View: O'Hara right to squirm on Sky Sports after 'painful' Tottenham scenes

Tottenham Hotspur could force Jamie O’Hara to quit his job as a pundit; that’s how bad they’ve been.

Spurs were given fresh hope over the international break when Roberto De Zerbi was brought in as head coach, but that has quickly been dashed.

The Italian took charge of his first encounter with the North London club as his side travelled to face Sunderland on Sunday.

Things certainly didn’t go as hoped with the Lilywhites falling to a 1-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light in a disappointing performance.

It wasn’t truly a surprise that Tottenham lost away to Sunderland, but it still may be enough for O’Hara to throw the towel in.

Jamie O’Hara rages while watching Tottenham on Sky Sports News

It is the hope that kills you, and any glimmer that the N17 faithful had about their new head coach has already vanished.

There were few positives for the North London club to take from the loss against the Black Cats as the hosts arguably could have had more.

That was the case throughout the 90 minutes, with no reason for the travelling supporters to get on their feet and make some noise.

Just one big chance created, and an expected goal tally of less than one is hardly ideal, especially when Sunderland took two more shots and created three big chances.

That lack of threat has become a characteristic of Spurs, and even with the scoreline at 0-0 at the Stadium of Light, left O’Hara fuming.

Watching the game for Sky Sports News, he made his feelings clear as he said: “This is painful. I’m never doing this again.”

Tottenham were poor against Sunderland, and it is no surprise that former players, pundits and fans are having their patience tested too regularly.

How can Tottenham turn things around?

Spurs are now in the bottom three of the Premier League, and relegation is a firm possibility.

With West Ham winning 4-0 on Friday, as well as the Stadium of Light defeat, Tottenham sit 18th and are two points inside the relegation zone.

They have just six games remaining to change the tide and have clashes against Brighton, Wolves and Aston Villa coming up in their next three.

That will be followed by Leeds United, Chelsea and Everton, a run of games that certainly wouldn’t be easy for anyone.

De Zerbi needs to get his side on the ball, creating more chances and away from conceding so many shots.

If he can do that, he can turn things around at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and potentially save O’Hara’s career as a pundit.

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