Rio Ferdinand shares why he thinks it would be a real shame if Tottenham were relegated

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Tottenham finally have lift off in their fight for survival after clawing their way out of the relegation zone at the weekend.

Spurs won 2-1 against Aston Villa on Sunday night to move out of the Premier League relegation zone at the expense of West Ham, who were thrashed by Brentford on Saturday.

Tottenham will now hope for a positive result to go in their favour when Arsenal face West Ham on Sunday, ahead of their huge home game against Leeds on Monday Night Football.

It does feel like it will be either West Ham or Tottenham who take the final relegation spot from here and now, Rio Ferdinand has made an intriguing claim about the North Londoners.

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Rio Ferdinand wants Tottenham to survive

The football pundit and former England star has been discussing the fortunes of Tottenham on his latest podcast, and he thinks it’d be a shame if Spurs go down.

Roberto De Zerbi has been a revelation since coming to the club, and he knows that a couple of wins from here will likely see Tottenham over the line.

Ferdinand thinks it would be a real shame if the club were relegated from the Premier League, given the size and infrastructure they possess.

He said on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast: “It’d be a shame for Spurs with the facilities they’ve got, the best stadium in the country, possibly the best training ground as well, and that goes in the championship. What a waste of bloody money, eh?”

Tottenham being in the Premier League is something that has always been on the fixture list and seeing the club’s name line up in the EFL programme next season would be strange.

Still, it’s fair to say that most fans up and down the country aren’t rooting for Tottenham and De Zerbi will hope to stick a big two fingers in their direction at the end of the season.

Ferdinand is right about what he says, and it would be a bit of a travesty if Tottenham did succumb to relegation and fall through the trap door at the end of the season.