"WE'LL WIN NOTHING IN THIS FORM"

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admits his side will "win nothing" in their "current form", as the side have slipped to two consecutive defeats...

Spurs won their 3 opening games of this Premier League season, including a famous 3-0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

This has raised expectations amongst the fan base and amongst famous pundits on Sky sports like Graeme Souness and Jamie Carragher, who were led to believe that they could be a real threat for trophies this season.

However, since then, Spurs have lost back-to-back Premier League games against Watford and Liverpool, and this has led to them already being six points off the top of the league.

Pochettino, whose side kick off their Champions League campaign against Inter Milan tonight, thinks that they are way off being challengers.

"We are not realistic contenders in any single competition, that is my view," the Spurs manager said.

"If we show the same face as against Watford, it's impossible to be a contender. If we show the face [we showed against] Liverpool, it will be so difficult.

"If we show some of what we did against Manchester United then maybe yes. I explained after Old Trafford it was difficult to keep the feet on the grass and believe that the job was done.

"But we need to work harder and be more competitive and improve. The last two defeats are so good but it is a wake-up call and we have to try and improve and we have time. It is only the start of the season.

"We have to show our best and show we deserve to be a contender. We need to be consistent to be a contender.

"It is important for them to see the reality if they are going to improve. And if we are going to be a contender then we need to improve a lot. A lot. If not we will be a good team, we will

win some and lose some, but a contender is different.

"In my mind if you want to be a contender you need to show much, much more. We won three games in a row and after went to Watford and Liverpool and were not capable to win, it is difficult to be considered a contender."

Many Spurs fans have been worried by Pochettino's defeatist attitude over the start of the season, questioning the players performances in the first half against Manchester United and questioning the mentality of the Spurs players after the Watford and Liverpool games.

But realistically, factors that could contribute to him not thinking that they are proper contenders for silverware this season are; player fatigue from the World Cup, and the fact that Spurs didn't strengthen in the summer transfer window - signing nobody.

But the question remains, can Spurs bounce back in their opening Champions League away game against Inter Milan tonight and their next premier league games against Brighton and Huddersfield away?

If they do bounce back, will this raise the expectation to where it was after the game against Manchester United and therefore show that the Watford and Liverpool games were only blips?

And if Spurs don't bounce back and drop more points in their next Premier League games, will this lower expectations further of the manager and the fan base.

We will soon see...