Ange Postecoglou faces an increasingly uncertain future following Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 defeat to Fulham. Marco Silva's side stormed past the Lilywhites at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon, winning three crucial points ahead of the Premier League run-in.
Rodrigo Muniz broke the deadlock in the final quarter of an hour to give Fulham the lead. Ryan Sessegnon, who joined the Cottagers on a free transfer from Tottenham in the summer, doubled the West Londoners' lead just moments after coming off the bench.
Fulham are now just a stone's throw from the top six, meanwhile, Spurs remain in the bottom half of the table. So, with European qualification places out of the picture, journalists at football.london have had their say on Postecoglou's future.
Isaac Seelochan
Spurs have been poor all season, bar the odd good result against teams like Feyenoord in midweek. Ange Postecoglou got off to the perfect start last season, but teams have generally worked them out.
Injuries haven't helped, but one of the most damning facts for Postecoglou is that a Bournemouth team under a manager who has been there for the same period of time is now above his side in the table. The Cherries played them off the park when the two sides met in December, despite spending a fraction of the money Spurs have paid for some of their stars.
Postecoglou has often come across as quite arrogant and thin-skinned in some of his responses to journalists, despite the fact he has received a lot of goodwill in the media since he arrived in England. As time goes on and with results continuing to deteriorate, his position feels increasingly untenable.
Matty Hewitt
The only thing that can save Ange Postecoglou this season if winning the Europa League. It's as simple as that.
Performances in the Premier League haven't been good enough and they're some way off qualifying for European football again next season. Winning silverware is the only thing that can salvage a dismal past few months.
Of course there's mitigating factors that have gone against his side like injuries, but Spurs need a vast improvement between now and the end of the season if Postecoglou wants to remain in charge.
Kieran Horn
Tottenham have now lost every game before an International break with the pressure on Postecoglou seemingly back yet again. Despite winning the biggest game of their season so far just three days ago, the Tottenham boss has once again been branded clueless, naive and ignorant. In all honesty, it is just getting boring.
It is no surprise that Postecoglou launched into a stunning defence of his Spurs tenure and he was bang on for a lot of it. Yes, he does not always make the right decision, and I was surprised to see such wholesale changes for the game against Fulham, but it must be remembered a lot of those players gave everything on Thursday.
Despite the players quite clearly still being behind him, there has not been enough consistency on display and for that reason, he probably should depart in the summer. However, talk of an immediate departure is ridiculous especially considering the fact Spurs have a Europa League quarter-final to focus on.
Jake Stokes
Ange Postecoglou has been thrown to the lions this season. His squad has been plagued with injuries and that's just rotten luck! Of course, supporters have every right to be frustrated – especially after losing to Fulham – but there's not a significantly better manager on the market who could do a better job at Tottenham right now.
Would Zinedine Zidane or Xavi take the Spurs job? No, of course not. Would fans be happy with a more conservative brand of football under someone like Max Allegri? No, of course not. What about Andoni Iraola? He'd be a great appointment, but why on earth would he leave Bournemouth – who could clinch European football this term – and just ditch his exciting project?
Postecoglou was brought in to lead a project of his own, so he should be given enough time to do so! If Daniel Levy sacks him then the cycle will just continue, and Spurs won't make any progress. Back him in the summer and see what happens next season.
It seems like the players are behind Postecoglou, so get on with it. The Europa League is still up for grabs after all. Fortunately, I don't think Levy will be brave enough to pull the trigger after sacking Jose Mourinho on the eve of a cup final a few years ago.
Hannah Pinnock
The calls to sack Postecoglou are understandable given Spurs’ abysmal league form this season. The Europa League is still up for grabs but given they do not look like a team good enough to win it, the inevitable is just being delayed if they keep him around.
Whether they win it or not, it will come as a huge surprise if Postecoglou is still in the Tottenham dugout next season. So they may as well bite the bullet now and hope an interim can spark some life back into this team, while simultaneously giving themselves a head start on a long-term appointment.
Results and performances are not good enough and they haven’t been for a long while. Levy showed extreme ruthlessness to sack Mourinho before a cup final, so it is interesting that Postecoglou has been afforded so much time, especially since we seem to be having the same conversations about his future after almost every game.
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