Coach Enze Postecoglou has been embroiled in rumors of his replacement.
Global soccer media “Goalcom” reported on the 14th (Korea time) that “Amanda Staveley is considering acquiring a stake in Tottenham Hotspur. Staveley will cut Postecoglou and appoint Eddie Howe if he acquires Tottenham.”
In the 2022-23 season, Antonio Conte left Tottenham with critical comments. Head coach Christian Stellini filled Conte’s vacancy. However, Stellini also said goodbye to Tottenham. Tottenham suffered a crushing defeat at Newcastle United 1-6, and Stellini was dismissed. Again, Mason finished Tottenham’s season, and Tottenham finished eighth.
Ahead of the last season, Tottenham appointed Postecoglou as its new manager. The contract period is four years. He seems to be trying to start anew. Postecoglou led Celtic, where Oh Hyun-kyu is from, to achieve a domestic treble in the 2022-23 season. He has had diverse experiences, ranging from the Australian national team to the Celtic manager, but this has not been proven in the big leagues.
Last summer, Tottenham recruited James Medicine, Mickey van der Penn, Guglielmo Vicario, and made complete transfers of Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro. However, Harry Kane left and suffered huge blood loss.
In addition, not many people expected good performance as Postecoglou led Tottenham for the first time in the Premier League. He became the league leader with an unbeaten run in the early days of the season. Unlike before, Tottenham showed aggressive soccer.
Tottenham was shaky from the match against Chelsea in the 11th round. With Christian Romero and Destiny Udogi taken off, Tottenham faced Chelsea with nine players and lost 1-4. It was their first loss of the season. Tottenham even lost its core players, Van de Pen and Madison, to injury. Tottenham ended up with a five-game winless streak, dropping their rankings.
Postecoglou maintained his hope of advancing to the UEFA Champions League by organizing the team quickly. As time passed, however, Postecoglou’s tactics were read and Tottenham struggled. Towards the end of the season, Tottenham lost in an important game helplessly and lost to Aston Villa. Eventually, he finished fifth and headed to the UEFA Europa League and 꽁머니 League.
Tottenham didn’t spend the summer transfer market actively. They recruited young players such as Archie Gray and Lucas Beribal, but failed to fill the spot where they needed to settle down the most. Tottenham had a lot of thoughts about the front line last season. Tottenham strengthened its attack by recruiting Dominic Solanke.
Tottenham has set a target of UCL again this season, but it doesn’t seem easy. Tottenham is not in a good mood this season. Still, Postecoglou is showing off aggressive soccer, but is not easily responding to counterattacks from opponents. At the same time, he lost points and is currently in ninth place with 10 points (three wins, one draw and three losses).
Postecoglou continues to express confidence that he won the title in his second year, but depending on the situation of Tottenham’s acquisition, he may not be able to finish his second year at Tottenham until the end. Staveley has shown interest in acquiring Tottenham, and when Staveley takes over Tottenham, he plans to put Howe in charge. Staveley is said to have been impressed by Howe’s soccer.