Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has warned his old club faces "a hell of a fight" to avoid Premier League relegation, but has backed them to secure safety.
Spurs are 17th in the Premier League table, just one point above the drop zone, after only two top-flight wins in 22 fixtures.
Postecoglou, who was dismissed last June despite guiding Tottenham to their first trophy in 17 years, remains confident they will have enough to stay up.
Speaking to Gerard Whateley on Australian broadcaster SEN 1116, Postecoglou articulated his enduring connection: "I still have a really strong attachment to the club. It was two years and they were by no means easy years, but we invested a lot into them.
“Second last game we won a European trophy, which was an incredible high. The connection there will be there forever.
“To watch them struggle has not been easy and it’s not the way I thought it would go. They’re in a hell of a fight, relegation is massive for any club but for Tottenham, it’s a pretty big deal.
“They have some fighting to do and they have the quality to get out. They need a circuit-breaker, for sure."
With no fixture until 12 April, Tottenham players and staff have been given time off.
However, the club faces a complex situation with interim head coach Igor Tudor, who is mourning his father's death.
Former Spurs midfielders Tim Sherwood and Gus Poyet have offered their services should Tudor depart after five defeats in seven, including Sunday’s 3-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest.
Speculation has heightened around former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, though he is unlikely to accept a mid-season role after his Marseille dismissal in February, and would prefer to wait until summer.
Reports from France have also linked former Monaco head coach Adi Hutter to the Tottenham job.
