Tottenham lost 22 to the Premier League and set the record for the most losses in the relegation team

Ball Push Network, May 26th, Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League trip this season is a "roller coaster" - although he missed the European game in the eighth place, he accidentally set an embarrassing record: he lost 22 league games, becoming the team with the most losses among the teams in the Premier League under the 38-round relegation system (since the 1995-96 season). This data not only reflects the season turmoil for North London teams, but also reveals the fierce changes in the Premier League's relegation competition.

data shows that the previous record holder was Swansea (21 losses) in the 2017-18 season, while Tottenham's losses this season were very dramatic: 6 games were lost in the first 10 rounds, which directly led to the dismissal of Conte; new coach Postkoglu once played a smooth offense after taking office, but the loopholes on the defensive end were never cured, and he lost 9 more in the 14 rounds in the second half, including 0-6 Villa and 1-4 Brighton. Although Kane and Son Heung-min jointly contributed 38 goals on the offensive end, the defense line that averaged 1.8 goals per game made the team the "most contradictory team in the Premier League" - they could not only defeat Arsenal 4-1, but also be defeated by the newly promoted Luton.

The word "relegation" is far from Tottenham, but in the special context of this season, the team was once deeply trapped in the whirlpool of "fighting for four or relegation". In fact, it was not until the 34th round that Tottenham officially left the "theoretical relegation zone" (within 12 points behind the safety line), and the result of finally leading the relegation zone by 16 points indirectly reflects that the basic balance of the Premier League's "First Six" is still there - even if the state is sluggish, the foundation can still support the team away from the real crisis. The other side of this record is the "water rise and rise" of the Premier League's relegation threshold. In the 2000-01 season, Coventry relegated 39 points with 11 wins, 6 draws, 21 losses; while Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton all relegated teams did not reach 40 points (the highest Burnley 35 points). Tottenham's 22 losses are still able to relegate, which is essentially the result of the joint role of "Big6 collectively awkward" and "middle and lower-level teams in the inversion" - Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea all experienced turbulence in changing coaches, while mid-level teams such as Brentford and Villa have risen strongly, squeezing the points space of traditional strong teams.

For Tottenham, behind the record is the reconstruction pressure that must be faced: how to reorganize the offensive system in the post-Kain era? Will the "palace battle" between Conte and Levi end? Can Postkoglu's philosophy of transmission and control be truly implemented? Perhaps as legendary Leinker said: "When you aim to compete for the championship, but you are creating data for relegation teams, it shows that the club needs deep reflection from top to bottom."

The title of "relegation and loss king" in the 38-round era of the Premier League is destined to be a footnote to Tottenham this season. But for this veteran team that has won four Premier League championships, the more important topic is: how to prevent similar embarrassing data from appearing in the record book next season.