EPL, Premiership, English Premier League

Spurs lost to Stoke 2-1 and finished the game with only 9 men. This is the worst start to a season that Spurs have ever had to endure.
After the game, Ramos made a statement about conditions at White Heart Lane.
”I am worried about the situation but last season we won the Carling Cup and everyone was very happy. At this moment everyone is very sad and I am worried about it as I don’t like this situation. We need to work very hard to change this situation and only hard work can change it. This is my job and I am working very hard each day to finish this situation. The responsibility is all the people working in the club starting with me and finishing with the last person - we all have responsibility, when we win and when we lose.”

His attitude contrast sharply with last Thursday whence he spoke with Spurs club chairman who was reportedly very positive despite the situation.
“I don’t know - this is a question for the chairman. I speak to the chairman when he permits us to speak.
[Its probably not that good of a sign when someone is this submissive. The manager of an EPL team should be able to talk to the club chairman anytime he wants to.]
He’s a very busy person and I don’t know when it will be possible to speak. Sometimes football is difficult to explain. We had two penalties against us, two players sent off, some players injured. It was very difficult for us after the sending off in the first half but the attitude of the players was very good. We played Chelsea away and played okay and got a point and I think playing against big teams, the team can concentrate well.”

“I have been in professional football for 20 years and have had very good experiences and very bad experiences. Against Hull and today I liked the team but sometimes it’s difficult to play with 10 against 11. I think the penalty decision was okay but the [Bale] red card should have been a yellow card.”

Stoke’s manager Tony Pullis encouraged Tottenham’s board of directors to stick with Ramos and remember his years of managing experience. ”Let’s see a bit of character by their board of directors and see them back him. We are all in the same boat and know the rules, and have to accept it. I just hope the chairman who got rid of a very popular manager before [Martin Jol] now backs him and gives him a chance to turn it around. They certainly have good enough players and a good depth of squad. We were like rabbits trapped in headlights for the rest of the first half. After they went down to 10 men we were garbage. We just told them to push up in the second half and not show them so much respect. The second half was more like us. We played with a bit of pace and could have scored more goals.”

View, Ramos struggles to produce results at Tottenham for more info.