Andoni Iraola is main Tottenham Hotspur’s checklist of names to exchange Ange Postecoglou within the dugout.
The Lilywhites have been knocked out of the FA Cup on the weekend by Aston Villa , with Postecoglou as soon as once more wanting visibly agitated post-match , as he instructed reporters, “you possibly can’t be important of our gamers’ performances presently”. The Australian has seen his aspect crash out of two cup competitions within the house of every week however has an nearly unprecedented harm disaster to cope with on the membership, whereas January signings Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso each arrived late within the window.
With Tottenham 14th within the desk, Premier League motion returns this weekend with the go to of Manchester United , as Spurs look to win simply their third league recreation since smashing Manchester Metropolis 4-0 in November.
Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou seems to have till the top of the season
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is carefully monitoring the managerial state of affairs on the membership
Postecoglou arrived at Spurs in 2023 and began his tenure in North London extraordinarily effectively, choosing up consecutive Supervisor of the Month awards within the Premier League and main the Lilywhites to the highest of the desk.
Type has since taken a nosedive however regardless of the membership languishing within the backside half of the desk, unrest amongst followers is aimed extra in the direction of the possession than Postecoglou himself, who nonetheless has the backing of his help.
There have been protests towards Daniel Levy and the membership’s house owners for some time now
A report from Italy’s InterLive Inter Milan boss, Simone Inzaghi – although two Premier League candidates lead the shortlist to succeed the membership’s present gaffer.
Former sporting director Fabio Paratici stays what the supply calls “an exterior guide” for his former membership, “attempting to persuade the membership’s high brass to concentrate on Inzaghi” – however with the Italian supervisor ranked at no.5 in FourFourTwo’s checklist of the very best managers on the earth proper now
Iraola has revolutionised Bournemouth in his year-and-a-half in cost, inspiring the Cherries to a document factors haul final time period earlier than a shock tilt in the direction of the European locations this season. Appointing the Basque would put him reverse childhood buddy Mikel Arteta within the North London Derby and see a continuation of the high-pressing fashion at present employed by Postecoglou – to not point out a reunion with striker Dominic Solanke, who moved to North London from the south coast final summer season to change into Tottenham’s second-most costly signing ever .
Fulham boss Silva, in the meantime, has led the Whites to the promised land and established them as Premier League regulars, following combined stints at Hull Metropolis , Watford and Everton .
Marco Silva has loved a powerful spell in west London (Picture credit score: George Wooden/Getty Pictures)
In FourFourTwo’s view, nonetheless, there is not a terrific deal to counsel that Iraola, Silva, or certainly Inzaghi will find yourself as Tottenham’s subsequent supervisor – a minimum of not but.
The extenuating circumstances across the membership’s type imply that even with the membership nearer to relegation than the highest, there is no such thing as a nice need to see Postecoglou go away earlier than the top of the season. This provides the membership satisfactory time to sound out and draft in one other supervisor – in contrast to after they famously appointed Nuno Espirito Santo, approaching a number of different high names earlier than touchdown on the then-Wolves boss, who lasted mere months within the place.
Nuno’s tenure at Spurs was… rocky
Even then, there is not any indication that Postecoglou will not be given time. The previous Celtic arrived on the eve of the membership promoting talismanic ahead Harry Kane, ranked at no.11 in FourFourTwo’s checklist of the very best Premier League gamers of all time
Postecoglou stays within the Europa League, too, with Tottenham one of many favourites for the competitors.
