"Keep coach Angie Postecoglou on until next year!"
Paul Merson, a football commentator from Arsenal Legend, insisted on the retention of Postecoglou, Tottenham in crisis.
Tottenham, under Coach Postecoglou, lost 1-2 at home against Leicester City in the 23rd round of the English Premier League (EPL) on the 26th (Korea time), falling to 15th place in the league along with seven winless league games (1 draw and 6 losses). There was a serious atmosphere, including an eight-point gap with Wolverhampton (17 points), who was ranked 18th in the relegation zone, and an unexpected number of questions about relegation. Rumors of replacing Postecoglou, who was praised for his fun offensive football, continue.
However, Merson said in an article on Sky Sports on the 29th (Korea time) that Tottenham should stick to Postecoglou's system until this season and next season" he insisted.
Merson began with one line: `I feel sorry for Tottenham manager Angie Postecoglou. At the same time, I remembered the anger of the former masters who pursued defense and counterattack football and the fans toward them. "Tottenham should be careful. There were coaches such as Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Nunu Espiritu Santo who were enthusiastic about the crowd. `We want Tottenham's way of doing it,' Tottenham said, adding manager Angie Postecoglou. I saw what he did last season when he had a team in good shape. He made the players fly up. He played fun soccer and wanted to run around the front"I looked back. Merson then added 'That football was possible because central defender Mickey Panderpen played as a mainstay.
Tottenham faced a crisis as it drew the winning game and lost the draw amid the main players' string injuries. It slumped to 15th place in the league. However, Merson did not let go of his trust in Angie Ball and offensive football.
"But you must keep Angie. If he leaves now, he will go with someone who plays counter-attacking football by playing 10 at the back and the fans will go crazy again. So give Angie a chance. Give me another chance next year." He then added the four legs, "I'm not saying this because I want Tottenham to lose every week because I'm an Arsenal fan."
"Tottenham is a good team to see when players are in good shape," Merson said. However, he reiterated the importance of defense, saying, "Panderpen must play." "We also need a midfielder. There are no midfield players. There's Rodrigo Bentancur, but the other players aren't very good. They can't dominate soccer in the midfield. No matter who comes in, they can't control it," he said, pointing out the reason for the slump.
"Tottenham has a decent goalkeeper named Guglielmo Vicario, two centre-backs, one (Panderpen) is very good and the other, Christian Romero, is better when he plays with Panderpen. Hishalisson, who just started playing, is also a good center forward. Dejan Kulusevski is a player who can play for virtually any team in the Premier League. The players should be able to play as the spine of the team," he said, expressing regret. "Goalkeeper Antonin Kinski has been recruited but he will not play if Vicario returns to good form. This is the problem for Tottenham. `Buy that player, buy it, but none of them will get a chance when the main players come back,' he said straightforwardly. `Tottenham has no money to spend £70,000 a week on players sitting on the bench.'
Merson then pointed out the possibility of hope that Tottenham will do well in the Cup and Europa League despite the league's sluggishness. "The Cup is giving hope to Postecoglou and Tottenham. I will be patient"Who knows?" Tottenham survived all the cup games and did not meet Liverpool in the Europa League, so they would have a higher chance of winning." "I'm still competing in all competitions. I'll keep silent. Which do fans want, sixth in the league or eliminated from every cup. 15th in the league but still survived every cup?," he asked back.
Merson then expressed concern about the possibility that if Tottenham fans raise placards criticizing Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy in disappointment, it could lead to a 'hard death' that scapegoats the coach as always. "The only problem is that when Daniel Rabbi's banner starts to come out, I'll always let you off the hook. Go, director. There's only one incident that's going to happen."
Meanwhile, Tottenham is set to play against Elpsborg in the Europa League at 5 a.m. on the 31st, 11 p.m. on the 2nd, away at Brandford in the league, away at Liverpool at 5 a.m. on the 7th, away at Carabao Cup semifinals at 2:35 a.m. on the 10th, away at Aston Villa in the 4th round (32) of the FA Cup, 1:30 a.m. on the 17th, home game against Manchester United in the league, midnight on the 23rd, away at Ipswich Town in the league, at 4:30 a.m. on the 27th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
