Ange Postecoglou has come under huge pressure amid Tottenham's dire form
Spurs have lost eight of their past 10 Premier League games and sit in 15th place
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Gary Neville has given his thoughts on Ange Postecoglou's future as Tottenham boss.
Postecoglou, 59, has come under heavy scrutiny in recent weeks amid Spurs' dismal season, with his side having lost eight of their last 10 Premier League games.
Tottenham currently sit 15th in the table, 17 points adrift of the top four with 13 defeats overall.
The beleaguered boss plummeted to new depths on Sunday as Spurs were beaten 2-1 at home by Leicester, who came into the clash on the back of a seven-game losing streak.
However, Postecoglou, who has claimed that he 'always wins things in the second season', has been helped by Spurs' form in cup competitions.
His side are currently sixth in the Europa League League Phase table and well-placed to automatically qualify for the last-16 stage, while Spurs have a 1-0 lead on Liverpool after the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final and are in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The second leg of the Carabao Cup tie takes place at Anfield next Thursday, while Spurs then travel to Villa in the FA Cup on the Sunday.
And Neville, speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, highlighted the importance of those games and pinpointed how Postecoglou's future may be decided.
'I think if he loses the second leg of the Carabao Cup to Liverpool, and he goes out the FA Cup to Villa away, I think it will become so toxic that Daniel Levy will act,' he said.
'If they're out of the cup competitions I think he will act. If they're in the cup competitions I think he might [stay].
'[Levy] can't do it now before the cup games, the fans will kill him.'
Thankfully for Postecoglou, it is Spurs chairman Levy that has mainly been on the receiving end of supporters' ire - and Wayne Rooney leapt to the defence of the Australian despite his side's struggles.
'Some managers you look at, they annoy you,' the former Plymouth boss said. 'But with Postecoglou, I love how honest he is. We [at Man United] had it with Louis van Gaal, sometimes you can be too honest and it comes back to kill you.
'With Ange, injuries have absolutely killed him. I don't think it's just about trophies [for fans], the fall-off this season is what no one has seen coming.
'If Spurs were consistently now in the top four and getting to semis and finals, I would have thought they would be quite pleased.'
Meanwhile, speaking after Sunday's defeat by Leicester, Postecoglou admitted Tottenham were as low as they have been during his time in charge and that he did not know if he would be given the time to salvage the season.
'Who knows (if I will be given time to turn it around),' he said. 'I reckon there is probably a fair chunk that will say no.
'When you are the manager of a football club you can be very vulnerable and isolated. I don’t feel that. I feel like this group of players, not for me, are giving everything for the club. I have a group of staff that is really committed. I focus on that.
'I can even see in training when the guys coming back are going to give everybody a lift. There is a fantastic opportunity this season to really make an impact, and I know we can.
'But in terms of the question, is there anything I can say about that that is going to change anything that I need to do tomorrow morning? Nothing.'
Spurs are back in action on Thursday night when they host Elfsborg in the Europa League, before they travel to Brentford on Sunday.