Ange Postecoglou is facing increasing pressure at Tottenham Hotspur after his side were beaten in the League Cup semi-final by Liverpool on Thursday night.
Spurs had defeated Arne Slot's side in the first leg of the tie at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium four weeks ago but that lead was wiped out at Anfield as goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk sealed a 4-1 aggregate win for the Reds.
It means for Tottenham and Postecoglou, this season is in danger of petering out, with Thursday's defeat a seventh in the last 13 games for the North Londoners.
Here, football.london discuss whether Postecoglou is at risk of losing his job in North London.
Lee Wilmot
I move from one side of the fence to the other regularly when it comes to this question. My heart says one thing and my head says another.
Thursday's defeat was nothing short of diabolical, but as I wrote in a piece after the game, I do have some sympathy for Ange Postecoglou.
He is working with one hand tie behind his back, just look at the players that are unavailable. But how many times can you use that as an excuse?
I called on him to change his ways, be less open, be more pragmatic and look where that got us on Thursday. There are ways to be defensive, shut up shop and still carry a threat.
Spurs were meek, lifeless and lacking fight against Liverpool and that is unacceptable. The problem is, it's happened before this season.
After this weekend there could be only the Europa League to play for. It's been a shocker of a campaign. However, given the lack of anything to play for, I'd like to see the young players we've got be given the freedom to play for the rest of the season, let them get the experience, let them make mistakes and learn their trade in the Premier League and hopefully it will give us the platform to start again next season.
And for that, I think we have to stick with Postecoglou. What's the point in changing now?
Joe Doyle
In all honesty, I don't really see much point in Spurs changing managers until the summer - if it happens at all. Results have been nowhere near good enough, but I don't see who is going to come in and change that around currently with the injury situation being what it is.
Spurs have the FA Cup tie against Aston Villa this weekend and then the Europa League to play for this season; by the time the European games roll around, the team is likely to have a number of their first-choice players back anyway, which will hopefully lead to an improvement in results.
The other key consideration is available candidates at the moment. Any change of manager is likely to be costly; will it necessarily be the difference between winning the Europa League or not? I don't think so.
Spurs are better off waiting until the end of the season and re-evaluating.
Amie Wilson
It’s the age old question when a manager comes under pressure, who comes in to replace him if a change is made? There’s not too many options around at the minute, so it may be best for Spurs to stick rather than twist.
It has been a disappointing season, with the league position and the way the side fell out of the Carabao Cup at the semi-final stage on Thursday. But all the blame can’t be put on Postecoglou, the side have had big injury problems, if some of those are down to his style is another argument for another day.
Having brought in some players in the January window, with Postecoglou said to have been key in bringing them to the club, it wouldn’t make sense to sack him now. It may be a period that Spurs just have to endure and hope to come through the other side in better shape.
Jake Stokes
Postecoglou is not the problem. It's Levy. The Tottenham boss has been thrown to the lions. If Spurs want to still be regarded as a 'big club' or part of the 'big six' then they need to be successful – and that means spending competitively.
The Spurs squad has been plagued with injuries this season. That's just rotten luck! Of course, supporters have every right to be frustrated with recent results – especially after seeing their side crash out of the Carabao Cup – but I genuinely don't think there's a significantly better manager on the market to lead Tottenham forward right now.
Would Zinedine Zidane or Xavi take the Spurs job? No, of course not. Would fans be happy with a more conservative brand of football under someone like Max Allegri? No, of course not. What about Andoni Iraola? He'd be a great appointment, but why on earth would he leave Bournemouth and just ditch the project that he's started building?
Postecoglou was brought in to lead a project of his own, so he should be given enough time to do so! If Levy sacks him then the cycle will just continue, and Tottenham won't make any progress.
Back him in the summer and see what happens next season. It seems like the players are all still behind Postecoglou, so kick on. The Europa League is still up for grabs after all. It's not all doom and gloom. Tottenham could be the only club in North London with a new trophy in the cabinet by May!
Isaac Seelochan
It feels like Spurs have been pretty poor for some time now, bar the odd good result against teams like Brentford. Ange Postecoglou got off to the perfect start last season, but teams have generally worked them out.
Injuries haven't helped, but one of the most damning facts for Postecoglou is that a Bournemouth team under a manager who has been there for the same period of time is now above his side in the table. The Cherries played them off the park when the two sides met in December, despite spending a fraction of the money Spurs have paid for some of their stars.
Postecoglou has often come across as quite arrogant and thin-skinned in some of his responses to journalists, despite the fact he has received a lot of goodwill in the media since he arrived in England. Now that Tottenham are out of the League Cup, his promise of a trophy seems even less likely.
And as time goes on with results continuing to deteriorate, his position feels increasingly untenable.