Roy Keane and Ian Wright have appeared to back Ange Postecoglou to turn Tottenham's fortunes around. The Aussie has come under pressure for Spurs' dreadful form this season.
After helping Tottenham finish fifth in the Premier League last term, Postecoglou's side have struggled in 2024/25. In fact, Spurs sit 14th in the top flight having won just EIGHT of their 24 matches. They are out of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, with the Europa League their only chance of silverware.
It does feel like Tottenham's destiny in Europe is going to determine Postecoglou's future, with the winner of that competition getting automatic qualification for the Champions League. Having finished fourth in the new format, there is no doubt that Spurs, alongside Manchester United, have a good chance of winning that.
However, injuries have decimated Tottenham's squad this season. Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Guglielmo Vicaro have failed to stay fit, while Destiny Udogie, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and Richarlison are among those that have struggled with injuries this season.
And former Arsenal forward Wright believes Postecoglou should be judged when players get back fit and he has the budget to strengthen his squad in the summer transfer window. Chairman Daniel Levy has also been blamed for Tottenham's form, despite having a net spend of £550million over the last six years.
Speaking on The Overlap's Stick to Football, Wright said: "He [Postecoglou] was at Celtic, who obviously in that league, are the guys. He's got an owner now who is not going to back him like how he was backed in Celtic. It was going to be easier for him. It will be interesting to see if he does get through this faze.
"I'd love for him to get to a place where he can get players who he wants, get more quality in his squad and then see if he continues to play how he is – and then you can judge him.
"He definitely needs a lot more quality in the squad. Surely, he would have believed he would have got more of what he may have wanted up to this point – he’s two years in."
Keane added: "When [a club] signs a big contract with the manager – imagine if the manager is sitting with whoever he’s negotiating with and goes, 'I want 20 million and I’ll be really good with no midweek games'.
"If a manager was fresh going into the job every time, then it would be a fantastic job. However, it does take its toll with the fatigue, the travelling and the European games.
"When Ange [Postecoglou] was manager at Celtic and he was playing the likes of Dundee and Hibs every week – with the smallest squads – I don't think Ange was feeling sorry for them. It's now Ange’s time to suffer – like lots of other managers. Celtic had the biggest budget and the best players, and do you think he had sympathy at Dundee when he was winning 7,8,9-0? He won there one day, 9-0 – he didn't care less."