'Disgraceful': Viewers rage over Champions League 'embarrassment'
Tottenham have been labelled "embarrassing" and a "shambles" after their 7-2 capitulation to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Ex-Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry scored four second-half goals as the north London outfit completely fell apart on their home pitch despite taking the lead through Heung-min Son.
Spurs widely panned over the "shocking" defeat, with former Spurs favourite Chris Waddle particularly scathing on BBC Radio Five Live.
Speaking in his role as a pundit, Waddle said the result was borne out of Spurs' poor handling of off-field issues and says he does not understand the tactics on the pitch being used by under-pressure coach Mauricio Pochettino.
"I do not get the tactics," Waddle said. "It's not playing to their strengths.
"I don't think Serge Aurier wants to be there, Christian Eriksen hasn't signed a new contract. There is so much going on off the pitch.
"It should have been dealt with over the summer instead all the contract questions are still going on.
"It's a shambles. You have no idea where you stand. A club of this stature should not be like this. They have to sort it out quickly."
Fans were equally as brutal to the north London outfit on social media.
Spurs are acc a joke club, conceding that many goals to Bayern is disgraceful #Banksy #LaMusicaTeHaceVolar
— Isosceles Iwobi- Trainee MCM (@isoscelesiwobi) October 1, 2019
100% mate, the EPL is a spent force. Bayern were fantastic but he attitude of the Spurs team was disgraceful
— Craig Paton (@CraigPaton3) October 1, 2019
Disgraceful performance from Spurs. What has happened since making CL Final in May? Looks like Poch is done. Can’t be producing results like that !#TOTFCB
— Simon Lailey (@simon_lailey) October 1, 2019
Tough day to be a spurs fan jeez
— spoopy tenny (@JacobTen) October 1, 2019
Watched the Tottenham - Bayern game in its entirety. What an extraordinary game. Spurs were good for 30 minutes and could have scored 3 or 4 themselves. Bayern slowly gain their intensity and gave a masterclass in finishing. (...)
#TOTBAY— Cetin Cem Yilmaz (@cetincem) October 1, 2019
And here I thought all the talk today’d be about Real Madrid’s inability to defeat Club Brugge in Madrid. Spurs loss today is far far worse than Colchester. Disgraceful.
— Pierson W. McDonald (@PiersonMcD) October 1, 2019
Pathetic from spurs, disgraceful & embarrassing from start to finish, never seen such a shameful performance from us ever, what ever is wrong will take a while to sort, the Southampton game papered over the cracks #spurs #coys #thfc
— Brian Dermody (@Derms) October 1, 2019
It was the first time Spurs had conceded seven goals at home in any competition, but the match had started so promising with Son's 12th minute strike.
However, the lead only lasted three minutes before Joshua Kimmich equalised and despite Spurs having their chances, Bayern took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Robert Lewandowski.
Gnabry's two-goal burst shortly after the break earned a 4-1 advantage for the Germans and even though Harry Kane pulled one back from the spot, Spurs fell apart to concede three goals in the final 10 minutes.
Former Arsenal player Gnabry scored twice either side of another for Lewandowski, in a result that left Waddle stunned by Spurs' capitulation.
"It's a genuinely shocking scoreline," Waddle said.
"Tottenham going forward are quite good - you have so many players there who can score goals but the forwards cannot win the games on their own.
"[They] played so well for the first 20 minutes but then they got tired and Bayern Munich attacked. They completely took them apart."
Tottenham will have the opportunity to bounce back in the Premier League on Saturday with a tricky trip to Brighton.
With agencies