SINKING FEELING ... Spurs have run aground

HARRY REDKNAPP says the fact Tottenham’s Champions League dream is sinking faster than the Titanic has nothing to do with him being linked with the England job.

The Spurs boss has been hot favourite to replace Fabio Capello as Three Lions chief ever since the Italian resigned on February 8.

Then, the North Londoners were third, seven points behind leaders Manchester City, 10 clear of bitter rivals Arsenal and going full steam ahead for European club football’s elite competition.

This morning, after just two league wins in nine, Spurs are floundering in fourth — five points adrift of the third-placed Gunners — and could be SIXTH by the time they kick off at QPR this evening.

’Arry said: “Sure, results haven’t been good and I have my own views why and it’s not because of the talk about replacing Capello. There is no right to win. Teams are not coming out just to roll over.

“Apart from the Norwich game when we were poor, we have played very well — even when not winning.

“Arsenal are not concentrating on Arsene Wenger going to manage France and they got beaten by Wigan and QPR.

“Manchester United were beaten at Wigan. Liverpool get beaten by whoever. It happens.

“Manchester City suddenly went off the boil and are now back again. That is football.

“There are one or two areas where we haven’t been as strong as before and that has cost us.

“But it’s no good looking back. We have to look forward and to be where we are now... we’d have taken that at the start of the season. We have nothing to be down about. We have played some great football and we are still bang in there.

“I still think we will qualify for the Champions League and that’s what we want to do.

“I don’t even think about not making the Champions League. We are still in pole position and we just have to finish the job.”

There is a scenario in which Tottenham could finish fourth but still not gain entry into the Champions League if Chelsea win the trophy this year.

Redknapp added: “If Chelsea win the Champions League, it would be some performance. I can’t look any further than QPR.

“There will be twists and turns before the end of the season, for sure.”