{"id":1376437,"date":"2025-03-09T16:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1376437"},"modified":"2025-03-09T16:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:10:53","slug":"tottenham-2-2-bournemouth-ange-postecoglou-son","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tottenham-2-2-bournemouth-ange-postecoglou-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Son Heung-min penalty saves Ange for now, but the writing is on the wall at Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Tottenham Hotspur battled from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Bournemouth on Sunday, but the result has done little to lift the gloom around the club.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Goals either side of half-time from Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson left the Lilywhites with a mountain to climb but Spurs rode their luck to claw level, first netting through a misdirected Pape Sarr cross before Son Heung-min converted a late penalty.\u00a0Spurs can count themselves even more fortunate given Bournemouth were denied another goal by VAR spotting an Antoine Semenyo offside.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">[dugoutvideo id=&#8221;eyJrZXkiOiIiLCJwIjoic3F1YXdrYSIsInBsIjoiN2FtcmNLc1cifQ==&#8221; partner=&#8221;squawks&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It is harsh on Bournemouth,&#8221; former Spurs defender Stephen Kelly told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/live\/ce9n915vgjgt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Radio 5 Live<\/a>. &#8220;Tottenham didn&#8217;t learn from their mistakes, somehow they come out with a point from this game. A crazy game &#8211; it was so frantic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A point does very little for Tottenham, who now trail the top four by a massive 15 points, which is only two fewer than the gap they have over the relegation zone. Even Bournemouth themselves are 10 points clear of the Lilywhites in eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs were once again met with boos at half-time and while the mood lightened slightly at full-time, this draw doesn&#8217;t take away from the fact that a huge portion of Spurs fans now want Ange Postecoglou removed from his managerial post.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Spurs were mere minutes away from posting some truly dreadful stats, including an eighth home Premier League defeat of the season, which would be the most a 38-game season in the competition &#8212; level with 1996\/97. This would also have been Bournemouth&#8217;s first-ever league double over Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the haphazard comeback, Spurs are posting some ugly numbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Tottenham have conceded 13 goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half, no team has conceded more in the Premier League this season.<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Tottenham have failed to win any of their last 8 matches when conceding first in the Premier League, since a victory over Aston Villa on 3rd November 2024.<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Tottenham have committed 31 errors leading to shots this season, the fourth-most in the Premier League.<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">Tottenham have faced 28.02 xG Against in the Premier League this season, with only Southampton (36.96) posting a high number.<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">No ground has seen more Premier League goals than the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season, with 26 of 56 being scored by the visitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Europa League or bust for Ange Postecoglou<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In reality, most of Tottenham&#8217;s league games between now and the end of the season have been rendered meaningless beyond morale and Postecoglou trying to demonstrate he can take the club forward.<\/p>\n<p>The real challenge comes against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday, with Spurs hosting the Dutch side following a bruising 1-0 defeat in the Netherlands last week.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s entire season hinges on that match, keeping them in with a chance of Europa League glory and Champions League qualification, especially given they&#8217;re out of both domestic cups.<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth are, objectively, a much stronger team than AZ. However, the evidence of Sunday afternoon&#8217;s performance, littered with errors, errant passes and excruciating moments, suggests Spurs face an uphill battle turning their Europa League tie around.<\/p>\n<p>Son&#8217;s late penalty may have kept Postecoglou in a job for now, but the sword of <span>Damocles continues to hang over the Spurs boss, who may be packing up his office should things go south on Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" 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