Tim Sherwood and Michael Bridge used Sky Sports' Spurs podcast to argue that Tottenham's winless start is about more than results. Tottenham are bottom after five league games, with 2 points, and Sherwood said the squad is short of the kind of players who take control when the pressure rises.
Sherwood also pointed to last month's 3-2 home loss to Aston Villa, which left Spurs with a run of 47 games without winning after conceding first, a sequence built on 11 draws and 36 defeats. Spurs had the fewest points among ever-present Premier League sides in 2026, with 18.
Sherwood's criticism of the dressing room
"That's where you need the characters and leaders to come forward, and at the moment, they're void of any leaders and characters," Sherwood said. He added that he was not seeing enough players losing their head or galvanising the side after setbacks.
That view sits alongside his verdict on the summer rebuild. Tottenham brought in 10 new players for over £330m, but Sherwood said none of them had really impressed him yet.
Bridge's concerns about the rebuild
Bridge was just as blunt about what still looks missing. He said Tottenham still need a goalkeeper and a number nine, and asked how many players are actually going to grab hold of the team.
The attack is part of why that criticism has landed. Omar Marmoush had not scored in his first five Spurs appearances in all competitions, and he had one big chance missed, two shots on target and 10 attempts. Bridge also raised doubts about Antonin Kinsky as a long-term No 1.
The broad point is hard to ignore. Tottenham have spent heavily, but the leaders, the striker and the goalkeeper questions are still there, and the next league game will tell the club more than another round of podcast talk.
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