Ange Postecoglou has just had possibly his most bruising week as Tottenham manager. The fact there is such strong competition from this season alone is not a good matter.

His side are now out of both domestic cups. An already angry and on-edge fanbase have seen the team's prospects collapse in the space of four days.

After being destroyed by Liverpool in a meek away showing on Thursday night it was a similar state of affairs for much of Sunday's FA Cup fourth round meeting with Liverpool. Unai Emery's men carved through Spurs at will, only succumbing to late pressure.

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That heat is now firmly on Postecoglou as supporters call for his head. Goals from Jacob Ramsey - a player Tottenham have held long-term interest in - and then Morgan Rogers in the second half, put the game out of reach despite a late Mathys Tel strike.

The ease in which Villa broke through to open the scoring after two minutes left Postecoglou with his head in his hands, a familiar pose and a familiar tale. He is now facing extreme scrutiny over his position in charge.

Tom Coley

Tottenham have backed Postecoglou this far so it wouldn't make any sense to pull the plug now. If they do then there is a strong argument to say that the last week has been totally wasted. If they wanted a change then surely do it before the four days with two huge cup matches.

The commitment to buying new players throughout January also suggests that Daniel Levy is not yet thinking about relieving his manager. The question is whether or not the push for the Europa League is worth it.

That is now Tottenham's season. They won't be getting relegated so it is Europe or nothing. Would a new coach be better positioned to try and secure Champions League qualification through that? Maybe, but we have also seen how tough it is for Ruben Amorim at Manchester United.

In football you are only safe as a manager until the moment that you are not, no matter what noises from the club indicate. Postecoglou is on rocky ground and the longer things continue in this direction the more it looks untenable for him to remain over the summer. For the rest of this season it is surely better to not shake things up anymore and risk marring the next guy's start.

Sam Truelove

What a nightmare week for Tottenham. They have been knocked out of both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, which has ramped up the pressure on Ange Postecoglou. Spurs are still in the Europa League but they are 14th in the Premier League and it really could be a season to forget.

Injuries have played a part and I do feel sorry for Postecoglou. I like the Australian but things are just not going his way at the moment and I fear he may be sacked soon. I don't believe that is the right decision, though.

If I were Daniel Levy I would stick with the former Celtic boss and perhaps re-evaluate the situation in the summer. There are not many top class coaches out there without a job at present so any replacement may not be an upgrade. Saying that, Tottenham do need to start winning games and that must start against Manchester United at the weekend.

Rob Guest

It is now the Europa League or bust for Ange Postecoglou as he bids to end Tottenham's long silverware drought. His Spurs team were so poor at Liverpool on Thursday night and they did fare better at Aston Villa but ultimately they have suffered two cup exits in the space of four days.

The pressure has only increased on Postecoglou's shoulders and his future only naturally is going to dominate the headlines once again. Injuries have killed him this season and it may result in him losing his position at Spurs.

As has been said before, whoever comes in has to deal with the same issues and there is no guarantee that changing head coach will spark a huge upturn in form. For me, I would persist with Postecoglou for now and then you judge him once his injured players return.

Failure to win games, though, and Daniel Levy may feel he has no choice but to make a change with Spurs languishing in the bottom half of the table and only having one cup competition to compete in.

Matthew Abbott

The time to decide on Postecoglou's future is next month, not this. Spurs are now out of both domestic cups but have been beaten by better teams than them away from home over the last week.

Liverpool are almost 30 points clear of them in the Premier League table, and Aston Villa are ten above Tottenham. Both have finished above them in the last two seasons, Postecoglou's first in charge and Antonio Conte's last.

Manchester United is a better barometer for Spurs right now. Therefore, a change should not come before then, especially so soon after eventually making two signings.

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