Jamie Carragher notices deep-rooted concern for Tottenham despite win over Coventry

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While Tottenham Hotspur finally registered their first win of the season against Coventry City, Jamie Carragher noticed one concerning sign from Roberto De Zerbi’s side on Monday.It looked like it was going to be another frustrating evening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the home fans, after Jack Rudoni cancelled out James Maddison’s worldie at the start of the second period. Monday 19th October Premier League TottenhamTottenham3|1CoventryCoventryHowever, just like they did at Old Trafford, the Tottenham players dug deep and showed the character to bounce back, with a fine strike from Omar Marmoush and a late Ben Davies goal ensuring they took all three points.The result has ensured that the Lilywhites have now moved out of the relegation zone for the first time this season. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 11 NewcastleNewcastle7 2 2 3 10 14 -4 8 12 Aston VillaAston Villa7 2 2 3 7 11 -4 8 13 Manchester UnitedManchester United7 1 4 2 10 10 0 7 14 Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace7 2 1 4 9 17 -8 7 15 BournemouthBournemouth7 1 3 3 9 13 -4 6 16 TottenhamTottenham7 1 3 3 6 10 -4 6 17 CoventryCoventry7 2 0 5 6 14 -8 6 18 FulhamFulham7 1 2 4 7 10 -3 5 19 Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest7 1 2 4 5 9 -4 5 20 SunderlandSunderland7 1 1 5 6 14 -8 4 Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramJamie Carragher insists Tottenham players did not believe they could winCarragher felt that even after Marmoush had restored the home side’s lead with his first goal for Spurs, there was an edgy atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The pundit suggested that the Spurs players looked like they did not believe they could win the game until Ben Davies’ late goal settled their nerves.The Liverpool legend said on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football: “It felt edgy all night and didn’t change until Ben Davies got the goal right at the end. You can understand. It has been so tough for them in that new stadium.“They never really have any belief the team are going to win. I don’t think the team believe they are going to win it. Hopefully for Tottenham, this is going to be the start of getting some belief going forward that they can actually win games in the stadium.”Spurs have to develop a winning habitThe main reason Tottenham have not been able to translate their dominance of matches into wins this season is down to the lack of a winning habit. Saturday 24th October Premier League ChelseaChelsea17:30TottenhamTottenham Saturday 31st October Premier League TottenhamTottenham17:30Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace Saturday 7th November Premier League LeedsLeeds12:30TottenhamTottenham Saturday 21st November Premier League TottenhamTottenham15:00IpswichIpswich Sunday 29th November Premier League SunderlandSunderland14:05TottenhamTottenhamWhile the term ‘winning mentality’ is overused in football, it is clear from the body language of the Spurs players this season that they lack belief in being able to get over the line.That is only natural, given how poor results have been over the last two years, which is why De Zerbi now has the hard task of infusing the squad with the right mentality.However, there is no shortcut to getting there, and the mentality of the squad can only change if they can string several strong results together.READ MORE: Tottenham fans dismiss Mauricio Pochettino Arsenal rumours as ‘attention seeking’The post Jamie Carragher notices deep-rooted concern for Tottenham despite win over Coventry appeared first on Spurs Web.