Louis Saha has questioned whether the Tottenham players have been working on fixing their mistakes in training but has suggested that Antonio Conte leaving may not be the solution.
Spurs have had an inconsistent season, crashing out of the Champions League and FA Cup this month and the Carabao Cup at the first stage earlier in the season. Yet despite their struggles to impress this campaign, if they win at Southampton on Saturday then they will climb into third place in the Premier League table for the international break, with Manchester United having two games in hand and playing in the FA Cup this weekend.
Saha, who played for both Spurs and United, believes that the recent speculation over Conte being replaced has come at an awkward time.
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"When a team has decided on a manager, they need to act on it straight away, but it’s a hard time with Antonio Conte as he’s been unwell recently," the ex-France international told Paddy Power.
"Tottenham don’t have players who are efficient on the ball, which puts them at a disadvantage to the rest of the top teams. Every player in the team has made mistakes, and usually when teams make mistakes, they work on them during training, but it doesn’t seem like the Tottenham players are doing this.
"Sometimes it takes longer for teams to work through their problems, like what is happening at Arsenal with Mikel Arteta, so Spurs need to factor that in. Sacking Antonio Conte isn’t the only option the club has, so let’s see what happens in the summer."
Harry Kane's future has also been the subject of plenty of speculation with his contract coming to an end next year and Tottenham yet to start talks over a new deal. Saha would like to see the England captain move to another of his former sides.
"Harry Kane fits in at Manchester United perfectly – I’d love to see him in a United shirt. With the speed that United have on the wings, and the quality that Kane has on the ball, it’s an obvious one that it would be a good fit," he said. "There are clubs in Europe or even in the Premier League that could work, but not as good as Manchester United."
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