Tottenham were hammered by Liverpool in front of their own fans and Peter Schmeichel has stuck the boot into manager Ange Postecoglou.
Postecoglou looked on as his injury hit defence struggled to contain Liverpool and in the end, the Reds scored six and could have had even more.
Tottenham have now conceded 14 in their last five games and will go into the Christmas period in the bottom half of the table.
However, while some will point to injuries and other factors, former Man United ace Peter Schmeichel has took aim at Postecoglou.
Peter Schmeichel unhappy with Ange Postecoglou after Tottenham v Liverpool
Speaking about the way Tottenham player under Postecoglou, former Man United stopper Schmeichel lamented the Aussie and says the defeat is on him, not his players.
“It’s on [Ange Postecoglou]. He’s playing to his principles. Today it was crazy, the high-line, the space they left behind, they’re not playing with a ‘keeper who’s comfortable cleaning up behind. You can’t play a system the players can’t play because of principle. For that they’ve conceded three on Thursday [in the League Cup] and six today,” Schmeichel said.
“When you look at the table, they’re not on the front page, they’re on the second page. Tottenham are not supposed to be on the second page, it’s because of the way they play.
“The stubbornness of wanting to play that way, they got what they deserved and it could have been a lot worse.”
Tottenham need to replace Fraser Forster
Fraser Forster is an experienced goalkeeper and has had a fine career but he’s simply not the man to do the business in the way Postecoglou wants to play.
That is, of course, not Forster’s fault and the manager has to take responsibility for trying to carry on the same way without the right personnel.
Postecoglou apparently wants to sign James Trafford to replace Forster and in all honesty, that move needs to happen soon.
As for Schmeichel’s comments, well, that’s something a lot of Spurs fans are likely to agree on.