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Tottenham are not making life easy for former midfielder Jamie O’Hara.
Ange Postecoglou’s men were beaten for the third time in four games in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Newcastle.
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The result sees Spurs remain 12th in the table – 12 points adrift of a place in the top four.
The north London club have now lost half of the 20 league games this term, having registered 12 defeats in the entirety of last season.
Spurs’ woes are causing trauma in the workplace for O’Hara who underwent a three-minute ribbing at the hands of Sports Bar co-host and Chelsea fan Jason Cundy.
Not only did Cundy kick off Monday night’s show with his signature ‘Haaas Anyone Seen Tottenham’ segment, but it was extended with some expert creative work from talkSPORT’s talented editing team.
A hilarious montage played out which included calamitous music on top of repeated audio of Postecoglou saying: “It’s just who we are mate.”
O’Hara, who was left almost speechless by Cundy’s cheeky antics, was also ribbed by the inclusion of his previous optimism surrounding Spurs’ season.
Cundy dipped into the archives to pull out some quotes of O’Hara saying: “We’ll get there, it's a process. I back Ange, we’re playing some good stuff."
The Chelsea fan then pulled out a recording of himself singing: “Tottenham get battered everywhere they go.”
An embarrassed O’Hara could do little but take it on the chin as he told his broadcast partner: “Come on mate, It’s my first show back of the New Year and I’m already getting battered.”
Cundy replied: “It takes two minutes to do that (audio clip). You just put the new commentary over the old commentary and serve it up again.”
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And it could get worse for O’Hara with a trip to Tamworth in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Defeat to the National League outfit would be unthinkable for Tottenham in their quest to end a 16-year trophy drought.
Silverware appears to be the only way to save Tottenham’s flailing season while the FA Cup also presents a direct route into next season’s Europa League.
Despite the doom and gloom shrouding the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Postecoglou’s men find themselves two games away from a Carabao Cup final appearance.
Spurs face holders Liverpool in Wednesday’s semi-final first leg hoping to take an advantage to Anfield ahead of next month’s return.
While Tottenham have been handed arguably the toughest route to the Wembley showpiece in Arne Slot’s side, Postecoglou has vowed to win a trophy this season in line with his previous managerial exploits.
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Speaking to Sky Sports after the north London derby defeat to Arsenal in September a defiant Postecoglou doubled down on an earlier claim that he usually wins silverware in his second season.
He said: "No absolutely and I think I'll correct myself and say that I don't usually win things, I always win things in my second year.
"I don't say things unless I believe it. Nothing has changed."
