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In an interview with The Daily Mail, Harry Redknapp believes that Tottenham will have underachieved if they fail to finish in the top three this season.

What did he say?

The former Spurs boss showed support for Mauricio Pochettino - stating that he won't be sacked - whilst also praising the players available to him, making comparisons to the squads of Liverpool and Manchester City.

He thinks Spurs' lack of form, which leaves them with three wins from 11 this term, can be solved by the Argentine, so still expects them to finish in the top three.

In an interview with The Daily Mail, he said: "They should be finishing in the top three with that squad, that’s where they should be, there’s no doubt about that in my opinion.

"At the start of the year I really thought Spurs would push Man City and Liverpool a lot, lot closer. Tottenham have got a great team, with Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Son – I thought this could be their year.

"But it’s been a disappointing start for them for sure and they need to turn it around quickly, but I still think they’ll finish third."

To change Spurs' fortunes, however, may not be an easy task, and Redknapp believes the solution lies not in tactical alterations, but in Pochettino getting into the heads of the players, building their confidence and a team spirit.

Changing the team's fortunes

Having reached the Champions League qualification places in each of the previous four seasons, with many of those finishes inside the top three, it is fair to suggest that a failure to maintain that success would be an underachievement.

Considering the fact that top-four rivals Chelsea are in transition under a new manager, and Manchester United have got off to another poor start, it would be somewhat of a shock if Spurs dropped out, particularly if Pochettino fails to turn things around.

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With a few players in the squad seemingly unhappy and out of form, it is a question of the manager getting the best out of them and making them believe in themselves, and a failure to do so could mean Spurs don't achieve their goals.

Redknapp was great at man-management throughout his career and if he can identify the problem, then Pochettino should too.

If he can get players like Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen back at their best and tighten a defence which has conceded 13 goals in five games then Spurs should begin to get back at their best, with the visit of Watford on Saturday the ideal opportunity to return to winning ways.