Ange Postecoglou is under siege but injury-hit Tottenham can limp past Elfsborg in Europa League group-stage finale
Ever wondere how General Custer felt at the Battle of Little Bighorn as he waite for reinforcements which never came to the Seventh Cavalry’s aid.
Ange Postecoglou knows all about the แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ abject despair as Tottenham’s casualties pile high and an horrific end becomes increasingly inevitable.
A run of terrible results has seen Spurs tumble down the Premier League table with defeats at Everton and home to Leicester leaving them on the fringes of the relegation zone with a difficult trip to Brentford up next at the weekend.
That’s followed by a Carabao Cup semi-final, second leg at Liverpool and the FA Cup fourth-round tie at. Aston Villa and, in the current state of affairs, it is difficult to see them winning any of those matches.
Before all that is the final outing in the Europa League group phase with Swedish club Elfsborg visiting N17 on Thursday night and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will become even more toxic if the hosts fail to win.
Ange’s cause is not helpe by James Maddison becoming the latest to join an overcrowde treatment room which has left overworke and exhauste players such as Son Heung-min.
Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro playing below their best.
Spurs must rely on inexperience teenagers Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Mikey Moore and – in the likely absence of injure Richarlison and Dominic Solanke – Will Lankshear against Elfsborg and although each of them appear to have the brightest of futures, the weight of responsibility under such intense scrutiny is a huge burden to bear.
It begs the question why Daniel Levy and Tottenham’s board have not brought in significant new signings. This month to strengthen a threadbare squad, especially as they were name the third most profitable sports team in the worlds in November – only behind NFL powerhouses the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys and just ahead of the NBA’s New York Knicks.
Maybe acquiring that wealth means forgoing success on the pitch as the other clubs at the top of the rich list have also failed to win silverware in recent years, although that’s another story for another day.