Tottenham Hotspur have lost another game in the Premier League this season.
Spurs have been shocking since the start of this campaign. Every fan expected to see some improvement under Ange Postecoglou in his second season, but that hasn’t happened.
The North Londoners crashed out of both domestic cup competitions, and they have lost 18 games in the Premier League so far, which is simply not good enough.
Daniel Levy, however, has still not sacked Postecoglou yet, and Jamie O’Hara thinks he knows the real reason why.
Jamie O’Hara says one ‘excuse’ has saved Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham job
Postecoglou is very fortunate to have not lost his job at Tottenham.
Levy is one of the most ruthless chairmen around, and he has sacked managers at Spurs for far less over the last two decades.
Postecoglou has suffered 18 defeats in the Premier League, and there are still five games left to be played. There’s every chance that number will go up.
Many Spurs fans want Postecoglou gone, but it is looking very likely that he will stay until the end of this season.
O’Hara believes Postecoglou would’ve been sacked a long time ago, but his ‘excuse’ of injuries has kept him in the job until now.
The pundit said on talkSPORT: “That (injuries) was an excuse, mate. He was getting away with that excuse for a long time.
“That kept him in the job. All them players being injured actually kept him in the job. That was the excuse: ‘I’ve got too many injuries’.
“He’s got a full squad to choose from now, and he’s still terrible.”
Tottenham could still break three unwanted records
Tottenham are safe from relegation, so they don’t really have to worry about the Premier League anymore.
The focus is on the Europa League as winning that competition will not just end Spurs’ trophy drought, but it will also open the Champions League doors for them next season.
But, if they continue to lose games in the Premier League, they will be the not-so-proud owners of three unwanted records.
According to the BBC’s Nizaar Kinsella, here are three records Spurs are at risk of in their final five games in the Premier League this season:
That’s how bad Spurs have been this term, and O’Hara may just be right – if there weren’t that many injuries, Levy would’ve sacked Postecoglou a long time ago.