TOTTENHAM were booed off at half-time as frustration grows in their Champions League must-win clash.
Spurs hosted AC Milan in North London hoping to overturn the 1-0 first-leg deficit in the last-16 showdown.
Tottenham failed to register a single shot on target in the first half against AC MilanRichard Pelham / The Sun
But they barely offered anything in the delayed opening 45 minutes, despite knowing they needed to score to have any chance of progressing into the quarter-finals.
Tottenham managed just two shots and NONE on target.
And when the half-time whistle blew, the 60,000 home fans made their feelings clear by jeering the players down the tunnel.
Ex-Tottenham striker Peter Crouch said: “I said they need to go on the front foot and get the crowd with you, it’s been the exact opposite.
“It’s as if Spurs are 1-0 up and are seeing the game out – something needs to change. Milan have got so much time to pick their passes.
“I can’t understand it, it’s not the first time either.
“Tottenham’s best players are going forwards but are they being allowed to express themselves?”
Rio Ferdinand added in the BT Sport studio: “We said give the fans something to cheer about, they’ve done nothing.
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“They’ve not even made the keeper work, it’s nothing like we thought this stadium would produce with knockout Champions League nights.
“No Milan player will be coming in at half-time thinking, ‘Woah, that was a hard game.’”
Tottenham had their passionate manager Antonio Conte back on the touchline after recovering from surgery.
However, the most energy and fight was shown by the fiery Italian on the sideline as he picked up a first-half yellow card.
But Glenn Hoddle offered one piece of positive for the exasperated Spurs fans – by pointing out the home side will be shooting towards the giant South Stand.
Eight of the last ten goals scored at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have found the net in front of the so-called ‘White Wall’.
Hoddle, who admitted there was “no urgency” from Spurs, said: “I guarantee they go to the other end and watch, this will be a different team.”
Glenn Hoddle said there was “no urgency” to Tottenham’s play at the break in the BT Sport studio.
While Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live: “They have been miles off it, they have been really tame and tepid against an AC Milan team that haven’t travelled well this season.
“They still have hope but they need to start taking the game to Milan and gambling and risking.”
Antonio Conte cut a frustrated figure on his return to the touchlineRichard Pelham / The Sun Read More