Nuno walking a high wire in attempt to lift Tottenham’s malaise | David Hytner

Insipid football and poor results have left Tottenham’s manager in a precarious position as he attempts to win over supporters

After the implosion came the confession. No, not that implosion, the one Tottenham suffered last Sunday in the north London derby at Arsenal, something so shocking that it fired grave doubts over whether Nuno Espírito Santo could lead the club back towards the straight and narrow.

It was the one before that – at home to Chelsea the previous weekend. First half good, second half not so good, to borrow an old line from the former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. Spurs had been really good before the interval only to fall apart after it, shipping three goals to lose 3-0.

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