Jamie Redknapp hit out at Destiny Udogie and Yves Bissouma for their poor start to the new season.
It has been a tough start for Tottenham in the 2024/25 season. They have only won one out of their four league games and found it difficult to get past Championship outfit Coventry City in the third round of the EFL Cup on Wednesday. Thanks to two late goals, they scripted a comeback win in the cup fixture, but it wasn’t really a pleasing performance from the North London club.
While Ange Postecoglou made several changes to his XI, he still fielded a strong starting lineup that should have dominated the proceedings. Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray made a strong impression in their first start for the club but there were a few who didn’t live up to the expectations. Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp wasn’t pleased with Destiny Udogie and Yves Bissouma in particular. He feels the duo haven’t been performing at the level they did last season.
While speaking on Sky Sports after the EFL Cup fixture, Redknapp said via TBR: “Too many players have gone off the boil. I look at Udogie, he has gone off the boil. Bissouma, the levels he started last season.
“Lots of players haven’t found their form for whatever reason, I can’t put my finger on it. But the manager has to get that back into the players and get their confidence back.
“Get them playing in a way they can flourish because right now they look like they are just having a bit of a moment.”
Before heading into the game against Coventry, Spurs suffered a defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Arsenal. Udogie was one of the few players who was praised for his work in that game. But, overall, he hasn’t delivered the kind of performances he did last season. Redknapp feels he has gone off the boil after being subbed off at half-time against the Championship outfit.
Bissouma who has been the go-to man for Ange Postecoglou in the centre of the park has also struggled to get going this season. The former Spurs star feels Postecoglou needs to get them back to their best if he wants to end the North London club’s struggles.
