Bruno Saltor gives 83-word response when asked if Tottenham can turn things around and avoid relegation

Tottenham Hotspur’s survival hopes took another body-blow on Sunday as a 3-0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest left the North London club hovering one point above the Premier League relegation zone. The loss, Spurs’ sixth in seven league outings, deepens the misery of a side still without a top-flight victory in 2026 and still awaiting a first league triumph under interim head coach Igor Tudor.

Tudor, appointed in February to rescue a season derailed by injuries and poor form, left the stadium immediately after the final whistle because of what the club termed a “personal family matter”. Assistant coach Bruno Saltor faced the media instead and, when pressed on whether Tottenham can still steer clear of the drop, delivered an 83-word rallying cry.

“Completely. The best way to do it is focusing every day on doing your best, trying to be the best version of yourself, trying to push through difficulties, focusing on every action, not focusing on the end goal. It’s just focusing and giving your best every day,” Saltor said. “That sounds a topic, but that’s the only thing that you can do. And players, obviously, as us, we need to reflect on ourselves and try to get the best version because we need it now.”

The result extends Spurs’ winless league run under Tudor to five matches and leaves them in 17th place, just above the bottom three. Having taken only one point from a possible 15 since the Croat’s arrival, the club’s decision-makers now face mounting pressure to act with ten fixtures remaining.