Tottenham’s stars ‘didn’t show up’ at Craven Cottage (Picture: Getty)
Jamie Redknapp has slammed Tottenham for showing up at Fulham with ‘arrogance’ after their humbling defeat at Craven Cottage.
Spurs came into Saturday night’s fixture off the back of a thumping 4-0 win over Aston Villa – with just two points separating the sides sat in fifth and fourth respectively in the Premier League.
With the top five sides increasingly likely to qualify for the Champions League next season, a win tonight in west London would have seen Ange Postecoglou’s side tighten their grip on one of those spots.
Instead, the visitors were blown away by Fulham with Brazilian star Muniz scoring twice either side of Sasa Lukic’s first goal for the club.
Defeat saw Spurs miss the chance to go fourth with Manchester United five points behind them in sixth.
Former Spurs midfielder Redknapp was left shocked by the energy levels on show from Tottenham, naming Destiny Udogie, James Maddison and Yves Bissouma among those guilty of failing to win their battles on the pitch.
Given how they dominated Villa last time out, Redknapp accused his former side of showing up expecting another win to fall their way.
Fulham dominated Spurs on Saturday night (Picture: Getty)
‘When I’ve watched Tottenham this season there has been so much joy in there play,’ Redknapp told Sky Sports.
‘I thought those kind of performances were a thing of the past, I didn’t think we would be seeing them again under Ange Postecoglou.
‘They were off it from it from minute one. I’m looking for excuses. Yes, van de Ven not playing is a big one because he is such an important player but there are other games when he hasn’t played and they have been fine.
‘There was a lethargy about their play, there was no energy. There were players that have had big performances, Destiny Udogie, today he was so off it. Yves Bissouma in midfield, James Maddison, they never got to grips with it and won their individual battles.
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‘I almost want the manager to say there was a flu in the camp or something because I can’t fathom what I saw in terms of their energy. After last week, the way they played against Villa, they blew them away in the second half.
‘But they came into this game with an arrogance. That we will turn up, play and win comfortably. The Premier League isn’t like that. This might be the warning he needs.
‘Ange never has a go at his players but If I was him I would be fuming, pointing fingers in that dressing room saying, “if you think that’s good enough to make top four, we might not even make top five”. They have to get themselves going again. It was so uncharacteristic.’