[Getty Images]As Roberto de Zerbi searches for a psychologist to "change the mentality" of his players, the footballers themselves are actually showing their mettle.

Of course, this squad must take responsibility for their fair share of what has gone wrong on the pitch this season. However, it is not all their fault, and accusations that they simply do not care if we get relegated or not were exposed at Molineux.

In fact, as the players rallied themselves for a scrap against already relegated Wolves, we saw evidence of the mental strength that often goes overlooked in elite sports professionals – highly paid individuals who are, in the most part, expected to just get on with their jobs without any fuss.

Resilience, professionalism and determination were in abundance on Saturday. A notable example was Kevin Danso, a player subjected to despicable racism the week before, who could have been easily forgiven for wanting some time off. Instead, he put in a solid performance and helped his teammates keep a clean sheet, reminding everyone that "we can only do this together".

Antonin Kinsky, publicly humiliated by our former manager when he was hauled off after conceding three goals in 15 minutes against Atletico last month, would have been met with understanding and sympathy had he decided to give up on a career in football altogether. Yet there he was, in goal against Wolves, and on 98 minutes making what could turn out to be the save which keeps us up.

Finally, Joao Palhinha, harshly viewed by many as a tackler and nothing more, a player on loan from Bayern Munich with no significant ties to Spurs. Nevertheless, it was our reliable, yet steely loanee who flung out a hopeful limb and managed to secure our first win of 2026, and then let everyone know just how much it meant.

So, some promising signs on the pitch yet, as I watched 'highlights' of our medical team seemingly encouraging Xavi Simons to run off what was in fact an ACL rupture, I was left wondering who would benefit most from a psychologist at Spurs – players, or staff?

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