Tottenham told Ange Postecoglou is to blame for 'complete disaster' despite injuries

Ange Postecoglou is ‘out of excuses’ at Tottenham after failing to turn the team around even with some of his key players returning to fitness. The Spurs boss had valid reasons for his team to underperform for much of the season, with an almost unprecedented injury crisis making life very difficult for the Australian.

But not only did he fail to find solutions to the injury issues, but since many of his players have returned from injury, there hasn’t been much improvement at all. Spurs are in 14th place having dropped below Manchester United over the weekend, and it seems Postecoglou’s future will rest on the club’s Europa League efforts.

Either way, a decision on his future looks set to be made at the end of the season, and according to National World’s James Trembath, the buck stops with Postecoglou for the disastrous season Tottenham have endured, even if there has been some bad luck along the way.

Trembath said on the latest Spurs podcast, which can be viewed at the top of this page: “The season's been a complete disaster. I think we're on for our worst league finishing since 2008, ironically, the last time we won a trophy as well. But in terms of where the blame lies, I mean, you know, it's a collective effort, but obviously, the responsibility rests with the manager. Ange had such a bright start to his tenure at Spurs, he really lifted the club, re-energised us, reconnected us as a fan base, and then slowly but surely the cracks have just been starting to appear.

“Like I said in previous videos, you know, we've got half the fan base wanting the manager out, half want the chairman out. There's unrest in the stands every game, we saw it against Fulham, more fans calling Ange out again. And I think, you know, in terms of Ange, he's run out of excuses now. He's got all his players back, albeit some that are, you know, fighting their way back to fitness. Confidence is a factor with the number of players. But the players have also got to step up and take responsibility as well.

“I mean, you look at that game against Fulham and, I think it was highlighted on Match of the Day, you know, the lack of effort, the lack of tracking back. You know, as soon as Romero went off the pitch, it fell apart. And it was just, as a Spurs fan sat there monitoring the score, you're just waiting, you're just waiting. 75 minutes, 0-0, and you just know what's coming. And sadly, that just sums up the season. I mean, two really, really poor goals to give away. As I say again, no leadership, no fight.

“It looks like a lot of players have given up either on the league or on Ange or both, which is just not good enough. I mean, 15 defeats for the season is just simply unacceptable. When you look at that team, even with seven changes on the weekend, you know, that team is good enough and should have been good enough, no disrespect, to beat Fulham, who have done very, very well. You know, Marco Silva has done an excellent job at Fulham.

“They're a really well-drilled team. He's almost got a lot of journeymen there, hasn't he? And they've all come together and, you know, really do perform well. So, the irony is that, obviously, Silva's been linked with Spurs, should Ange depart, which is quite an interesting take. But, you know, collective responsibility, I think there's failures on Ange. Team selections in the last few weeks have been very questionable to me. I’m not sure how Bissouma starts a game at the moment. He got hooked against Bournemouth at half-time, but yet he started again on the weekend, hooked again at half-time against Fulham, you know, can't pass the ball five yards, looks devoid of confidence.

“I think Ange spoke about his focus during the game. He's obviously had a few off-field problems this year, but if he is devoid of confidence, why are we picking him? There's other options. And again, you know, it just boils down to that lack of leadership on the pitch. And as I say, you know, we saw with Romero and van der Ven back inside in the Europa League, the difference they make. You take them out and, you know, we just look rudderless.”