Despite salvaging a late draw against Liverpool, Spurs have now gone twelve straight games without tasting victory. Let me put that in perspective for you.
Only three teams in Premier League history have gone longer without a win to start a calendar year. Want to know what happened to them? Derby County in 2008, Sunderland in 2003, and Middlesbrough in 2017. All three were relegated.
Every. Single. One.
The parallels should be terrifying for Tottenham fans. This isn't some mid-table team fighting to stay up - this is a club with European ambitions, a state-of-the-art stadium, and international stars on the roster. And they can't buy a win.
Sure, they fought hard for that draw against Liverpool. The effort was there. The passion was there. But as the BBC noted, one point from a Liverpool draw isn't going to change the trajectory of this season. They need wins, and they need them fast.
The pressure on the manager is mounting. The fans are getting restless. And with every game that passes without three points, the psychological weight gets heavier. Players start thinking about the streak instead of focusing on the match in front of them.
Here's what worries me most: Tottenham doesn't play like a team that believes they're going to win. They play like a team hoping not to lose. There's a massive difference, and it shows in every match.
The clock is ticking. The fixtures keep coming. And unless something changes - and I mean really changes - Spurs are staring down the barrel of a full-blown relegation battle.
I never thought I'd say that about Tottenham Hotspur in 2026, but here we are. Twelve games without a win. History says teams don't come back from this. Can Spurs prove history wrong?
