- The Australian coach is firmly under the gun
- Injuries and losses are increasing
- Will survive the bag, for now
The first and, until now, only the manager of the English Premier League has survived the immediate consequences of the humiliating defeat at Tottenham's house against Leicester City, but the pressure on Ange Postecoglou continues to grow.
While the president of the club, Daniel Levy, remains the focus of the criticism of anger of most followers, is increasing the inflexible post -oglou approach in the midst of an increase in injuries.
The Spurs are now 15th in the 20 club league, eight points in the descent zone after losing nine and winning one of its last 11 games of the Premier League.
The defeat against Leicester, who had lost his previous seven games of the League, led to the rear pages of England with headlines such as 'Take Ange from here', 'How long do I have: Who knows?' And 'Oh, friend', the latter is a reference to the post -Coglou habit of ending most of the prayers with love.
Posttecoglou is the fifth permanent manager of Tottenham in six years.
Of the previous four, Mauricio Pochettino was fired despite reaching the final of the Champions League and first four four, while José Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte were eliminated with the seventh, eighth and fourth team respectively.
The pressure is firmly in the Australian coach Ange Postecoglou after a streak of wounds and results in the Premier League
The Spurs are only eight points in the descent zone after losing nine games and winning one of their last 11
However, there is recognition that the 59 -year -old is harmed by a list of injuries that has not only ruled out a series of first -option players, but has left the remaining exhausted after 19 games in 66 days.
Adolescents Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall have to play each game, with Gray also playing out of position, and the only new firm of this January transfer window is a 21 -year -old goalkeeper.
In addition, there are few immediate options to replace the experience of the former Brisbane and Levy chief in the last seasons of appointing intermediate managers after eliminating the permanent holder is that the results have not improved.
Therefore, the English media report that the club stays with Postecoglou, for now, and tries to buy a striker to strengthen their resources.
Dominic Solanke's record firm, a STG 80m recruit ($ 160 million) in the low season, is among the injured and will not return until March.
But the January market is difficult and, despite a modest season with Ajax's eaves, Brian Brobbey, is being linked to Tottenham.
“I am a football manager and judge me by the results, that is the form of the world,” said Postecoglou after the defeat against Leicester.
“Hopefully for the next 10 days to two weeks we should recover some significant players, which I think will help this group a lot.
“Where we are in the league is not good enough. That is a reflection of me and my training, but we still have some fantastic opportunities to have an impact on the second half of the season and I am sure that will happen.”
The Spurs remain in three competitions of the Cup and will ensure a place in the last 16 of the Europa League in case they win Thursday's draw with Swedish Elfsborg Minnows.