Ange postecoglou was absolutely furious with his Tottenham Hotspur players after loss to Ipswich in the Premier League.
Few days After the match,Ange blasted his Spurs players, labelling them as selfish whilst also launching an attack on the club’s history.
The Australian said: “I don’t want to speak about the tactical, I’m talking about the spirit and the heart we put into the pitch.
“Instead we are losing this characteristic, if you don’t have this in my experience you can lose against these teams – with younger players, last week we are beating 2-1 and feel the perception anything can happen and we’re scared.
“What we’re seeing in these last matches, I don’t like it. I’m not used to seeing this. I see a lot of selfish players. I don’t see a team.
Ange postecoglou added: “They’re used to it here. Don’t play for something important. They don’t want to play under pressure.
“They don’t want to play under stress. Tottenham’s story is this. 20 years there is the owner & they never won something. Why?
“Until now I tried to hide the situation. We can fight for what in this period, with this attitude, this commitment? For what? 9th? 8th place?”
Ange postecoglou future is up in the air after yet another disappointing season, with his contract not yet due,it remains to be seen whether he stays or not.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has no immediate plans to sack Ange Postecoglou but has been set a target for the season, which if he fails to meet could put his position in jeopardy and with Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer and an in-the-know journalist both offering their verdicts on his position.
The 59-year-old won widespread acclaim during his first season at the Tottenham helm, having been poached away from Scottish champions Celtic as the successor to Antonio Conte. A breath of fresh air with both his honesty to the media and the somewhat risque tactics he employed, Postecoglou had Tottenham top of the table with eight wins and two draws after the first 10 games of last season – making it the best start ever made by a manager debuting in the Premier League.
However, things have not quite gone to plan for Spurs or Postecoglou this season, and after suffering three defeats in their last five Premier League games, the north London giants find themselves down in 10th place heading into the latest international break.
Described as “crestfallen” following Sunday’s morale-sapping 2-1 home defeat to Ipswich – who were claiming their first Premier League win in over 8000 days in the process – speculation has suggested that all is not well for Postecoglou in the aftermath of the game.
However, it’s reported that Postecoglou is not in any immediate danger of the sack, though as Football Insider reports, he has been set the target of returning Tottenham to the Champions League next season.
And while the manager has spoken of his ambitions to win a trophy for Spurs, his primary objective is believed to be a return to Europe’s premier competition next season and a failure to achieve that goal could see his position coming under scrutiny.
Spurs, however, face a battle though to better last season’s fifth-placed finish. Aston Villa and Chelsea will be in the mix for a top-four place this season, while Manchester United are expected to improve this season after the appointment of Ruben Amorim. Both Newcastle and potentially the season’s early surprise package Nottingham Forest could also have their say in the race for fourth.
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