Ange Postecoglou is expected to be given the chance to save his job amid mounting calls for Tottenham to sack the 59-year-old, sources have told ESPN.
Spurs were booed off after losing 2-1 at home to Leicester City on Sunday, a result which leaves them languishing in 15th place in the Premier League.
Tottenham have won just one of their past 11 league matches and during their latest defeat, many fans turned their anger on Daniel Levy with some holding up a banner which read “24 years, 16 managers, 1 trophy” in reference to his record as chairman.
However, Spurs are one game away from a Wembley showpiece final with their semifinal, second leg against Liverpool set to take place at Anfield on Feb. 6. Sources have told ESPN that Postecoglou is likely to be given the opportunity to win that tie, given they hold a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg, unless there is another dramatic downturn in the intervening two games.
Postecoglou’s side host Swedish club IF Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday — with Spurs in a good position to secure automatic qualification for the knockout stages — before a tricky trip across London to Brentford on Sunday. Just three days after that Carabao Cup second leg match, Spurs face Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round.
There continues to be a recognition among the club’s hierarchy that Postecoglou is hampered by an unusually bad injury situation with 10 first-team players unavailable against Leicester.
Richarlison was only able to play 54 minutes while Postecoglou suggested after the game that Pape Matar Sarr should not have played at all due to a lack of match fitness.
Postecoglou is hopeful that first-choice centre-backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven could return in time in the next week or so while the club are active in the January transfer market and aim to bring in at least one player before next Monday’s deadline.
Following the loss to Leicester on Sunday, Postecoglou was asked if he would get another fortnight in his post to benefit from key players returning,
“Who knows? I reckon there is probably a fair chunk [of people] that will say ‘no,'” he said.
“When you are the manager of a football club you can be very vulnerable and isolated. I don’t feel that. I feel like this group of players, not for me, are giving everything for the club. I have a group of staff that is really committed. I focus on that.”
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