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Ange Postecoglou faced questions over his future as Tottenham Hotspur manager on Sunday.
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Former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic has been touted as the potential next Tottenham Hotspur boss as pressure continues to mount on Ange Postecoglou.
The Australian saw his side beaten 2-1 by Premier League strugglers Leicester City on Sunday afternoon. Spurs are without a win in 2025 and have picked up just one top flight victory in their last 11 showings.
Richarlison opened the scoring for Tottenham Hotspur in North London but goals from Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss made it an embarrassing home defeat for Postecoglou.
Ange Postecoglou says Spurs boos ‘hurt’
Spurs now sit 15th in the table and are just eight points above the drop zone after 23 matches. Boos rang out around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full time on Sunday with Postecoglou acknowledging the pressure on his position. The manager said: "I'm a football manager and I get judged on results, that is the way of the world."
The former Celtic boss refused to blame his players for the poor run of form. Spurs have been blighted by a long list of injury problems this season.
When asked about the chorus of boos, Postecoglou said: "Yeah, it hurts. It hurts a lot. The players gave everything again. We are going to look at a lot of things, but in terms of effort I can't ask anymore of this group, things just didn't go our way today.
"We created some good opportunities and unfortunately things just didn't drop for us because not because the players weren't trying and that's the main thing. The players are giving everything they can. That is all we can ask for as a football club and me as a manager.
"You can analyse the goals, they were disappointing goals for us to concede, but I thought we had enough chances in the game to come out on top," he added. When you're in this situation, they are trying as hard as they can and sometimes that doesn't give you the clarity in decision making.
"You can ask is for people to do as much as they can and from my perspective I see a group of players that are giving as much as they can. I know it will turn. We'll get some players back, we were short again today, but in the next couple of weeks there's some really important players coming back that I know will help this group."
Ex Borussia Dortmund manager linked with Tottenham Hotspur
After the latest defeat, former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic has emerged as a frontrunner to become the next in charge at Tottenham Hotspur. The 42-year-old left the German giants at his own request last June and has not returned to the dugout since.
Terzic has spent two spells in charge at Dortmund since hanging up his playing boots in 2013. The first tenure took place between 2020 and 2021 with the second between 2022 and 2024.
The German took his side to the Champions League final last year, only to be beaten by Real Madrid. Terzic was praised for his work in getting that far through the competition, hailed as an 'incredible' achievement by Hans-Joachim Watzke.
The Borussia Dortmund CEO defended the manager amid some criticism for his tactics. He told Amazon Prime Video: "It's incredible what Edin has achieved. Last year we were a whisker away from the Bundesliga title. Now we're going to Wembley, in the Champions League final. What more do you want in two and a half years?
"Edin is someone who works meticulously and extremely hard for the club. As a coach, it's a bit more difficult to get to the final with BVB than with Paris. That's absolutely clear. But he did it. It's a great achievement."