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Martin Jol has been given five matches to save his job as manager of Tottenham Hotspur. Pressure on the Dutchman has intensified after Saturday’s 3-1 home defeat by Arsenal, but the Tottenham board has resolved to give him time and will review his position during the international break next month.

With some board members briefing against Jol, his dismissal appears inevitable, although he has been given an opportunity to turn things around as a result of the club’s failure to line up a successor. Juande Ramos is their first choice, but after last month’s abortive approach to the Spaniard in a Seville hotel, securing his services is proving to be complicated.

Tottenham sources have indicated their belief that Ramos wants to move to White Hart Lane and he has yet to sign a new contract at Seville after entering the final year of his present deal at the club.

Ramos has the chance to enhance his reputation further when his attractive Seville side meet Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League on Wednesday, although Jol is taking some solace from the continued backing of the Tottenham fans.

“I don’t think the board is a problem,” Jol said. “I feel there are two worlds here in London. There are the guys with opinions and then there are the supporters. Although they read the papers, they are still backing me and that’s a great feeling.”

Jol confirmed that he expects to speak to Daniel Levy this week, with the chairman likely to demand answers after spending £40 million during the summer on players who have delivered only one win from six Barclays Premier League matches. Jol will point out that his team endured a similarly difficult start last season before recovering to finish fifth and he says he retains the support of the players.

“I speak to the board all the time,” Jol said. “We speak about players and talk about the team during the week. I will tell them what I felt what was going wrong and what we did well. I think the players still respond to me. Otherwise you can’t have 65 points with a young team. We had similar points this time last year, not more, not less.”

Paul Robinson came out in support of his beleaguered manager, although only the players’ deeds can save him. “The players are fully behind the manager,” the England goalkeeper said. “One result doesn’t make him a bad manager. We are hopeful that the manager will be staying and we will dig the results out for the manager in the next few weeks. We’re going to get the results for the manager.”