‘Our best bet’ – Tottenham fan names shock two managers as potential replacements for Ange Postecoglou
A Tottenham fan has called for a familiar face to return to the club, amid mounting pressure on Ange Postecoglou. The Spurs head coach faces increasing scrutiny regarding his position after his side surrendered a two-goal lead against Chelsea to lose 4-3 at home on Sunday afternoon. Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure with Spurs losing seven of their last 15Getty This means that the north Londoners are now without a win in four games and sit 11th in the table, and supporters have grown frustrated with their inconsistent performances. Postecoglou has faced criticism for the manner of defeat this season, with his all-out attacking style once again proved costly against the Blues, who pounced on Spurs’ defensive frailties to turn the game around. With Tottenham currently seven points adrift of the top four, one fan phoned in to talkSPORT’s to suggest two alternatives to the struggling Australian. Speaking to fellow Spurs supporter Majestic on The Final Word after the match, caller James argued that the club should have appointed former boss Mauricio Pochettino in Postecoglou’s place in 2023. He said: “You look at that Chelsea team, and who is the best manager in Europe to bring forward young players, who made that team to what it is now, for that guy [Enzo Maresca] to come in and reap the success? Pochettino. “And the irony again, and that’s why you’ve got to blame [Daniel] Levy and not Ange. Ange is out of his depth and he should never have been appointed. “But if Levy’s concept is to buy young players and spend a lot of money on them for the future, the best manager for that concept is Pochettino. “He was there waiting. He was begging for that job, wasn’t he?” The Spurs fan then urged chairman Daniel Levy to table a huge offer for the Argentine, who was announced as head coach of the US men’s national team in September. James continued: “I think that Mr. Levy should break the bank. Spurs have won just one of their last five league fixturesGetty Mauricio Pochettino was Spurs manager between 2014 and 2019, and guided the club to the Champions League final in his final yearAFP or licensors GettyGraham Potter has been without a job since his dismissal by Chelsea in April 2023[/caption] “And if he offered that job to Mr. Pochettino now, whether he’s taken a job in America for the USA, he would come back.” After co-host Alan Pardew insisted that Pochettino would not leave his current position, James went on to suggest ex-Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter as a possible successor to Postecoglou. He added: “My feeling is the best bet we’ve got as Tottenham supporters is I think we should go for Graham Potter. I really do. I think that he’s got a lot of unfinished business himself.” With Spurs fans clearly losing patience with their current head coach, Majestic went as far as to call for Harry Redknapp to return to the club, despite the 77-year-old not having managed since 2017. He said: “This is the situation that we’re in right now. I’m even at the point of, can I get Harry Redknapp till the end of the season?” This came after the talkSPORT host admitted earlier in the show that the Chelsea defeat was the final nail in the coffin for him, as he slammed Postecoglou’s handling of the match. Spurs fan Majestic revealed he has lost patience with Postecoglou Majestic explained: “I have been backing Ange, and you know I have. “I’ve been on here, people go: ‘Ange out’, [I’ve said] ‘Give it time, we’re developing. It’s a young team. I don’t want to keep changing the manager all the time’. “But I think today, that was the final straw for me. “I just thought, you go two goals up against Chelsea at home. This is when you can be a bit more intelligent, start holding on to the ball a little bit, try and frustrate them a little bit more. “[We] left ourselves so open. Chances galore. Fraser Forster was fantastic in the first half, the saves he made.”
A Tottenham fan has called for a familiar face to return to the club, amid mounting pressure on Ange Postecoglou.
The Spurs head coach faces increasing scrutiny regarding his position after his side surrendered a two-goal lead against Chelsea to lose 4-3 at home on Sunday afternoon.
This means that the north Londoners are now without a win in four games and sit 11th in the table, and supporters have grown frustrated with their inconsistent performances.
Postecoglou has faced criticism for the manner of defeat this season, with his all-out attacking style once again proved costly against the Blues, who pounced on Spurs’ defensive frailties to turn the game around.
With Tottenham currently seven points adrift of the top four, one fan phoned in to talkSPORT’s to suggest two alternatives to the struggling Australian.
Speaking to fellow Spurs supporter Majestic on The Final Word after the match, caller James argued that the club should have appointed former boss Mauricio Pochettino in Postecoglou’s place in 2023.
He said: “You look at that Chelsea team, and who is the best manager in Europe to bring forward young players, who made that team to what it is now, for that guy [Enzo Maresca] to come in and reap the success? Pochettino.
“And the irony again, and that’s why you’ve got to blame [Daniel] Levy and not Ange. Ange is out of his depth and he should never have been appointed.
“But if Levy’s concept is to buy young players and spend a lot of money on them for the future, the best manager for that concept is Pochettino.
“He was there waiting. He was begging for that job, wasn’t he?”
The Spurs fan then urged chairman Daniel Levy to table a huge offer for the Argentine, who was announced as head coach of the US men’s national team in September.
James continued: “I think that Mr. Levy should break the bank.
“And if he offered that job to Mr. Pochettino now, whether he’s taken a job in America for the USA, he would come back.”
After co-host Alan Pardew insisted that Pochettino would not leave his current position, James went on to suggest ex-Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter as a possible successor to Postecoglou.
He added: “My feeling is the best bet we’ve got as Tottenham supporters is I think we should go for Graham Potter. I really do. I think that he’s got a lot of unfinished business himself.”
With Spurs fans clearly losing patience with their current head coach, Majestic went as far as to call for Harry Redknapp to return to the club, despite the 77-year-old not having managed since 2017.
He said: “This is the situation that we’re in right now. I’m even at the point of, can I get Harry Redknapp till the end of the season?”
This came after the talkSPORT host admitted earlier in the show that the Chelsea defeat was the final nail in the coffin for him, as he slammed Postecoglou’s handling of the match.
Majestic explained: “I have been backing Ange, and you know I have.
“I’ve been on here, people go: ‘Ange out’, [I’ve said] ‘Give it time, we’re developing. It’s a young team. I don’t want to keep changing the manager all the time’.
“But I think today, that was the final straw for me.
“I just thought, you go two goals up against Chelsea at home. This is when you can be a bit more intelligent, start holding on to the ball a little bit, try and frustrate them a little bit more.
“[We] left ourselves so open. Chances galore. Fraser Forster was fantastic in the first half, the saves he made.”
