Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou insists he can turn his team's fortunes around, despite Sunday's 4-3 London derby defeat to Chelsea making it only one win from their last seven matches in all competitions.
Spurs have only beaten Manchester City over that period, drawing with Roma and Fulham and losing to Galatasaray, Ipswich Town, AFC Bournemouth and now Chelsea.
Postecoglou's men now sit 11th in the table, seven points behind Man City in fourth place.
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"I still sense within this squad there's a real conviction in what we're doing," said Postecoglou. "If we maintain that then we'll turn our season around.
"Hopefully at some point we hit some smoother waters, just in terms of some of the things that are happening at the moment.
"Some of it is self-inflicted, but hopefully we can get some more consistency."
Former Spurs manager Tim Sherwood believes it's that inconsistency in performances that is Postecoglou's biggest issue to deal with.
"A lot of people want to be entertained, and Ange delivers that," Sherwood said.
"Unfortunately, the highs are so high and the lows are too low. If they'd have won today they'd have gone four points off the top four. It's not the end of the world, but it's a tough moment."
Meanwhile, Spurs captain Son Heung-min says everyone has to stick together during this testing period.
"It's very disappointing," Son revealed. "I don't know what to say. I take the blame. On such a big stage you need to score in these moments [his chance] and I feel like I let the team down.
"We've got to stick together in difficult moments. We have a very young squad, they need the support. This is the time for players to step up."
Postecoglou was able to name centre-backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven in the starting line-up after the pair recovered from their respective injuries, but Romero was forced off after only 15 minutes with a leg problem, with Van de Ven lasting 79 minutes before being replaced.
Up next for Spurs is a trip to bottom side Southampton on Sunday, before hosting leaders Liverpool on 22 December.
