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Tottenham Hotspur’s tough run of form in the Premier League continued on Wednesday night as they were beaten 2-1 by rivals Arsenal in the North London derby at the Emirates Stadium.
Spurs took the lead but could not hold on to take anything from their rivals as two goals in four minutes late in the first half proved enough for the Gunners. After the game, former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit proposed that manager Ange Postecoglou should face the sack. He said on talkSPORT: “I think things are probably coming to the end for him. I think that something has to change. We can see the league, we can see the faces of the players tonight on the pitch and they look so miserable, nobody looks like themselves. As I said, I think something has to change at Spurs so I think he will get the sack."
In their last 10 league games, Spurs have only picked up eight points from a possible 30. They have lost six games, drawing twice and winning on the two other occasions. They do hold a 1-0 lead over Liverpool in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup as they continue to battle injuries.
Spurs stance on sacking Postecoglou
According to Football London, Postecoglou still has the backing of club hierarchy as he seeks to turn the form around. Reporter Alasdair Gold said on X: "Understand Ange Postecoglou retains full backing within Spurs with an understanding of the situation he's dealing with right now. Club are believed to be trying to put in the right structures and people around him, but he needs help on the pitch as well."
Spurs do have a host of injury issues as things stand. First-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is currently ruled out with new signing Antonin Kinsky thrown straight into the team after joining from Slavia Prague earlier this month. Postecoglou’s preferred centre-back pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven have spent large chunks of the season battling injuries. The experienced Ben Davies is also out with all three defenders scheduled to return in late January. Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur, Wilson Odobert and Timo Werner are also sidelined but Richarlison did make his return against Arsenal on Wednesday.
Edin Terzic ‘appreciated’ by Tottenham
Amid the pressure on Postecoglou, reports from TEAMtalk claim that ex-Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic is ‘appreciated’ by Spurs. He is somebody they might target if there are no signs of Postecoglou being able to turn things around. Terzic guided Dortmund to the Champions League final last season but they were beaten 2-0 by Real Madrid in the showpiece occasion at Wembley. He then left the club.
He revealed at the time: "After the game at Wembley, I asked for a meeting with the club’s senior management team, because after nine years at BVB - including six on the coaching staff and two and a half as head coach - I feel that the club’s new era should begin with a new man on the touchline. Everyone close to me knows that this has been a very difficult decision for me to take over the last few weeks, but after intensive discussions my fundamental feeling has not changed.”
He has two spells in charge of the Bundesliga club, first taking over between December 2020 and June 2021, winning 20 of his 32 games, drawing four and losing eight. His second stint between May 2022 and June 2024 saw him manage 124 fixtures with 83 wins, 20 draws and 21 losses.