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Dutch legend Davids slams former club Spurs for lack of quality and ambition

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Former Tottenham star Edgar Davids on Tuesday told AFP that the fallen London giants will find it hard to avoid relegation and condemned "a lack of quality and a lack of management."

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] are on their third manager of a disastrous season and sit in the Premier League relegation zone, two points adrift of safety with five matches left.[/p][p]Former Netherlands international midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davids-edgar/UqOA0M1s/"]Davids[/a] said the appointment of Italian coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-zerbi-roberto/pYizckpN/"]Roberto De Zerbi[/a] three weeks ago was a good move, but he fears for Spurs' Premier League future.[/p][p]Asked by [i]AFP[/i] how Tottenham had ended up in such a predicament, Davids said: [b]"It's very obvious, if you pay peanuts, you get...[/b][/p][p][b]"It's a lack of quality and a lack of management. Everything."[/b][/p][embed guid="630e1f98-b4f1-49b0-8f39-dba7da043652" url="https://x.com/i/status/2045602256729288844" social-type="twitter" /][p]Davids, who played for Spurs in 2005/06 after starring for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a], said Spurs should have strengthened an injury-hit squad in the winter transfer window.[/p][p][b]"I hope they stay up, I think it's a very good thing they got in De Zerbi," [/b]said the 53-year-old, speaking at the announcement of the 'Hong Kong Football Festival' featuring [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a], Inter Milan and Juventus in August.[/p][p][b]"But it's hard. They should have done big things in the winter period to get some players in. It was obvious."[/b][/p][image alt="Spurs are struggling to find wins" id="7211e3e9-364c-4b2d-96e9-63e42e4f7f1c" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="b94fe565-34c4-45f2-988d-80bd9e69abdc" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Tottenham, who have not won in the league since late December, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/wolves-j3Azpf5d/?mid=bHZgKFgA"]travel to already relegated Wolves on Saturday[/a].[/p]

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