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'If you lose again, you can be dismissed as it is.'
Tottenham Hotspur's leadership, who showed support for coach Enze Postecoglou until the end despite poor performance, is finally tinkering with the hard card. The catalyst was the 0-4 defeat by Liverpool in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final in the 2024-2025 season, failing to advance to the final. Now trust and support are almost gone. There is only one last chance left. There is also a high possibility that he will be dismissed as it is if he loses.
Coach Postecoglou's fate depends on the fourth round of the 2024-2025 FA Cup against Aston Villa at 2:35 a.m. on the 10th (Korea time).
British media TBR Football reported on the 8th that `If Postecoglou, who has increased the risk of being replaced due to the defeat against Liverpool, fails to win the next match against Aston Villa, his future at Tottenham could be in jeopardy.' Tottenham Boardzine tells Postecoglou that they want to win the FA Cup against Aston Villa. This is the last chance allowed for Postecoglou.
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Postecoglou, who took the helm of Tottenham for the first time last season and ranked fifth in the league, won strong trust from chairman Daniel Levy and Tottenham's highest levels. Therefore, Tottenham recruited many players at the request of Postecoglou in the summer transfer market last year and in January this year.
However, the 2024-2025 season is almost a disaster. Tottenham gradually lost its competitiveness due to numerous injuries from the beginning of the season. In the end, it was pushed out of the top 10 in the league. It once fell to 15th place, which is at risk of relegation, but now ranks 14th (8 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses, 27 points).
Coach Postecoglou was curiously aiming to win the league, but it was almost impossible to make another leap forward in the top ranks where he could participate in the European club competition, let alone win.
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Despite such a disastrous slump in the league, Tottenham's boardzin, led by chairman Levi, continued to maintain confidence in Postecoglou. It's a completely different stance than before. It is different from the past when Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho and Nunu Santo were relentlessly replaced. If the atmosphere was at the time, Postecoglou would have been dismissed several times.
Tottenham Boardzine attributes the poor performance of the league to players' injury rush, not Postecoglou. In addition, there was a 'Trusting Corner'. It was because he was performing well in the cup competition. In the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, Tottenham cruised relatively and were looking to win. He also went straight to the round of 16 in the Europa League.
However, his dream of winning the Carabao Cup was devastated. He won 1-0 in the first leg of the semifinal against Liverpool to increase his chances of going to the finals because he failed to take advantage of his victory in the first leg with a crushing 0-4 defeat in the second leg. Tottenham failed to go to the finals with a combined score of 1-4.
This has created a serious rift in the faith of Levy and Tottenham boardzin. TBR Football was criticized by experts such as Jamie Redknapp after Tottenham's crushing defeat in the second round of the Carabao Cup semi-final. 'The position and requirements of the club's board of directors regarding Postecoglou's future at Tottenham have since been made public' quoted by Give Me Sports as saying.
Give Me Sports said, `If Tottenham lose the fourth round of the FA Cup against Aston Villa and drop out of two consecutive Cup tournaments in just a few days, Postecoglou's future could be in jeopardy. Bodzin is calling for a victory over Aston Villa.
It is by no means an easy mission. Aston Villa are eighth in the league (37 points) and are a strong team with better league performance than Tottenham. However, Tottenham also have good memories of a 4-1 victory in their 10th round showdown in the league on November 3.
Although Dominic Solanke, who scored two goals at the time, cannot play due to injury, Matistel, who was recruited at the end of the winter transfer market, is raising expectations with new power. It is time for victory through all-out war. If Coach Postecoglou loses again on this day, he is likely to be replaced as it is.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
