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​Carragher declares Tottenham cycle over

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes that Tottenham have come to the end of their present cycle.

The Sky Sports pundit was assessing the North London side after their 1-1 home draw against Watford.

Spurs are struggling for goals and wins, as they are already several points adrift of the top four sides in the Premier League.

"How I explain it is that I think this cycle is over for this Tottenham team - and I love this Tottenham team, and I love this Tottenham manager," Carragher told Monday Night Football.

"But last season, getting to the Champions League final papered over some of the cracks slightly. They lost 20 games last season.

"So that was my worry for them. Are they going to get back to what we have seen in the last few years from them at the start of this season, or has this team realised it's not quite good enough to win the Premier League, or to win the Champions League?

"It feels like it's physical and it's mental maybe in the dressing room too. There is a lack of intensity and it comes from the fact they have been together so long and they are not quite good enough. It looks to me like this is the end of it now.

"They are not going to win the Premier League or the Champions League now. They are just about qualifying for the top four and that was the remit three or four years ago."

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