Daniel Levy told to make Ange Postecoglou decision as fresh Tottenham verdict given

Chris Sutton has called on Daniel Levy to stick with Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham head coach and not push the panic button. Spurs have endured such a frustrating start to the 2024/25 Premier League season and currently find themselves 11th in the table after 15 games.

From the highs of hitting Aston Villa and Manchester City for four in November, the north London club have produced some extremely poor performances in other games and subsequently slipped to defeats against Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town and Bournemouth. Spurs were once again on the losing side last Sunday after surrendering a 2-0 lead in their 4-3 home defeat to Chelsea.

The pressure on Postecoglou's shoulders has increased in recent weeks and the TV cameras panned to chairman Levy a number of times during the Chelsea game. Despite a poor run of form, Sutton has made it clear that Tottenham are currently dealing with a host of injuries but they are still in three cup competitions and also five points away from Nottingham Forest in fifth in the league table.

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Knowing exactly what Postecoglou can produce after watching him closely at his former club Celtic, the former Premier League striker believes the Australian should keep his job as Tottenham boss and questioned potential alternatives to him.

"I always think you have to go back to the start of why Ange Postecoglou was appointed at Tottenham," said Sutton in an interview with spaceportsweden.com. "Of course, we always hear it's because Spurs want to win trophies, but that hasn't happened very much over the last 50 years. But there's that added element of Spurs fans being bored to tears watching Mourinho and Conte teams. Nuno Espirito Santo went in very briefly, so they wanted to be entertained. Robbie Williams was writing songs about Ange Postecoglou a season ago.

"Everybody was into it when it was all going swimmingly well, and they have still had moments this season. A couple of weeks ago beating Manchester City 4-0 on their own patch. Their highs are so high. There’s been a fair few lows, and I don’t think he’s been helped by a couple of players at the weekend. Bissouma and Sarr were really reckless in their decision making.

"I don't know whether Daniel Levy will make a decision or not, but I really hope that he sticks with Ange Postecoglou, because I think he's been brilliant, not just for Tottenham, but for the Premier League. What’s the alternative?

"The other thing, I think he’s been slightly unfortunate with injuries. He’s lost Vicario, his two centre-halves. He got criticised for playing Romero and Van de Ven. Maybe he thought this was a really important game, and there's that rivalry between Tottenham and Chelsea, and he thought that was worth taking a chance and taking the game really seriously.

"It's interesting, he's got Rangers on Thursday in the Europa and that's certainly going to be a huge game. They've then got Southampton and Liverpool. The other thing, he’s still in three cups. there’s loads of ways to look at it. When Tottenham went 2-0 up though, was it a great surprise that Chelsea came back and won the game? I don't think anybody would have been totally, totally shocked by that and that's sort where Tottenham are at.

"Could he be more pragmatic? Well, maybe, but he sees it his way. Most people think, well, there needs to be a bit of balance, and I totally understand that. He's stubborn, he's had 25-27 years in management and coaching and he has been a huge success. He's won cups and titles wherever he's been, and he sees it as the best way for Tottenham.

"There's so much short-termism in the game now, isn't there? You have a bad run of games, you've pointed out the league table where Tottenham are, but two wins and they're flying up to fifth. But I do think that he said himself that if he's mid-table around Christmas, then pressure will build. He's not daft. I like watching his team fly. I think he's been brilliant for the league."

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