Ange Postecoglou set to stay in cost at Tottenham Hotspur regardless of the membership’s poor run of kind.
Spurs blew a 1-0 half-time lead towards Leicester on Sunday to endure a fourth-straight league defeat, whereas their solely top-flight win of their final 11 video games got here at bottom-placed facet Southampton.
Tottenham have suffered back-to-back defeats towards struggling sides, having been overwhelmed at Everton – in a recreation which noticed them go 3-0 down at half-time – adopted by the defeat by Leicester, who had beforehand misplaced seven consecutive league video games.
Their alarming Premier League kind, which has seen them drop nearer to the underside three than the highest half of the desk, has put Postecoglou underneath immense stress however it’s enterprise as ordinary on the membership with the Spurs boss anticipated to be at his pre-match press convention on Wednesday forward of recreation the Europa League dwelling recreation towards Elfsborg.
There’s acknowledgement that Spurs, who’re on a run of seven league defeats of their final eight matches, are nonetheless within the combine to win a primary trophy in 17 years with the north London facet within the Carabao Cup semi-finals, the FA Cup fourth spherical and on track to achieve the final 16 of the Europa League.
Outcomes towards Man Metropolis and Liverpool within the Carabao Cup have provided a glimpse into what is feasible underneath Postecoglou and everybody on the membership is working collectively to enhance consistency to keep away from extra embarrassing outcomes just like the defeats suffered towards Ipswich and Leicester.
There’s additionally a perception league outcomes will enhance as injured gamers return.
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Jamie O’Hara believes Postecoglou is out of his depth and {that a} sacking is on the horizon
Internally at Spurs there’s sympathy for Postecoglou with the damage disaster on the membership.
They’re beset by accidents, with James Maddison the most recent participant to be sidelined, becoming a member of an absentee checklist which stretches into double figures. Postecoglou additionally revealed that each Richarlison and Pape Sarr, in a perfect world, wouldn’t have began towards Leicester however such are their damage points, he had no alternative however to play them.
Practically 4 weeks into the January switch window, their solely senior signing is the 21-year-old goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, however Spurs will ideally assist Postecoglou and signal no less than one participant earlier than subsequent Monday’s switch deadline, depending on capturing the correct participant.
There have been adjustments to the recruitment division within the final 12 months and all strikes available in the market are being made to keep away from panic and assist Spurs long run.
Postecoglou reacts in the course of the Premier League defeat to Leicester
Tottenham are understood to have thought-about signing a brand new left centre-back earlier within the window – making checks on gamers reminiscent of PSV Eindhoven’s Olivier Boscagli and Feyenoord’s David Hancko – however have as a substitute been centered on a brand new ahead after including goalkeeper Kinsky.
The membership needed to signal Randal Kolo Muani however he has joined Juventus on mortgage from Paris Saint-Germain, whereas studies linking Spurs with Ajax’s Brian Brobbey are considered vast of the mark.
Sky Sports activities Information revealed final week they’re one of many golf equipment monitoring the scenario round Southampton winger Tyler Dibling however a summer time transfer is extra probably, whereas they’re additionally one of many golf equipment taking a look at a possible Evan Ferguson mortgage. Brighton have opened the door for his or her frontman to exit on mortgage, with Fulham additionally linked.
There are different choices too and Tottenham’s concentrate on assault has come as a shock to many supporters given they’re top-of-the-line attacking groups within the league however among the many worst defensively. Spurs’ xG is the sixth-best within the Premier League however they’re 14th when it comes to xG-Towards.
Postecoglou dismissed questions over his future after Tottenham’s new “low” towards Leicester, however retains perception the membership can nonetheless obtain one thing particular this season.
Residence followers turned on Spurs chairman Daniel Levy in the course of the second half and whereas boos greeted full-time after this newest defeat left them fifteenth within the league, Postecoglou, talking after the sport, felt his depleted squad proceed to offer every part throughout a interval of 17 fixtures in two months amid a continuously-growing damage disaster.
“I really believe in this group of players. Even today, what I asked of them, some of the performances were outstanding considering what they’ve been through. To me that’s all positive, but ultimately, the fact that we’ve lost another game of football, the focus is on that,” Postecoglou mirrored.
“I’ve felt all alongside that the gamers are nonetheless very dedicated to what we’re doing. That is necessary to me as a result of I firmly imagine in it.
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“This is probably as low as we’ve been so far this year but I still think that in these last three months we can do something really special and I think these players believe that.
“Proper now it’s extremely exhausting to visualise that whenever you assume of the present circumstances we’re in. You simply have to take a look at our absences right now and so they’ll all be again.
“Even missing Madders (James Maddison) today, he was so good the other night.
“All these little issues that aren’t permitting us to get any momentum, I am positive they’ll change and after they change, I am actually assured we are able to make an impression.”
Redknapp: Spurs’ historical past means Ange should discover outcomes
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The Tremendous Sunday panel mirror on Tottenham Hotspur’s horrible kind and whether or not sacking Postecoglou could be the correct factor to do, given they’re nonetheless within the hunt for the Carabao Cup and Europa League in addition to the FA Cup
Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Redknapp:
“I will also say that the manager needs a little bit of help.
“They’re all the way down to what we name naked bones. Simply perhaps even go and discover a few loans for him. They introduced in a goalkeeper. Yeah, they in all probability wanted to try this. However simply give him a little bit little bit of help. You already know, you’ve got misplaced Solanke now and you have misplaced different midfield gamers.
“It just feels like the manager needs a bit of help. Needs a bit of backing if you believe in him. He’s got huge games coming up.
“I feel all of us take a look at the sport towards Liverpool within the Carabao Cup.
“That feels like a massive game for his Tottenham future, you know, and I think he’ll still be the manager up to then. If they were to go out of that, I think there’s going to be a lot of question marks because this form just can’t carry on, especially with the history of other managers leaving.”
Carra: If you happen to sack Postecoglou, who do you herald?
Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Carragher:
“I’m in a situation where, who would you bring in? I think you’ve got to allow them to get his players back. They’re not going to get relegated.
“Permit them to have the cup competitions. Who is aware of, the second half of the season, you get your two centre-backs again, Solanke again. You may have a good run on that Europa League, as a result of I do not assume there’s nice power in that Europa League.
“And then you go from there. I don’t think they should be changing that any time soon. Let them get his players back and get to the end of the season.”
Who’s accountable for Tottenham’s woes? Levy within the firing line
Evaluation by Sky Sports activities’ Nick Wright:
The primary chants of “we want Levy out” had been audible lengthy earlier than the implosion which condemned Spurs to their newest defeat towards Leicester on Sunday. The house followers had been airing their dissatisfaction early within the first half. What occurred later simply elevated the quantity.
It was the embattled Ange Postecoglou, after all, who needed to face the cameras afterwards. That’s the lot of the top coach. However he isn’t the primary goal for the ire of the house supporters. Chairman Daniel Levy is the person within the firing line.
Tottenham’s upcoming fixtures
- Elfsborg (H) – Europa League – January 30
- Brentford (A) – Premier League – February 2, dwell on Sky Sports activities
- Liverpool (A) – Carabao Cup – February 6, dwell on Sky Sports activities
- Aston Villa (A) – FA Cup – February 9
- Man Utd (H) – Premier League – February 16, dwell on Sky Sports activities
- Ipswich (a) – Premier League – February 22
