Tottenham make decision on sacking Ange Postecoglou after Nottingham Forest loss

Tottenham are reportedly content with Ange Postecoglou as manager but will pull the trigger if results continue to spiral.

Spurs slumped to their fourth defeat in seven matches against Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day, meaning the capital club are now 11 points adrift of the top four.

It’s the ninth match in 12 outings across all competitions Spurs have failed to win, with the pressure continuing to mount on Postecoglou’s shoulders.

But according to The Times, the Tottenham hierarchy aren’t actively looking to sack the Australian coach and would rather keep him in charge.

However, it is suggested that Spurs will have no qualms in sacking the ex-Celtic chief if their on-pitch results don’t improve sharpish.

Postecoglou has admitted he isn’t willing to renegade on his principles in order to achieve those results though, claiming he will look like a ‘genius’ if it eventually pays off.

Speaking over the festive period, the 59-year-old stated: “There’s always people in life [who are] looked at a bit curiously because they do things a bit differently and they’re a bit of a joke until they get it right, then all of a sudden they’re a genius. That’s probably relevant to us right now.

“The first thing you look at as a manager is, are the players still responding to this, are they looking to an alternative out there? I haven’t sensed that at all.

“It’s very easy to, because it’s human nature to think we need to do something different or we’re obviously undermanned, let’s change something.

“The players still want to tackle this the way that we are tackling it. But it’s up to me to guide them through that and show them all these things are temporary.

“If we do get through in a positive way, the bonus and the benefit for us is that it makes you stronger. Because you know whatever you face in the future, you’ve been through worse and overcome it.”

Things are unlikely to get much easier for Spurs, as their next match is against a Wolves side that recently downed Manchester United.

After that, they face an in-form Newcastle United, before welcoming Liverpool for the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.

An FA Cup third-round tie versus Tamworth provides some respite from the arduous fixture schedule, only to be thrown straight back into things with a north London derby against Arsenal.

A bleak midwinter could await Postecoglou and his sorry Spurs side.