Pressure is mounting on Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou following their latest Premier League defeat against Chelsea.

The north London club were initially in dreamland on Sunday evening as they found themselves two goals up against their rivals after 11 minutes. Consecutive mistakes from Chelsea's Marc Cucurella gifted Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski opportunities to get on the scoresheet.

However, Enzo Maresca 's side fought back valiantly as Jadon Sancho reduced the deficit before half time. A second half capitulation then followed for Spurs as Cole Palmer converted two penalties and Enzo Fernandez put the result beyond doubt, despite a late consolation from Son Heung-min to make it 4-3.

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The result puts Postecoglou's side 11th in the Premier League standings with 15 games played and they are three points off Fulham in 10th. Spurs haven't won a game since their 4-0 thumping of Manchester City at the end of November as back to back draws against Roma and Fulham were followed by the defeats against Bournemouth and Chelsea.

The Lilywhites have won just one of their last seven games across all competitions, resulting in some calls for a change in the dugout. Postecoglou has been in charge of Spurs since the summer of 2023, and he guided them to a fifth place finish last term, but their recent form has placed him under increased pressure.

With that in mind, our Football.london writers have delivered their verdict on his future and whether Spurs should move in a different direction...

Jake Stokes

Absolutely not. I can understand why supporters may be frustrated with recent results – especially after seeing their side get pummelled by Chelsea on home soil – but there's not a better manager on the market to lead Tottenham forward.

Would Zinedine Zidane or Xavi take the Spurs job? No. Would fans be happy with a more conservative brand of football under either Massimiliano Allegri or David Moyes? No, of course not. What about Graham Potter or Edin Terzić? Possibly, but then you're going back to square one.

Ultimately, it was no secret that Ange Postecoglou was brought in to lead a project, so he should be given ample time to do so! The former Celtic boss got off to an excellent start, and now as soon as he begins to suffer his first hiccup there are question marks over his future?

Postecoglou has more than enough credit in the bank to transform Spurs' fortunes. They have an identity on the pitch, and the foundations for a bright future have been laid – Daniel Levy just needs to ride the wave and make a couple of good signings in January.

I'd like to see Postecoglou continue to be backed in upcoming transfer windows. The north Londoners have forked out hundreds of millions to help build his perfect starting line-up, yet the general squad depth still needs improving.

Matthew Abbott

Now is not the time for Spurs to make a change—unless they have a replacement for Postecoglou already lined up. Graham Potter is the only obviously available candidate, but whether Tottenham wants to appoint another former Chelsea head coach remains to be seen.

Regardless, they have their final game of the Europa League league phase on Thursday, which could prove crucial to them avoiding playing two matches in February when the knockout phase play-offs begin. Their League Cup quarter-final against Manchester United is only ten days away, after an away game against Southampton in the Premier League.

Ruben Amorim had a fortnight to work with some of his United players after being appointed and has yet to be able to affect any change in results. Anyone who Spurs hire will have nowhere near that time to work with the squad, with the team playing twice a week until early January.

The argument is that if a change happens, it should come before the winter transfer window opens on New Year's Day. However, the players are so in the mould of Postecoglou that any required overhaul to change that could not happen within a month anyway.

Injuries and suspensions have also hardly helped Postecoglou's cause, depleting their squad depth for the second straight season. That is not the coach's fault, so he thus should not be made the scapegoat for years of questionable recruitment.

Bruna Reis

When Ange Postecoglou was appointed as Tottenham's new manager, I thought the club had certainly made the right decision. While results have not gone the way the club would have wanted, I don’t think there is a better manager who would like to come in and take on that challenge.

As aforementioned, appointing the likes of Zidane, Allegri, Simone Inzaghi would require time to improve the squad and that is something clubs don’t often have in the Premier League due to their hectic schedule. Therefore, I believe sticking with Postecoglou is the right decision moving forward.

When the team were doing well at the start of his tenure, no questions were asked about whether he was the right man to take the club forward. You’re never going to win all the games, especially as injuries have had a part to play for Spurs this season.

But it’s about how the club reacts to results and the 59-year-old has plenty of experience, having been in similar situations before, during his time at Celtic. With that said, I think signing a player or two in the January transfer window, will help with squad depth throughout the season. Tottenham’s misfortunes can only be improved if Postecoglou is backed financially in the upcoming transfer windows.

Isaac Johnson

Something’s got to give, either the tactics or the manager. Personally, I think Postecoglou is the right man with the wrong tactics, currently. Perhaps that does make him the wrong man.

But my point is that with more onus game-management and - for goodness sake - practice at defending set-pieces, Tottenham won’t be far off where they need to be. They’ve got the players and the manager was the persona needed.

But I think the real issue is a mentality one, both regarding the team and the boss. The coach is stubbornly refusing to change his ethos, which at first was admirable but now looks negligent. Meanwhile, the team lacks belief they can see out games when the pressure is on.

When they are the underdogs, like against Manchester City, they play better. But that type of mentality is not going to see you past Fulham and Nottingham Forest.

Like I said, I think the visceral issue is the tactical system and that could ultimately cost Postecoglou his job if he refuses to change. But I think, more deeply, there is a mentality that not even Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte could root out. It’s time to look more inwardly rather than stick the blame on the manager.

Kieran Horn

I was very much expecting things to become quite toxic if Tottenham lost to Chelsea on Sunday and the manner of that eventual defeat furthered that concern. However, the majority of opinions are still backing Ange Postecoglou and I wholeheartedly agree.

He is by no means free of blame, but there so many other clear issues that need solving first and numerous mitigating factors that are impacting the Tottenham boss. Injuries and the majority of them arriving in the same positions do not help matters and the lack of the depth has been brutally exposed.

Just yesterday, the absence of an out-and-out defensive midfielder came so clearly to the fore with Yves Bissouma, who does not have the skillset to be a lone No.6, struggling significantly. Postecoglou was brought in to lead a project and for that to actually be successful, there will be some very difficult spells and thus patience is required.

At the time of writing, I still have no doubt that Postecoglou is the right man and the complaints over his tactics are often exacerbated. It is very easy to blame the manager for Spurs being susceptible to conceding chances but at the end of the day, Chelsea won that game because of two penalties that came from individual errors.