[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]
Dutch legend Davids slams former club Spurs for lack of quality and ambition
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."
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