Ange Postecoglou’s tenure nearing ending this summer after stale season and unpredictable football

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Ange Postecoglou’s tenure at Tottenham Hotspur is nearing a crucial point, with uncertainty surrounding his future this summer.  While he has brought a new tactical philosophy and exciting football to the team, the coming months will determine whether Spurs can sustain this progress. We’re looking at his tenure and if he were to go, who could ideally replace him ahead of the new season.

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00:00Now, Ange Pasterkoglu's tenure at Tottenham Hotspur is nearing a crucial point with uncertainty

00:08surrounding his future this summer. While he has brought a new tactical philosophy and

00:14exciting football to the team at times, the coming months have determined whether Spurs

00:19can sustain this progress. With speculation around potential transfers and expectations

00:25for next season, Pasterkoglu's position could be influenced by the club's performance and

00:30ambitions in both domestic and European contests. We're looking at his tenure and if he were

00:37to go, who could ideally replace him ahead of the new season?

00:42Yeah, let's just touch on Ange Pasterkoglu and his tenure. I mean, you know, obviously

00:49it's not gone to plan and you mentioned that the game remaining, the huge game in the Europa

00:54League is one where they have to start getting the bums off seats again. I mean, when he

00:59first came in, that was the case, Ange. They were playing exciting football, you know,

01:04this sort of really relentless stuff where he was so stubborn with wanting to attack

01:09and you saw it against Chelsea very early on in his tenure where the pundits were sort

01:14of raving about that and suddenly over time, they're sort of changing their opinions to

01:19say it hasn't worked at all and it should have changed and adapted to the Premier League.

01:23He probably hasn't done that really. Just looking at his best and worst moments, is there any sort of

01:29standouts in terms of best moments under Ange where you felt really confident? Because there

01:34has been some spells where he has done fairly well.

01:39Yeah, I mean, I think sadly, I don't see a situation now regardless whether he's in the dugout in

01:46August. I really don't. I think he's sadly going to be, you know, let go in the summer.

01:52I can just see that happening now. Maybe, you know, we get it together. We win the Europa League by a miracle.

01:58You must say on current form, the way we're playing, we don't look anything like Europa League winners at the moment.

02:02Obviously, that could all change. Football's a funny game. But I don't see a situation where he's in

02:07charge in the dugout come August. And, you know, actually, should the worst happen in the second leg against AZ,

02:14I do wonder whether that might be it. And, you know, he might be giving his marching orders and we start the

02:20rebuild now ahead of next season, look to bring a manager in, you know, ready to come in, you know, sort of

02:241st of July type approach. And we really start the painful rebuild again. I mean, that's not what I want to see happen.

02:31You know, we've had some highs with Ange, you know, when he came in, he was a breath of fresh air.

02:36You know, he talks well. Everybody wants him to succeed. And, you know, you asked me there about, you know, best moments.

02:41We've had some terrific, you know, last gasp wins. The Sheffield United game stands out with the carry to the Liverpool

02:48game in his first season when we, you know, we got it right at the end. You know, the crowd was rocking.

02:53The place was really united. And, you know, we were re-energised as a club, as a group, as a fan base.

02:59Even this season, you know, we go to the Etihad, we beat Manchester City 4-0. It was a terrific performance.

03:05But there's been too many lows, you know, even despite all the injuries, you know, you think to the games against,

03:10you know, Ipswich at home, Leicester at home, you know, one win in 10 in the Premier League at home,

03:16five wins in the Premier League at home all season. And it looks like we're going to finish outside the top eight for the first time in 15 years.

03:23I mean, you know, it's just not good enough. And I think the problem is it's the same mistakes, you know, week after week after week.

03:30It's the same errors. We were so open in the midfield that the balance is just all wrong.

03:36And I think at the moment it looks like certain players are starting to lose a little bit of belief.

03:41That's how it feels looking from the outside in. I could be totally wrong on that.

03:44That's just an opinion. But it does look like, you know, one or two players are starting to now question what's going on, you know.

03:53And sadly, when that starts happening, you know, there's only one way and one ending and one outcome, unfortunately.

03:59But as I say, it could all turn around and, you know, hopefully that will be the case.

04:03We beat AZ. That gives us a bit of feel-good factor. The Premier League form actually isn't too bad on paper.

04:09I think it's three wins and a draw in the last four with that defeat against Manchester City either side.

04:14So actually, you know, the league form's not too bad, but the league position's, you know, abysmal.

04:20And we've had some, you know, horrendous defeats. I mean, I think we've only lost one by more than one goal.

04:25And I think that tells you everything. But quite often in games we're so open, you know, we could get beat 3-4.

04:32We ride our luck and then we come good and we could nick it. And we just can't carry on like that.

04:37It reminds me of Aussie ideal as back in the 90s, you know, and that didn't last very long.

04:41And I think if we carry on like that, there's only one way it's going to end.

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