'We don’t have the mentality' Tottenham star makes alarming admission in foreign interview

Tottenham has been sailing a steady line of late, avoiding complete disaster, but not exactly brimming with success. This is certainly the case in the Champions League campaign this season, where we have won just once and got away with two draws.

Speaking of this Tottenham form in Europe, defender Pedro Porro alluded to him enjoying a sweet moment, playing a key role in Thomas Frank’s team. However, this is tempered by our poor form in Europe. In the dressing room after the match, where Spurs had survived a barrage of 23 shots from Monaco thanks to goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario’s eight saves, Porro delivered a stark assessment to his teammates.

Despite this, he doesn’t seem to be consolidating his form in the Champions League, where we have one win and two draws

“We’re not in a bad situation, but let’s hope for a second win. The other day, in the draw against Monaco, I said it in the locker room: We don’t have the mentality, and in this competition, they run over you, and you don’t even realise it.”

Porro emphasised the need for a stronger mindset to succeed in Europe’s elite competition, warning that lapses could lead to heavy defeats. This comes amid Tottenham’s mixed start to the 2025/26 Champions League campaign, with the draw leaving them seeking their second win.

Quite what Porro’s teammates made of this is anyone’s guess, but at least it isn’t the usual sanitised toffee we get fed by the club.

This has been a lament aimed at Tottenham for decades, truth be told, but to hear it from a senior character like Porro is refreshing, as much as it is alarming. I hold the view that the culture of any organisation comes from the top, and that the sooner Spurs get rid of the culture that Daniel Levy and Donna Marie Cullen inflicted on us all, the better.