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Paul Merson gives his opinion on whether Tottenham should sack Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham Hotspur have a history of sacking managers and based on their recent track record, Ange Postecoglou would have every reason to be concerned that his job is now on the line.
Tottenham’s deadline to determine Postecoglou’s future is believed to be the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool.
The positive for the former Celtic boss is that Tottenham’s players are excited about the cup competitions as winning any trophy could turn their season from an ongoing disaster to a historic one.
But results like Spurs’ successive defeats against Everton and Leicester City have not done much to quieten the noise around both the club and Ange Postecoglou.
Despite Tottenham’s unprecedented injury crisis, losses to a pair of relegation candidates would not be considered acceptable by either their fanbase, the managers or the players themselves.
Paul Merson urges Tottenham not to sack Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou’s tactics have come under question as a school of thought seems to exist that the Australian is certainly not helping his case.
Things might get worse for the Lilywhites before they get better, with Postecoglou admitting no January signings are “imminent” in recent press conference.
However, Paul Merson firmly believes Tottenham should stick with Ange Postecoglou.
Merson said on Sky Sports News: “They need to be careful, they need to be careful. They’ve had [Jose] Mourinho, they’ve had [Antonio] Conte, they’ve had Nuno [Espirito Santo], they’ve had these managers, the crowd will be going mad, we want the Tottenham way, they’ve brought this lad in, we’ve seen what he did last season when he had a fit team and they got flying and they drifted away.”
“But he entertains, he wants to play on the front foot and he can do that when he gets his centre-half, [Micky] Van de Ven playing because he’s the main man. But stick with him, if he goes now, they’re going to go with someone who’s going to come up and shut shop up, play 10 at the back, play counter-attacking football, the fans will go mad again.”
“Give him a chance, give him a chance next year as well and I’m not saying that because of Arsenal, people say, oh, you don’t want him sacked because they’re losing every week. Tottenham are a good team to watch.”
Others would staunchly disagree with the Arsenal legend, as Jamie O’Hara reckons Tottenham should sack Ange Postecoglou.
Postecoglou backs Tottenham to return to form once their injured players are fit to play; a message which represents that the 59-year-old is still confident despite his side’s recent string of poor results.
The managers linked with replacing Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham
TBR Football exclusively revealed that Tottenham hugely admire Thomas Frank but to secure his services, they will firstly have to pay £9 million towards the Danish tactician’s release clause; a figure they are unlikely to stump up.
Matt Wells could reportedly become Tottenham’s interim manager in the event that Ange Postecoglou is shown the door by Daniel Levy.
Tottenham are fans of Andoni Iraola as well, whose AFC Bournemouth side sit eight places about the North London club in the Premier League table in seventh place.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 7 |  B’mouthBournemouth | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 40 |