Next Tottenham manager odds with Ange Postecoglou’s future in doubt
As January draws to a close, Ange Postecoglou finds his place as Tottenham Hotspur manager in doubt.
The Australian is odds-on favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post, with Tottenham in a torrid run of form. Tottenham are now seven games without a win in the Premier League, taking just one point from that run and sit 15th in the table.
While they may not be in danger of a relegation battle just yet, the vultures are circling around Postecoglou, with Tottenham looking unable to get out of the slump. Of course, there are mitigating circumstances.
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Tottenham have been riddled with injuries this season and haven’t been able to play their first-choice backline for months. And on the bench for their 1-2 defeat to Leicester City at the weekend, Postecolgou could only name eight substitutes with five of those being teenagers. That includes three 17-year-olds.
It’s hit Tottenham hard, particularly given Postecoglou had been eyeing up trophy success this season. In pre-season, he noted that he had always won a trophy in his second year at clubs. Tottenham are in the EFL Cup semi-finals and lead Liverpool 1-0 after the first leg, so that could still prove true. But that doesn’t take away from the Premier League struggles. And Postecoglou is unsure about his own future.
When asked if he would still be in charge in the next few weeks when Tottenham are set to get a host of players back, Postecoglou replied: “Who knows? I reckon there is probably a fair chunk that will say no.
“When you are the manager of a football club you can be very vulnerable and isolated. I don’t feel that.
“I feel like this group of players, not for me, are giving everything for the club. I have a group of staff that is really committed. I focus on that.
“My role within that is to try and support these players. I can even see in training when the guys who are coming back come back in it is going to give everybody a lift. As I keep saying to the players, there is a fantastic opportunity this season to really make an impact and I know we can.
“But in terms of your question, is there anything I can say about that that is going to change anything that I need to do tomorrow morning? Nothing.”
There are already a host of names being linked with the Tottenham job, whether that is in the near future or further down the line. Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola currently leads the way, and that’s a move backed by former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara.
“Look, the more I look at the Bournemouth manager, the more I think, I wouldn’t mind him at Spurs,” O’Hara said on Sky Sports News.
“He did need time but Ange has had time and he’ll need time at Tottenham and he’ll need his own players in.
“They’re organised. Nottingham Forest are organised. They weren’t yesterday [Saturday] but Bournemouth are organised. Fulham, Marco Silva, organised.”
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