If Ange Postecoglou genuinely felt and meant what he told us after the game, then his fate is surely sealed.
That was a near thing; Coventry weren't outstanding at all, they were an adequate Championship side playing, as ever, a Spurs side that had been heavily tinkered with eight changes inflicted upon it.
Ange spoke of spirit and character, which is a somewhat romanced view of events. It could be argued that Dejan Kulusevski replacing the crocked Timo Werner was the moment in the 74’ minute that swung the game, and that was a reactionary move, forced upon the Aussie.
Without that blind luck, it’s difficult to say with any certainty that Tottenham would have won it anyway.
My prediction made here was for us to reach penalties, and we might have just about done that, minus the game-ending injury to Timo Werner, but that was so far from guaranteed, as to be wishful thinking.
Will Ange enjoy his respite, ahead of the Brentford clash on Saturday? It’s unlikely that the coach, under unprecedented levels of pressure, will feel any sense of calm until he can get a more coherent tune out of his squad. Our current Premier League win rate is just 44%, lower than Conte or Mourinho.
Mark Robins clearly felt that his lot were on the right track. He called Tottenham, ‘relieved’ and he was right.
After the Bees, it’s FK Qarabağ and bang, it’s suddenly Manchester United. Spurs have beaten just one top-ten side this calendar year, and haven’t beaten a top-six side in 12 months.
What did you make of it all?
19 сен 2024
