Jamie O'Hara's brutal Ange Postecoglou & Daniel Levy tirade as Tottenham lose to Leicester
The pressure on Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou ramped up this past weekend after his side lost 2-1 to relegation-battling Leicester City on Sunday.
Spurs took the lead through Richarlison, who was playing up front in place of the injured Dominic Solanke. However, Jamie Vardy then scored early in the second half, before Bilal El Khannouss, scored four minutes later to give Leicester the lead.
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Hide AdThe Foxes held on to record their first win in their last nine Premier League matches. They left Spurs 15th in the table, eight points above the relegation zone, and without a win in seven league games.
Postecoglou is under pressure, considering Tottenham’s poor run of form. However, the debate over who is to blame is running strong, with many believing that Daniel Levy has not given Postecoglou the right support in the January transfer window.
O’Hara blames Levy for not supporting Postecoglou
Former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara was vocal during and after the game on Sunday on Sky Sports. He has issued a verdict suggesting that Levy has not supported Postecoglou, especially considering the club’s lack of business in the January transfer window. He said: “At the end of the day, he's to blame - Daniel Levy - he ain't backing the manager. It's the 26th of January, and we ain't signed anyone, and we are literally low on numbers.”
However, O’Hara wasn’t completely supportive of the Tottenham manager, as he was quick to criticise his tactical approaches in their last two games against Everton and Leicester.
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Hide Ad“Ange Postecoglou is out of his depth,” he added. “Man management, in-game management, not good enough today, running out of ideas. He tried to change the tactics against Everton last week, and we were 3-0 down at halftime. We go 2-1 down against Leicester and I don't see a change in the way that we play or do things."
Former Champions League manager linked to replace Postecoglou at Spurs
Amid the speculation about Postecoglou’s future at Tottenham, many are looking around Europe to consider who might take over, should Levy decide to sack the current Spurs manager.
Former Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic has been touted to take over the job at Spurs. He had been an assistant at Dortmund for several years in the youth teams before he became Slaven Bilic’s assistant at Turkish side Besiktas. The pair then moved to London to take charge at West Ham. Terzic returned to Dortmund and had two spells in charge at the Bundesliga side. He managed 128 games for Borussia Dortmund, winning 75 games, a points-per-game tally of 1.95.
Furthermore, current Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has also emerged as a possible candidate. However, it is unclear if the Spaniard would want to leave for Spurs, considering that his Bournemouth side sit seventh in the league table, one point off the Champions League places.
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