Ange Postecoglou could soon be facing questions over his Tottenham future following the shock Premier League defeat to Ipswich Town. Spurs had the chance to go third in the table heading into the November international break but instead remained tenth with a trip to Manchester City up next.
Just three days on from an extremely worrying performance in the Europa League away at Galatasaray, the Lilywhites put in another display that once again showed their biggest weakness. Prior to those consecutive defeats, Spurs had actually beaten both Man City and Aston Villa.
Earlier this season, Crystal Palace picked up their first win of the league season at the expense of Spurs, seven days on from Postecoglou's side dismantling West Ham. Before that, a five-game winning run was ended at Brighton despite the fact the visitors were leading that game 2-0 at half-time.
A lack of consistency has plagued both Postecoglou's tenure and the club for some time with the Spurs boss offering his verdict on that. "That's down to me," he said in a press conference. "That's my responsibility. The inconsistency we're having this year, ultimately it comes down to me and my approach and something I need to try and fix."
With it having been a major problem in North London for the last few years, it is far from a quick and easy fix. Unsurprisingly, Tottenham fans are angry at the current situation with the Ipswich defeat a major turning point on Postecoglou for some.
However, the questions that follow surrounding who would replace him often result in that discussion ending. Spurs have needed to properly rebuild since 2019 and not a huge amount has changed despite the fact four managers have come and gone.
It must however be noted that Postecoglou has comfortably made the biggest impact of those names, though the main issues have remained. Chopping and changing managers has clearly not worked for Tottenham and that realisation was made back when Postecoglou was appointed by Daniel Levy.
When announcing his arrival, it was confirmed Postecoglou signed a four-year deal which certainly suggests he will be given plenty of time. Prior to that, Antonio Conte was only handed an 18-month contract, Nuno Espirito signed a two-year deal while Jose Mourinho penned terms for three-and-a-half years.
This is really the first time that Postecoglou is facing big questions over his position and thus it would be alarming if the response was to relieve him of his duties. Things are far from going well at the moment, but for lasting change to actually be made, there will be more than a few bumps along the way.
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