Nuno Espirito Santo’s future at Tottenham is under discussion by chairman Daniel Levy and the board.
Tottenham are eighth in the Premier League and have lost their last two top-flight games against West Ham and Manchester United.
Spurs failed to register a shot on target against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side and were booed at the final whistle by the home fans still inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Nuno would not discuss his future following Saturday night’s 3-0 loss at home to United, but said he would work hard to turn things around.
After his side’s latest defeat, Nuno told Sky Sports: “We are not on the right track. I totally understand the criticism.
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After being booed off in defeat to Manchester United, Nuno Espirito Santo says he understands the criticism and insists Spurs are trying their best
“It’s part of football. When the team doesn’t perform, the fans suffer. The fans are not happy, they have showed they’re not happy.
“It’s up to us to take it, tell them we try our best, tell them we are sorry because we didn’t perform as we wanted.
“We keep on trying. And in a humble way ask them support us all the way.”
Sky Sports News has approached Tottenham for a response but the club are not offering any comment on the future of their head coach.
Tottenham’s lowly ranking for both attacking and defensive stats so far in the Premier League
Tottenham fans booed Nuno’s decision to replace Lucas Moura with Steven Bergwijn in the second half of the defeat to United.
Sections of the Spurs support also chanted “we want Levy out”, with England captain Harry Kane also a target of frustration for some fans.
Tottenham have lost four out of their last six Premier League games and are eighth in the table after 10 games played this term.
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Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara branded the club’s defeat at home to Manchester United as a disgrace and criticised Nuno Espirito Santo for lacking ideas
In June, Nuno was appointed on a two-year contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with an option to extend for a further year.
Prior to his arrival in north London, the Portuguese enjoyed a successful tenure in charge of Wolves, who he guided to promotion to the Premier League in the 2017/18 campaign and the quarter-finals of the Europa League in the 2019/20 season.
Analysis: Results, style, Kane – signs not good for Nuno
Sky Sports News’ Paul Gilmour:
“All the signs at the moment are not looking good for Nuno Espirito Santo.
“His future is very much under discussion – those discussions involve Daniel Levy, the board and Fabio Paratici, who was involved in bringing Nuno to the club. It’s well documented that Nuno was not Tottenham’s first choice; in fact, he was well down the list.
“Things started well – Tottenham were top of the league in the early stages – but a lot of criticism has come not just because of results falling away but also the style of play.
“The silence around is not a good sign; a sign perhaps that things are imminent but after discussions, you’re either dismissed or your card is marked and you know things have to improve in the next couple of games – especially leading into the international break.
“The ‘Spurs DNA’ was talked about a lot – mentioned by Daniel Levy – when it came to appointing a new manager but not since the days of Mauricio Pochettino have Spurs fans been happy with the style of play they’ve seen.
“There have been a lot of problems beyond the manager – the Harry Kane saga, a team that was losing a lot of its quality as players got older or moved on. It was seen as a massive victory for Tottenham to keep hold of Kane. We know he wanted away and didn’t get his wish. It’s easy to point to finger at Kane but that’s just another problem that is feeding into the whole picture at the moment.”
Keane’s blast for “boring” no-shots Spurs
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Roy Keane says he’s not surprised with how badly Tottenham are performing at the moment
Roy Keane castigated Tottenham as “boring” after their toothless display on Saturday Night Football.
Spurs have not had a shot on target in their last two hours and 16 minutes of football since Harry Kane’s header in the 44th minute against West Ham and Keane delivered a withering assessment of their display.
“Spurs are boring,” complained Sky Sports pundit Keane. “They are boring to watch.
“You’re looking for a bit of urgency. Nothing. I couldn’t believe how bad they were.”
Tottenham have not had a shot on target in their last two hours and 16 minutes of football, since Harry Kane’s effort in the 44th minute against West Ham
Kane was seemingly singled out for criticism from the stands and Keane believes the England captain has not “recovered” from being denied a summer move out of Tottenham.
“It’s not a good combination when you’re not keeping clean sheets and Spurs, traditionally, you think of them scoring goals but they’re not even doing that. It’s the type of defeats they’ve had too,” said Keane.
“You do have to have some sympathy with the manager because he’s come in, thinking, ‘I’m going to be working with a world-class striker in Kane’ but that saga has dragged on. Kane hasn’t recovered from it and the team hasn’t.”
Fellow Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness agreed with Keane, saying: “This was the perfect game for Man Utd because Spurs are toothless; the stats tell you that – not a shot on target.
“They’re relying on Kane, Son and Moura for a spark but they look a shadow of the players they’ve been in the past.
“If you’re a Spurs supporter, you’re turning up wondering what you’re going to get. They’re toothless and they were very, very average today.”
“It could be a difficult season at Spurs. You wonder where they’re going. Mid-table at best.”
Tottenham fixtures: Crunch time for Nuno?
November 4: Tottenham vs Vitesse Arnhem – Europa Conference League, kick-off 8pm
November 7: Everton vs Tottenham – Premier League, kick-off 7pm
November 21: Tottenham vs Leeds – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports
November 25: NS Mura vs Tottenham – Europa Conference League, kick-off 5.45pm
November 28: Burnley vs Tottenham – Premier League, kick-off 2pm
December 2: Tottenham vs Brentford – Premier League, kick-off 7.30pm
