Staggering dressing room push could save Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham career

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was understood to have all-but decided to sack Ange Postecoglou, but his decision is no longer as straightforward.

The Tottenham playing group have thrown their support behind Ange Postecoglou. Image: Getty

Tottenham chair Daniel Levy will speed up his decision over whether Ange Postecoglou will remain Spurs manager with a call now expected to be made this week, according to reports.

Sky Sports in the UK reports that Postecoglou — who is on holiday in Europe — is expected to learn his fate in the coming days despite initial reports saying he’d have to wait until next week.

The report comes amid growing support from the playing group with defender Pedro Porro the latest to publicly express his backing of Postecoglou.

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“Him continuing would be good for the dressing room. He has built a very good group and coaches also need time,” Porro told The Guardian.

“In the league things didn’t go well but he made us win a trophy. That’s important too.

“The people in the dressing room with weight have to understand that.”

Porro’s support echoes similar displays from fellow players Cristian Romero and James Maddison, who said Postecoglou has “been brilliant” and should stay.

Nonetheless, Postecoglou remains at serious risk of losing his position due to a domestic campaign that saw Spurs finish 17th after suffering 22 defeats.

The Tottenham playing group have thrown their support behind Ange Postecoglou. Image: Getty

Postecoglou explained that he had to heavily prioritise the Europa League, which Spurs won over Manchester United to clinch the club’s first trophy of any kind in 17 years.

But Levy must now decide whether that glittering night in Bilbao justifies one of the worst domestic campaigns that the club has endured in the Premier League era.

Levy is set to return from holiday this week when he will reportedly make his decision.

The decision was described by Sky Sports News chief correspondent Kaveh Solheko on The Transfer Show as “one of the hardest decisions Levy has had to take since he’s been at Spurs”.

Daniel Levy will reportedly make a call on Ange Postecoglou’s future in the coming days.(Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

“If you go with your heart, you stick with Postecoglou because he won a trophy. However, if you go with your head, you look at the Premier League table and I still can’t believe Tottenham finished 17th,” Solhekol said.

“Under normal circumstances, that would be totally and utterly unacceptable.

“There’s no question the manager would lose his job, but he won a trophy.

“It’s a debate for another day perhaps, the quality of the Europa League this season. The fact the Champions League has expanded, and teams weren’t dropping down, but a trophy is a trophy. A European trophy is a European trophy.”

Originally published as Staggering dressing room push could save Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham career