Ange Postecoglou's men have now gone a month without a Premier League win with Wednesday's defeat at Arsenal leaving Spurs in 13th.
That could become 14th depending on Thursday night's results.
Injuries, tactics and young players have made the headlines in recent weeks but you know your club the best.
We want to know what you think is one thing that no-one is talking about at Tottenham but really should be.
Phil Cartwright
BBC Sport journalist
Tottenham's run of one win in their past nine Premier League games has left them 13th in the table.
They will fall a further place if Manchester United beat bottom club Southampton on Thursday and, should they drop to 14th, it would be their lowest position at the end of a Premier League matchweek since Ange Postecoglou took charge in the summer of 2023.
Postecoglou's first year in charge of Tottenham was largely a positive one.
Spurs were sixth after two games and they did not fall out of the top six from that point onwards. Despite dropping off after a spell leading the table early in the campaign, they ended fifth and qualified for the Europa League.
In contrast, Spurs have ended only two of this season's 21 matchweeks in the top six and only once have they ended a round of Premier League fixtures higher in the table than they were at the corresponding stage of last season.
Injuries to key players, particularly in defence, have clearly contributed to their recent poor run of results.
And, while Spurs have stuttered, others have flourished.
After 12 games, Tottenham - having just won 4-0 at Manchester City - were sixth, level on points with seventh-placed Nottingham Forest and one point clear of 10th-placed Newcastle.
Nine games later, Spurs are 17 points behind Forest in third and 14 behind fourth-placed Newcastle.
In September, Postecoglou defended a comment he made about "always" winning trophies in his second season in managerial jobs, adding he was "amazed" and "confused" by negative reaction towards it.
That scenario could still come to pass; Spurs have a one-goal lead after the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool, while they remain in the FA Cup and Europa League.
However, achieving a first trophy win since 2008 appears Spurs' best hope of reaching Europe again next season, with qualification via their Premier League position now looking unlikely.
Image source, PA MediaWe asked for your views on the latest defeat at Emirates Stadium.
Here are some of your comments:
Tom: Disappointing result to take. We lacked composure against Arsenal's press, leading to giving the ball away needlessly. I thought all three goals were terrible scraps. Both teams didn't play well. If Antonin Kinsky had saved the second goal, then 1-1 would've been a fair result. I can't wait to have some senior players back to help bring experience so the young ones can thrive.
Steve: Disappointing against our big rivals of course. Energy and work rate are minimum requirements and we didn't get that. However, the injuries are a major factor on both quality and energy and we need reinforcements, but I want us to judge Ange Postecoglou and the squad at the end of the season.
Gordon: Chopping and changing managers is not the answer for Spurs. Injuries have been cruel to Ange and we can argue over his tactics not being adaptable; however, the likes of Archie Grey and Lucas Bergvall are coming on leaps and bounds and are the future of Tottenham so clearly the coaching team must be doing something right. Senior players in the squad have to look at that themselves in the mirror and ask if they are doing enough? Everyone at the club has to take responsibility for the current situation and see what they can do to improve it.
Andy: Yet again this season, Arsenal didn't have to get out of second gear to beat us and kept us at arms' length. We look badly coached while every Arsenal player knew their role in the team - where to be and what to do, with or without the ball. You can't say the same for Spurs. We are a haphazard, inconsistent side, riddled with mistakes and with no shape or cohesion. We aren't exciting to watch - we are embarrassing.
Paul: Poor again. Too many times we gifted chances by giving the ball away and we seemed to lose every 50/50 challenge (not for the first time). Why does Ange persist in keeping our most creative player (James Maddison) on the bench until we are in a desperate situation. Bissouma has been poor for a while now but he is still being picked ahead of Maddison (unfathomable). Djed Spence, Archie Gray and Bergvall are the only players who can hold their heads up after this game. Come on Ange - get it sorted before our season is in complete ruins.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Premier League game between Arsenal and Tottenham.
Here are some of your comments:
Arsenal fans
Sam: Had enough of the overreactions - it's time to get behind the team, and trust MikelArteta. You didn't hear him talking about strikers for various reasons (common sense), not because he doesn't think we need one. Roll on our end-of-season drive
Lily: A great game of football with a lot of nervous moments. Arsenal played well and created some superb chances but the amount of scrambling in the box and especially right in front of the keeper highlights how desperate we are for a forward player.
Weenson: It was a most welcome win despite its laboured approach. While that is in part down to the absence of a cutting-edge striker, (how many of these are available? ) let's remember that thanks to and under this manager, we are still in the hunt while others are struggling.
Alan: An unnecessarily narrow victory against a poor Spurs side. The team worked hard to break down a side that showed no attacking ambition but there are several players who are just not good enough to get us to the title. Raheem Sterling is too slow and Kai Havertz simply isn't able to score, despite always being numerous given gilt-edged chances. There were some notable performances - Declan Rice and Gabriel were at their reliable best and Lewis-Skelly put in a fine performance. Are we good enough to win the Premier League? Without some January transfer action, I'm afraid not.
Tottenham fans
Tom: Disappointing result to take. We lacked composure against Arsenal's press, leading to giving the ball away needlessly. I thought all three goals were terrible scraps. Both teams didn't play well. If Antonin Kinsky had saved the second goal, then 1-1 would've been a fair result. I can't wait to have some senior players back to help bring experience so the young ones can thrive.
Steve: Disappointing against our big rivals of course. Energy and work rate are minimum requirements and we didn't get that. However, the injuries are a major factor on both quality and energy and we need reinforcements, but I want us to judge Ange Postecoglou and the squad at the end of the season.
Gordon: Chopping and changing managers is not the answer for Spurs. Injuries have been cruel to Ange and we can argue over his tactics not being adaptable; however, the likes of Archie Grey and Lucas Bergvall are coming on leaps and bounds and are the future of Tottenham so clearly the coaching team must be doing something right. Senior players in the squad have to look at that themselves in the mirror and ask if they are doing enough? Everyone at the club has to take responsibility for the current situation and see what they can do to improve it.
Andy: Yet again this season, Arsenal didn't have to get out of second gear to beat us and kept us at arms' length. We look badly coached while every Arsenal player knew their role in the team - where to be and what to do, with or without the ball. You can't say the same for Spurs. We are a haphazard, inconsistent side, riddled with mistakes and with no shape or cohesion. We aren't exciting to watch - we are embarrassing.
Image source, PA MediaSince winning 4-0 at Manchester City on 23 November, Tottenham have won one of their nine Premier League matches and taken only five points from those games.
"If you're a Tottenham fan, you have to be [concerned]," said former England captain Alan Shearer on Match of the Day, following Wednesday's 2-1 loss to neighbours Arsenal.
"I know they've got injuries to the centre-backs and the goalkeeper, but you cannot go up against your rivals and your manager come out at the end of the game saying 'we were nowhere near our levels'. That's not acceptable."
Ex-England defender Micah Richards added: "I would be a little bit concerned.
"I'm a big fan of Ange Postecoglou, I think he wants to play the right football, but he needs to get results. We can talk about injuries all we want but he needs to find a way to win."
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Former Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast about Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Arsenal:
"They're massive words coming from the manager and the club captain [Son Heung-min]. They were flat and listening to Ange speak, you could feel that even he was really flat and disappointed there.
"There were times in the game when you were thinking this didn't feel like a derby, especially in that first half. It was all too nice, Arsenal were very comfortable and they were letting them have possession.
"Even in the second half, you were going 'come on, let's go for it, we've got six forward players on this pitch'. We didn't really see the tempo lift and that's disappointing in this game.
"The fans will not accept that because this game means so much to the fans and the football club, and it didn't feel like a derby watching it."
On the club's injury list: "It's been a massive factor. You're not talking about one or two fringe players, you're talking about key players; your number one goalkeeper, your two centre-halves, Destiny Udogie is out - three of your back four are out, plus your goalkeeper, and that would affect any team.
"The boys who have come in - Archie Gray has been brilliant and Djed Spence has looked really good.
"The interesting thing to see now is will Spurs look to bolster their squad in this January window? They'll be looking to cover at centre-half and possibly another striker.
"They've shown today and over this season that the squad needs strengthening."
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Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham have lost 11 games in the Premier League this season - their joint-most at this stage of a single campaign in the competition (also 11 in 1997-98, 2003-04 and 2008-09).
The only sides who have lost more this term are the three teams currently in the relegation zone (Wolves, Leicester, Southampton).
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, speaking to TNT Sports: "Nowhere near good enough, especially in the first half. We were too passive. We let Arsenal dictate the game.
"Second half was a little better not nowhere near good enough. Not acceptable.
"Ultimately the responsibility lies with me and how I prepare the players.
"I'm more interested in how we play and we were not anywhere near the levels today.
"Go back to work and prepare for a tough game.
"Of course they [defeats] hurt me. Not acceptable. Too many losses this year. Too many games getting away from us. It needs to stop.
"No other way of looking at it. If you give up now, there's no point. Right now we have a big game against Everton this weekend. That's our focus."
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham captain Son Heung-min, speaking to TNT Sports: "Very disappointing. This game means a lot to the club and fans. Conceding goals like this is more painful.
"The manager is right. We were too passive. We always want to press and play high up as possible. In the first half we were way too passive. Second half was a little better. The first half was not good enough.
"It's up to the players as well. You have to listen to what we want to do. I think we were not disciplined enough.
"We have to do better in every aspect.
"When you look at table it's not good enough."
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Image source, Getty ImagesIn the build-up to the north London derby, goals have been the pressing subject given how poor Arsenal's finishing has been over the past week.
In fairness, Tottenham's was not up to much either, labouring to victory in extra time against non-league opposition hardly the stuff FA Cup dreams are made of.
However, when it comes to current players in the north London derby, Ange Postecoglou will be able to call upon the man with the best goalscoring record in this fixture - and someone who understands what it means to break Arsenal hearts.
Captain Son Heung-min has seven goals in 19 Premier League appearances against the Gunners, including two on his most recent visit to Emirates Stadium last season.
The South Korea forward only has five league goals so far in 2024-25, putting him an unusually lowly joint fourth for Tottenham, alongside Dejan Kulusevski.
James Maddison tops that particular list with eight, while Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke both have seven.
Wednesday's visit to his side's fiercest rivals would be an opportune time for 32-year-old Son to rediscover his scoring touch and break Arsenal hearts.
After all, beyond Son, only Cristian Romero among the current crop has even scored against the Gunners.
Oh for the blistering record of Son's predecessor as Tottenham's captain Harry Kane, whose 14 goals in this fixture is unlikely ever to be matched.
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Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says Dominic Solanke has exceeded his expectations since arriving in the summer for £65m.
Solanke, who signed from Bournemouth, has scored 11 goals in all competitions for Spurs and also provided six assists.
"I don't know who else was in for him," said Postecoglou. "I'm just glad we got him.
"If you're trying to sign a striker with proven pedigree these days, it's pretty hard not to spend. Nothing is a sure thing, but I thought he was a real safe bet for us.
"We knew we were getting a proven Premier League striker who was going to fit into our style of play, which is the most important thing. But even in terms of what I was hoping for, he's exceeded that.
"Dom has been outstanding in the way he has carried the frontline for us during this period. We put a lot of demands on that position. It's not just him standing up there scoring goals - it's working hard for the team.
"I really think if Richy [Richarlison] was available, I think he [Solanke] would have been able to contribute even greater for us in terms of his output in goals.
"He's been great for us and I really feel there is more to him and his game. We'll be able to get more out of him if we can get him some help."
Richarlison, who has been sidelined for two months with a hamstring injury, is expected to be named in the travelling matchday squad for Wednesday's north London derby.
Arsenal have had a bad week and right now it looks like Tottenham have a better chance of winning a trophy this season than they do.
People are quite rightly pointing out that the Gunners are missing chances and, with Bukayo Saka out injured, they are just lacking that spark in attack.
Having said all that, maybe they will find it again here, because I think the way Spurs play will suit Arsenal.
By that, I mean Mikel Arteta's side can soak up pressure and counter-attack, and even without Saka or a recognised centre-forward, I think they will get chances in this game. It is whether they take them this time. I am backing them to stick a couple away.
Of course this derby is really important to Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham in their situation, but the expansive way they play means it is tall order to expect an unfamiliar defence and new goalkeeper to step up again.
I do see Spurs scoring, but they give up a lot of chances. Arsenal have to win this game to hang on in the title race, and I think they will.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham forward Richarlison "has kind of been harassing me for the past 10 days to be involved," said boss Ange Postecoglou.
The Brazilian has been out of action since suffering a hamstring injury at the beginning of November, but his wait is now over as he has been cleared to be available for the north London derby.
"It is just good to get him back," said Postecoglou. "He has obviously had an unfortunate season for us.
"It's not just his fighting and scrapping, he has quality as well.
"Just having an extra attacking player - with him and Mikey [Moore] available now - makes such a difference in what we can do during games and between games in the way we play.
"We have taken our time with him this time, for sure. He has kind of been harassing me for the last 10 days to be involved but we have been disciplined with that and he has looked really good in training. He looks ready to go so really happy to get him back involved."
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal have won six of their past eight Premier League games against Spurs and are looking to win three consecutive league games against them for the first time since January 1989 (a run of five).
Spurs have won just one of their past 31 Premier League away games against the Gunners (D12 L18) and are winless in 13 since a 3-2 victory in November 2010.
