Mauricio Pochettino believes his Tottenham Hotspur squad is "united," but he thinks the group must "accept the criticism" for a recent run of poor form.
Pochettino addressed Spurs' struggles ahead of Saturday's game at home to Southampton in the Premier League, per BBC Sport: "If we don't get the results that people expect, we need to accept the criticism. For nearly five years it was all praise for Tottenham. Now, if we deserve to be criticised, we need to accept that."
Criticism on some level is to be expected following a run of just two wins in eight games in all competitions.