TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM — What did we expect? How might it have been different when Spurs are a team led by a coach without connection to the club or its players? The selection of Igor Tudor came from nowhere, which is apt since that is where he appears to be leading Tottenham Hotspur, and with his foot on the gas.
The minimum requirement in any match is the kind of sleeves-rolled-up fight displayed by Forest and exemplified by Elliot Anderson. In a contest between two teams fighting to stay in the top tier, who had forgotten how to win in the Premier League, Spurs winless in 2026, Forest winless in eight prior to this epic flowering, you better engage your inner dog.
Elliot, a player lauded for his calm authority and ability to keep the wheels turning in central midfield will look at the highlights and wonder if he were not playing a game of rugby such was the time he spent in contact, hustling in and out of tackles, winning some, losing others, but always competing.
And at his shoulder a swarm of unified red shirts that appeared to be operating according to a plan. At the end, manager Vito Pereira reached out to the Forest fans whilst slapping his chest as if he had known them all his life. This might be the performative standard these days but it felt authentic and reciprocal, despite his temporary station.
You would not have known Pereira was the fourth to wear the Forest tracksuit this season. Then again, the Forest support would take any to their hearts who is remotely capable of striking up a tune on a day heavy with significance like this.
Ultimately the draw at Liverpool and the win against Atletico Madrid proved ephemeral straws for Spurs, free hits, first in a match they were not expected to win at Anfield followed by a Champions League victory in a tie that was already lost.
It was not that Spurs did not try. Kevin Danso attacked every high ball as if it had his worst enemy’s face on it. Richarlison chased across the Forest defensive line tirelessly and Mathys Tel was industry personified down the left channel, but none of it felt connected. Only Archie Gray rose above the dross to at least try to impose structure and he is only 19.
The only highlight on a dismal afternoon for Spurs was the result at Villa Park, where West Ham also lost to keep Spurs out of the bottom three. The Hammers’ ineptitude might be the only thing that can save Tottenham now. But in what has become a desperate race to the bottom, even investing in the poverty of their London rivals might not be enough for a Spurs team that has returned only one point of a possible 21.
West Ham faced the harder assignment at Villa Park yet have taken nine points in the same period. Though they have an inferior goal difference, they trail Spurs only by a point with seven games remaining. Do the math.
The fans are, of course, the ones absorbing the pain for they are the only cohort emotionally attached to the club. This was a fixture outlined for protest. Instead an estimated 15,000 gathered along the Tottenham High Road to greet the arrival of the team, waving flags and blowing horns of unconditional support.
“Winners” was the name etched on the back of one white shirt. Since Spurs had won only twice at home all season, the first thought was irony, and then a sense of humour. Well the sun was shining and the fans were imbued by gallows optimism.
Three goals too easily conceded brought the vibe back to reality. Tudor was spared the duty of answering for the loss by a personal matter. Standing in, Bruno Saltor clung to a 20-minute period in the first half when Spurs colonised the ball if not the big moments and the support of the fans, which was more than the club deserves.
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