"Crisis club" is an age-old cliché in the world of football, but right now, it is certainly applicable to Tottenham Hotspur. After being murdered 6-0 by Manchester City on November 24, the only way was up, so they said, yet another pasting - this time 5-0, at the hands of Liverpool - made a mockery of that theory. That loss to the Reds at the weekend was Spurs's worst at White hart Lane in 16 years and the boos that greeted the home team as they left the field at full-time signalled what was to come -
manager Andre Villas-Boas was sacked . It's easy to point the finger of blame at the manager in times of tumultuation, but on the field, there are more than a few individuals who also have to share in the criticism. Defensively, the Lilywhites have been made to look like amateurs this season by City and Liverpool. In midfield, new recruits Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela haven't come close to filling the void left by Gareth Bale while in attack, the club's tally of 15 league goals is the lowest of any team in the top half. If it was time for change in the dugout, it's certainly time for change out on the pitch, too, and here, we examine 5 Flops Who Must Be Sold In January.
