Ange Postecoglou dismisses questions over future after Tottenham hit new ‘low’
Ange Postecoglou dismisses questions over future after Tottenham hit new ‘low’
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Ange Postecoglou dismissed questions over his future after Tottenham hit a new “low” with a 2-1 defeat to Leicester, but retains belief the club can still achieve something special this season. Spurs slipped to a sixth defeat from their last seven matches in the Premier League to increase the pressure on Postecoglou, who was again without 10 first-team players.
A 3-2 loss at Everton ramped up the speculation around Postecoglou’s job, but he masterminded victory by the same score away to Hoffenheim on Thursday to keep the club on track to make the Europa League last-16, while next month will bring a Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Liverpool.
Richarlison’s 33rd-minue header had Tottenham on course to return to winning ways in the division for the first time since December 15, but Jamie Vardy levelled for Leicester within a minute of the second period before Bilal El Khannouss fired in what proved the winner after 50 minutes.
Home fans turned on Spurs chairman Daniel Levy during the second period and while boos greeted full-time after this latest defeat leaves them 15th, Postecoglou feels his depleted squad continue to give everything during a period of 17 fixtures in two months amid a continuously growing injury crisis.
“I really believe in this group of players. Even today, what I asked of them, some of the performances were outstanding considering what they’ve been through. To me that’s all positive, but ultimately, the fact that we’ve lost another game of football, the focus is on that,” Postecoglou reflected.
