Ange Postecoglou: Could Tottenham’s huge week be his last? | The Football Reporters | ESPN FC

On “The Football Reporters” podcast, Rob Dawson, Mark Ogden and James Olley look ahead to a huge week for Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham. Spurs face a Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg clash against Liverpool, a potential FA Cup banana-skin against non-league Tamworth and then the North London derby vs. Arsenal in the Premier League.
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[@heltondagraca9780]

Ange system is doing just fine. Spurs is missing a lot of players. Give the man some time. How many managers have been sacked too early at Tottenham including Nuno that are doing great right now? Patience is the only way for Tottenham. The football is great, entertaining and the wins will soon follow.

[@gl.208]

Ange would have the same success as Slot with slots team. Slot would have the same problems as Ange if he managed THFC.

[@wabisabi3619]

Squad issue not manager issues

[@Jafon3345]

Ange in!

[@andrewreilly132]

Is there a full ep somewhere? Serious question

[@marlonblade007]

ESPN FC

[@nickaira3836]

The injuries are a major factor behind the current run. The ceiling with Ange is so high, the games against city, it's and villa are testament to this. He needs to be given another year to get a bigger better squad and can only be truly judged then.

[@checkmate7345]

Exactly, he should be thankful that Man United is a complete train wreck and distracting the media. His record is one of the worst in the history of the club in the last 20 years. No doubt he would've been gone already if the media focusing on this and were piling on the pressure and didn't have the gift that keeps on giving with Man U.

[@antonyevans559]

United have had no injuries, ange has had 10 players out

[@harry_lime8610]

"(he thinks) he (Ange) knows better than anyone else" say 3 blokes who think they know better than anyone else

[@bul4917]

Zero idea. Sounds more like the media are salty cos they don’t get the headlines they want

[@darrenfearon4288]

That is why I am conflicted on being Ainge in or out because I have seen us look like world beaters and also rams in the same game lol but they is part of me that think that if Ange has all the players he wants that fit in his system we will be more consistant.

[@HaydenKnight-ci9hk]

The league is way more important

[@amazonianstories]

It's not "The defeat to Liverpool" more like "The greatest robbery" by Liverpool What exactly does these mugs want Ange to do? give the game away because Tottenham fans want arsenal to lose the title?

[@cboyz20]

C' mon, last game Spurs finished with their 3rd choice GK, 5th and 6th choice CBs, 5th choice LB.

[@nickaira3836]

I disagree with your assessment that Ange doesn't value trophies. He's consistently won trophies in his career. What he says is that he values long term sustainable success over short term success that isn't built on a solid foundation that can be maintained. I think that resonates with most supporters. Do we want a Ten Hag, no.

[@beaudacious_10]

Don't bother, these guys have no clue they don't understand every straight up direct English words. This guy should never be hired for his thoughts again. Belongs in the pub not in a studio.

[@Exostars77-A]

It’s OK Spurs will go to Arsenal, next EPL game up… and win.

[@beaudacious_10]

Doesn't care if his 2nd choice full back plays? Goodness... the players that have played the most minutes this season are both full backs. Goodness. You're not just wrong, you are as wrong as you can possibly be. Embarrassing.

[@jack1906]

Great discussion guys, i agree Ange is under pressure. He's had injuries etc but even with a fully fit team, there's no balance or control in matches. Unfortunately the problems run way deeper at the club. I understand fans not wanting to go or needing the cash but the amount of Liverpool/away fans in the home end is a disgrace. Then there's Levy and his monetising of players from South Korea, because the South Korean fans are so loyal and turn up at so many games (and possibly spend more than average!). It's a sad decine of a once great team.

[@beaudacious_10]

Has Son only been playing the last decade to sell shirts in South Korea? I thought h'es been pretty good, myself. At his peak, one of the best finishers in the game. One of the greats of the EPL. If that isn't what you are saying, then you must be saying the young kid who you know nothing about at all and have never seen play, doesn't have the potential to be good enough - which you wouldn't know. People need to stop inventing narratives that don't exist - wait for things to happen, and if it happens, by all means make your assertions based on the facts. There's plenty of things that have actually happened to complain about with Levy. Let's look at it another way - they haven't bought any other Korean before this have they? Didn't try to get Hwang either. What if, a serious talented young footballer who was identified as having a much potential as any 18yo happened to be Korean? Do you think Spurs should try to get him? Or let someone else do it. Players in the asian leagues are usually very good value, too, so it's low risk. Maybe he could have gone to many PL clubs but chose Spurs because of Son and the rep Spurs have there. If he really wanted to monetise SK players, he'd target their other stars, not an 18yo.

[@jack1906]

@@beaudacious_10 yes Son is a fantastic player and we don't know if Yang-Min will be good or not. But he's not good to be on the bench at the moment. And you're right Levy has done worse but I'm sure he had an eye on the money to be made and how popular Spurs are in South Korea when he signed the youngster. For a team that's desperate for quality to help us now, that's not really good enough.

[@HaydenKnight-ci9hk]

City laughed when they got kicked out because they want actual trophy’s don’t get it twisted I would love to see us lift this trophy but it won’t change nothing . If we ain’t in champios league

[@scullyplays3992]

Agree with all this lads. Great video. He’s extremely stubborn, bad at reading the room, and he’s lost many spurs fans now.

[@gl.208]

Won 7 lost 9. Yeah, great. But weball know why.....if you go to war with 10 men (eg. Metaphor for all Spurs injuries) facing 100 ( settled teams with no injuries), then the odds are NOT in your favour. Its pretty simple. And cut the Ange sayings out of the convo as a joke. Its pundits like you that cant refer to fact & stats to support your claims.

[@petergerakas8128]

Postecoglu is stubborn as a mule

[@darrenfearon4288]

Pep and klopp are like that , they play there football Philosophy no matter what, so far I like the idea that the board still have Ange's back and are trying to give him the tools to get his football to work.

[@chookz]

I had a nice mule once

[@iPhantom27]

Arrogance, stubbornness & ego will get you nowhere.

[@sino7]

ANGE OUT

[@chrishalious8194]

Those PEOPLE JUST NOW NOTHING just empty TALK is a waste of time watching this garbage

[@beaudacious_10]

"The football reporters" who report without actually doing the bare minimum of research, and apparently don't even listen in press conferences when they allegedly ask questions. I say allegedly because James must be lying when he said he had been to one before - he's completely wrong about what was said. He should go back and listen to it. He's just make up his own version of events for every single comment he's made. Complete garbage reporting, and all you need to do is replay what Ange has said. He clearly hasn't listened, hasn't watched games, hasn't even looked up stats! Wrong on every count here. He's just reported with 100% assurance things he just guesses are true based on talking to one fan in a pub over a beer one night.

[@beaudacious_10]

Goodness me, have none of you done any research? He wants to win every cup. He's always said that. This is such a load of garbage. It's just lazy. This guy hasn't followed anything happening, it's like he's got all his information off mates who watch a spurs game once a month. Set pieces - one of the least conceded this season. Pathetic. This isn't journalism.

[@mikewilcox5284]

no

[@chookz]

I used to be Ange Out, but with all the injuries and the fact we are in a window, there is no point buying players that don't fit a next managers system so stick with Ange.

[@LeeSavage80]

Didn't go how you wanted it to go eh lads