Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has told his players they have to rescue themselves from the mess they have put the club in.

Spurs lost to an injury time goal away to Wigan, their third defeat in five Barclays Premier League games and leaves them third-bottom of the table.

Redknapp has previously criticised predecessor Juande Ramos for the state of the squad he left behind when he was sacked last year and now he has pointed the finger at the players.

"If you look at the results of Tottenham over the last year you have to be concerned," he said.

"Look back to the end of last season after the Carling Cup and see how many points they have got.

"They had two points from eight games when I came here. How do you get two points from eight games?

"They (the players) put the club in it, it is up to them to get us out of it.

“It looks like a certain kind of player right through [the squad]. There is plenty of flair.

"But we are in a relegation scrap and we need some men and some characters to get us out of it, that is what you are looking for when you are in the position we are in.

"We’ve got some but not enough. You’d put your life on Jonathan Woodgate, Michael Dawson, Didier Zokora, Jamie O’Hara."

Redknapp was also critical of his defence for allowing Maynor Figueroa to head the winner from a corner in injury time.

"It was a poor header by the left-back to concede the corner and then we didn’t defend the corner," he added.

"It looked a banker draw.”