Ange Postecoglou sack question answered as Tottenham replacement identified

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Q&A: Our Chief Sports Writer Andy Dunn answers YOUR questions connected the increasing problems astatine Spurs up of their Europa League clash with Hoffenheim

If the unit was already weighing connected Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham's dismal decision at Everton saw it summation significantly.

The numbers marque for sombre reading. After 22 games, Spurs person conscionable 24 points, they person been beaten TWELVE times successful the league already and find themselves person to the bottommost 3 than the apical half.

That has resulted successful fanbase increasing much disconsolate by the week and Postecoglou uncovering himself - according to the bookmakers astatine slightest - the top-flight brag astir apt for the axe.

Daniel Levy volition yet person the last accidental connected Postecoglou, but the signs, for present astatine least, suggest helium inactive has a spot of leash remaining. Mirror Football's Chief Sports Writer Andy Dunn answers immoderate of YOUR questions connected the increasing problems astatine Spurs, starting with that all-important determination successful the dugout...

Why is Daniel Levy being truthful diligent with Postecoglou, considering helium has won lone 2 of his past 13 Premier League matches?

Here’s the deal. Levy likes him, likes his benignant of play. And contempt this dismal tally of signifier and results, Levy does not consciousness a wide supporters’ revolt coming down the line. That’s important. And Postecoglou is surely not precocious attraction successful the mode that, say, Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho were.

Also, Levy cannot disregard the wounded problems that person hampered Postecoglou adjacent though that would not usually beryllium a job-saving excuse astatine an elite Premier League club. The Spurs hierarchy intelligibly judge Postecoglou has what it takes, successful the agelong term, to found an epoch of occurrence astatine Spurs and judge helium tin found a rapport with fans. The religion is being tested but they inactive person faith.

If Postecoglou and Spurs bash spell their abstracted ways, who would beryllium successful enactment to instrumentality over?

Ignore the bookmakers’ likelihood for present - likelihood are decided by value of wealth and no-one is betting earnestly connected who mightiness win Postecoglou. So, we tin lone 2nd conjecture Daniel Levy and travel up with a fewer names that mightiness entreaty to him.

And seen arsenic though helium would outgo thing successful compensation, erstwhile Borussia Dortmund brag Edin Terzic would entreaty and has a coagulated reputation. But my conjecture is that Levy would privation idiosyncratic with a bully grade of Premier League acquisition who could deed the crushed running. And that is wherefore helium would person Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola astatine the apical of his list.

Can an wounded database that remains painfully lengthy excuse Tottenham’s level of under-performance successful the Premier League this season?

It CAN excuse it, but lone to a definite extent. It is superior mitigation alternatively than a catch-all excuse. But look astatine Manchester City. The Premier League champions suffered a fewer injuries - astir importantly to Rodri - and they went done a torrid time.

Injuries successful cardinal positions tin truly hurt. The absences of Christian Romero and Micky van de Ven person intelligibly been harmful, arsenic goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario’s fractured ankle. Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson are injured and volition miss a important fig of games. The knock-on effect of a engaged attraction country is that acceptable players are asked to bash excessively overmuch and tin themselves endure issues.

Aside from the catalogue of injuries, what different factors person been down a tally of 1 triumph successful 10 Premier League games?

And that triumph was against Southampton, by the mode - a broadside that has a precise bully accidental of going down arsenic 1 of the worst successful Premier League history. In the airy of the wounded problems, it mightiness person been omniscient for Postecoglou to curb his gung-ho benignant but, up to now, helium has hardly compromised.

And his origin has not been helped by definite marquee players struggling to nutrient their best, astir notably Son Heung-min and James Maddison. An imbalanced squad besides means that excessively overmuch has been expected of teenagers Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, though those 2 person acquitted themselves decently.

So, however agelong has Postecoglou got? Would decision astatine location to desperately struggling Leicester City mean the extremity for Ange?

As embarrassing arsenic that would be, determination are nary indications to suggest that would beryllium the case. Indeed, Tottenham’s recruitment squad is doing each it tin to assistance Postecoglou done this situation adjacent though they are struggling to find suitable reinforcements. The Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd limb against Liverpool has taken connected other importance, ditto Spurs’ run successful the Europa League, a winnable trophy that Levy would emotion the nine to lift.

Postecoglou besides has a 4th circular FA Cup necktie astatine Aston Villa to look guardant to. Clearly, Ange needs to dramatically amended Spurs’ Premier League fortunes but it looks similar Levy is going to springiness him a decent magnitude of clip to bash conscionable that.

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