Redknapp admits Tottenham have 'lost their way' after fourth consecutive game without a win

Harry Redknapp has admitted that his Tottenham side have “lost their way”, after seeing them rely on a stoppage-time equaliser from Rafael van der Vaart to snatch a point against Stoke.

The 1-1 draw was Spurs’ fourth game on the trot without a win, allowing north London rivals Arsenal to overtake them into third place in the Premier League.
After the game, Redknapp confessed that his team lack the “fluency” shown in the first half of the season, but insisted that their chances of automatic qualification for next season’s Champions League are not over.

“We just seem to have lost our way a little bit,” Redknapp told Sky Sports.

“We are not playing with quite the same fluency that we were a few weeks ago. It’s difficult to put your finger on it. One or two of us look a bit jaded.

“We’ve got Chelsea now on Saturday for a big game so we’ve got to pick ourselves up again and go there and try and get a result.

“Anything can happen. We’ve got to come from behind now and pick it up. It’s not all over by any means.
“Now is the time to get going again.

Despite having the majority of the play, Spurs were punished when Cameron Jerome latched on the end of a Robert Huth flick-on after 75 minutes to give Stoke the lead.

Redknapp rued his team’s hesitation for the set-piece, but praised the work ethic of Tony Pulis’ men.
He continued: “Stoke are never an easy team to beat. They were solid.

“I said before the game that we had to be careful on set-plays, and we got done on a set-play.
“We huffed and puffed. We hit the bar with Gareth but we were thankful in the end for that [Van der Vaart] goal.

“We wanted three points at home but maybe a point will be very important come the end [of the season].