Tottenham boss Juande Ramos' future could be decided in the next seven days.

The Mail on Sunday says if Tottenham go through today's match at Stoke, Thursday's UEFA Cup trip to Udinese and next Sunday's home League game against Bolton without a win, then he come under huge pressure.

When asked how he and his team are coping, Ramos resorts frequently in his limited English to the phrase "it's normal in football". And the word from some Tottenham players is that they, even more than those who attend his Press conferences, yearn for something more profound. A source revealed: "He will tell the players '4-3-3 when we have the ball, 4-5-1 when we do not have the ball'."