Tottenham captain Cristian Romero slammed his squad's lack of depth as "disgraceful" after their quiet end to the transfer window on Monday.
Romero was forced off during Tottenham's 2-2 draw against Manchester City due to an illness, taking the club's list of absentees for fitness reasons into double figures.
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has endured a difficult first season in charge, in part because of the amount of key personnel sidelined for long periods,
The north Londoners have won just two of their last 15 Premier League games and sit in a disappointing 14th place.
Even though Tottenham signed England midfielder Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid midway through January, they sold last season's leading scorer Brennan Johnson to Crystal Palace.
Moments after the winter transfer deadline closed, Argentine defender Romero took to social media to air his frustration at their lack of new recruits.
"Great effort from all my teammates yesterday, they were incredible," he said on Instagram.
"I wanted to be available to help them even though I wasn't feeling well, especially since we only had 11 players available - unbelievable but true and disgraceful.
"We'll keep showing up and taking responsibility to turn this around, working hard and staying together. All that's left is to thank all of you for being there and for always supporting us, the fans."
-- NIGERIA ONLY --
Romero's social media blast was liked by several Tottenham teammates, including Pedro Porro, Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke.
Tottenham made failed approaches for Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, who joined Manchester City from Bournemouth, and Liverpool defender Andy Robertson.
They did announce the loan signing of Hearts teenager James Wilson on Monday with the option to make the move permanent, but the forward will only feature for the Under-21 squad initially.
SUNDERLAND WINGER ADINGRA HEADS TO MONACO ON LOAN
Sunderland's Ivory Coast forward Simon Adingra has joined Monaco on loan for the rest of the season, the Ligue 1 club announced on Monday.
The 24-year-old made 73 appearances for Brighton before joining Sunderland last summer.
He has played in 14 Premier League matches and one FA Cup game this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.
An Africa Cup of Nations winner in 2023 and a starter in the final, where he was named man of the match, Adingra has 26 caps for the Elephants but he was not selected for the recent Afcon in Morocco.
According to various sources close to the deal, Monaco paid 1 million euros ($1.18 million) to activate the loan through to the end of the season, which includes a non-mandatory option to buy for 17 million euros.