Spurs' campaign has been defined by their Carling Cup triumph over Avram Grant's men but they have suffered three defeats since, with Ramos assessing the response of his players for the rest of the season.

The Spaniard arrived at White Hart Lane in October and is beginning to shape his squad for his first full season, and he has warned his squad no player is guaranteed to play.

"We have got nine games left until the end of the season so it is a case of looking at those nine games and assessing the players in that period and starting to make decisions about squad changes or reinforcements in the summer," said Ramos.

"We definitely want to keep trying our best until the end of the season.

"We are in a comfortable position - we are in no danger of going down, that has gone now, but we certainly want to get as high as we can in the league table.

"In spite of the fact that maybe points don't have the same meaning as they did earlier in the season we are all professionals and we will be looking for any signs of people not trying.

"We want to do our best all the way through - both the management and the players."