Mathys Tel has revealed that Tottenham's players have held frank discussions among themselves - and are now confident they will avoid relegation. Tottenham meet Nottingham Forest on Sunday in what has developed into a crucial relegation battle with Spurs merely one point above the drop zone. However, Tel insists there is a renewed sense of determination and resolve among the players, who wish to demonstrate they remain a "big team" despite their catastrophic season.

Tottenham are at last showing signs of recovery following their draw at Liverpool and, subsequently, the hard-fought 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid. Despite departing the Champions League, Spurs did at least secure their first triumph in nine matches, it also delivered interim manager Igor Tudor his maiden win since assuming control and it has revived some confidence for the remainder of the campaign.

When questioned about what has altered and is the distinction, Tel added: "I think conversation in the dressing room. After every loss we just keep talking to each other and something changed. I would say we are together, we are more and more together.

"We are talking because maybe before we didn't speak enough. But now with the situation we talk more, more, more, more, more, and we are more about the details. So, you know, in football details make the difference and now I'm very happy about this difference.

"We're together. We're just a team now. A team. And I can feel it. We felt it also against Atletico. So, yeah, keep going. Of course we believe, we believe. We have to believe and we will do it. I believe we will do it. I trust my team-mates, I trust the manager, I trust everybody. If we stick together, if we show that we will do it together, we will do it.

Tottenham's Champions League form has been in direct contrast to their domestic results. They qualified automatically for the knockout phase in Europe and yet have not won in the Premier League since December 28.

It has been hard to fathom and yet the last two games have given Tel hope that they can turn their season around. The Spurs forward says they had a point to prove against Atletico - and showed they are still a force to be reckoned with.

Tel continued: "It means that we can be a big team. We can show to every team that it's not easy to play against us. So, yeah, we showed a big, big, big mentality against Atletico Madrid."

"I would say we're happy, but we're still not happy because we didn't win both games. But the second game was a big performance from us. We showed a great mentality. Something different than the first game.

"So that means a lot for us because it showed that we can play well, we can give everything for the club, for the team. So I would say I'm happy about the performance from the team.

"This is a Champions League game, so when we go to the Premier League game, we have to play with the same energy, the same mindset.

"Of course. Confidence just going up. Going up. We just need to stick together, stick to the plan and keep working. At the weekend, make sure we are ready for the game."

Tel insists Tudor has given him and the team extra belief they can stay up. He added: "I can feel the manager put confidence that was needed before. So we can see on the pitch I have got more confidence, I can create situations. So, yeah, I mean, he gave me some things that I didn't have before.

"We can do everything on the pitch, but we need plus one. And the plus one is the fans. We need them all the time. So we can do everything, but we need people pushing you every time, every minute. So this is what they did. And we won. Liverpool the same. So I hope we will do the same thing on Sunday."