Home / Football / Premier League News Tottenham players have started talking about relegation, boss Tudor admits before crunch Crystal Palace clash Relegation is a possibility for Tottenham and no-one is suggesting otherwise, says Tudor Written by Jon Fisher Last Update: March 4, 2026 03:59:30 pm GMT 4 min read Igor Tudor says his Tottenham players have started to discuss the possibility of relegation and insists no-one is hiding from the fact they are in a dogfight to remain in the top flight. Spurs host Crystal Palace tomorrow night in another hugely important game as they look for their first win in the Premier League since a 1-0 triumph at Selhurst Park on December 28.That poor run has seen them slip to 16th in the table, and cost Thomas Frank his job.Former Juventus boss Tudor was drafted in on an interim basis but has not made the best of starts with successive defeats to Arsenal and Fulham, results that have left Tottenham just four points above the drop zone.Asked if there had been talk of going down among the players, the Croatian said: A little bit. They have started to speak about it a little bit now.Everyone understands the situation. There is something wrong if you dont understand. My job is to put the pressure away, but the players job is to accept the pressure is there.There is real pressure out there. People need to make money for their families and are working in jobs like doctors, who are doing operations and deciding about life and death thats real pressure.We just have to be ready to accept this and stand up. We have to be ready to say we can do this so that we dont fall behind. We have to take responsibility and have the courage to confront this.This is the best way to do it, and the only way to do it.Table of Contents1 Its okay to be angry after a defeat Tottenham boss Tudor2 Tottenhams remaining fixtures:3 Tottenham have to believe4 Tottenham down to the bare bones again for Palace clashIts okay to be angry after a defeat Tottenham boss TudorTudor cut a demoralised figure after the weekend setback at Craven Cottage but insisted it was okay to feel angry at a defeat.He said: I feel better now. Of course, there was emotions and some disappointment after the game because we are working hard with the players on what they need to do, but the result didnt come.Of course it was a little bit disappointing, but thats how we should feel [after a game like that]. We need to be angry and disappointed. I wont be the guy who says everything is perfect, smiles and acts like nothing has happened.Also its about me, personally, sending a message to everyone that I do not accept the situation but we move on. We had a good but short period to prepare for this next game and I have seen the guys react really well.We need to be optimistic about tomorrows game. We play at home against a good team, but were in our stadium and in front of our fans.Tottenhams remaining fixtures:Crystal Palace (h)Liverpool (a)Nottingham Forest (h)Sunderland (a)Brighton (h)Wolves (a)Aston Villa (a)Leeds United (h)Chelsea (a)Everton (h)Tottenham have to believeTudor remains confident Spurs can pull clear and says it is on him to get the most out of his underachieving squad.We need to have belief that we have enough quality to do it [stay in the Premier League], he added.My point is to give both things to the players, this is how my job works in this sport. Im trying to touch the players in all kinds of ways.Ive seen a good willingness to change. We need something to change, of course, and I have seen small progress.Tomorrow we need to keep going in the direction I believe we need to take and put out a good performance as a team.Tottenham down to the bare bones again for Palace clashTottenham still have a lengthy injury list Djed Spence wont return against Palace while there was no update on Destiny Udogie or Dejan Kulusevski, who are believed to be the closest to full fitness.We are still waiting for other players to come back [from injury] and give something to the team, like Pedro [Porro] came out in the last game and immediately we saw that he gives something to his team-mates, said Tudor.So its important to have all the pieces together because every team in the Premier League would struggle without 7, 8 or 10 players. Until then, we will continue to work on doing things better. Topics: Crystal Palace F.C. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Follow us: Jon Fisher Jon has over 20 years' experience in sports journalism having worked at the Press Association, Goal and Stats Perform, covering three World Cups, an Olympics and numerous other major sporting events. Read more from Jon Fisher
