Spurs are bottom of the Premier League. It really can’t get much worse… can it?

Graham, Mark and Thom are back to pick through another painful week for Tottenham after defeats to Liverpool and Aston Villa leave Spurs rock bottom heading into the international break.

And yet, somehow, there were positives. The first half against Villa was arguably Spurs’ best 45 minutes in a long time, with De Zerbi’s side pressing aggressively and creating chances — before another individual error changed everything. So are there genuinely signs of progress underneath the disastrous results?

We discuss the continued lack of goals, Solanke’s struggles in front of goal, whether Spurs have enough natural finishers in the squad and why nobody seems willing to just have a shot. We also look at the worrying drop-off in energy levels and ask why, this far into the season, the players still don’t appear match fit.

There’s plenty of debate about Roberto De Zerbi too. Are the players buying into his system? Is his public criticism helping or hurting their confidence? And with Spurs repeatedly collapsing after conceding first, can he change the mentality of a team that seems to have forgotten how to win?

We also ask whether the fans are becoming part of the problem. After another chorus of boos at half-time, how much patience can supporters realistically be expected to show after two years of miserable home form?

There is, however, a glimmer of hope. Thom has been digging through the history books to find out what happens to teams that are bottom at the end of September — and discovers that Spurs have actually been here before.

❓ Thom’s Teaser lightens the mood with a battle to find obscure Spurs goalscorers — and produces a potentially historic moment in the Crowing Cockerel Predictions League.

With three weeks until Tottenham play again, perhaps this really is the end of pre-season.

We’re bottom. We’re battered. But the only way is up.

Come On You Spurs! COYS