Ex-Liverpool manager tipped to replace Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham head coach
At Tottenham, it's starting to look like curtains for Ange Postecoglou as bookies slash odds on an early exit.
Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is tipped to step in at Spurs. Apprehension looms large around Postecoglou after a wobbly start to the season, with an unconvincing victory over Coventry City in the EFL Cup and a recent loss to Arsenal.
The Australian made his switch to the top-tier English club from Celtic last year, while Rodgers turned heads with his unexpected return to the Scottish team for another go. Having already scooped up domestic honours in his fresh tenure, Rodgers record has him lined up for another spell in Englands top-flight; he's well remembered from times at Swansea City, Liverpool, and Leicester City.
Bookies over at sportscasting.com/uk aren't holding back. They're staking Postecoglou at 8/11 (-137) to be shown the door before Christmas, and an even bleaker 2/5 (-250) that he won't see out the season. Eyes are also on Rodgers to snatch the reins, sitting pretty as a frontrunner at 5/1 (+500). Thomas Tuchel and Gareth Southgate are also in contention.
As quoted by the Liverpool ECHO, Spokesman Andy Newton said: "The new Premier League season is only a handful of games in but already there is mounting pressure on Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou after a very average start.
"Postecoglou had promised big things over his second season at the North London club, but he's already on the back foot with just one league win so far and with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy no stranger to culling his managers, I'm not surprised to see Ange odds-on to be gone by Christmas. If so, there has been a lot of talk about Brendan Rodgers joining Spurs in the past and they could finally get their man - if, of course, the compensation to Celtic is enough to let their highest ever paid manager leave the Scottish giants."
Liverpool.com says: Although the Liverpool job proved too big for Rodgers, he's clearly good enough to manage in the Premier League after his time at Swansea and Leicester. Yet coaching Tottenham is one of the hardest gigs going, as recent history has shown.
Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte - two of the greatest managers of their era - both appeared to leave Spurs on bad terms... and now it seems Postecoglou is following in his predecessors' footsteps. Managing Tottenham is becoming English soccer's impossible job.