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Coach Anze Postecoglou (61), who was dismissed due to poor league performance even after collaborating with Son Heung-min (34, Los Angeles FC) to win the UEFA Europa League (UEL), even made an unusual harsh comment. This is the disastrous current situation of Tottenham Hotspur, his former team, which is on the verge of relegation.
"Former coach Postecoglou, who led Tottenham to the top of the Europa League, left a statement of his belief that he was in pain at the appearance of his former team in crisis recently," Spanish media "Dirario As" reported on the 13th (Korea time). "He pointed out that Tottenham players are completely lost."
According to the media, former coach Postecoglou said in an interview, "It's painful to see Tottenham in this situation."
He then said, "The players seem to be wandering quite a bit inside the stadium right now. I feel a lot of pressure and I'm having a really difficult time," he said.
In the 2024-2025 season, Tottenham won the historic Europa League under Postecoglou. Although the English Premier League (EPL) finished 17th, it qualified for the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
However, Tottenham, playing in Europe's best match, bowed their heads in a humiliating defeat. In the first leg of the UCL round of 16 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, on the 11th, he allowed three runs in the 17th minute of the first half and suffered a humiliating 2-5 defeat. Former coach Postecoglou criticized this, saying, "The worst-case scenario has become a reality in Atletico's away game."
There is no end in sight to Tottenham's downfall at the moment. Son Heung-min won the Europa League last season to qualify for the UCL, but even Thomas Frank, who was appointed after Postecoglou's replacement, was kicked out last month due to poor performance.
Even under the interim coach Igor Tudor, who was deployed as a firefighter, Tottenham is in the swamp of four consecutive official games, including all three losses in the league. In particular, it has continued its record-breaking slump of five consecutive league losses and 11 consecutive winless games (4 draws and 7 losses), including a 1-3 complete defeat against Crystal Palace on the 6th.
Tottenham will face a historic disgrace of falling to the second division for the first time in 49 years since the 1977-1978 season when it is relegated this season.
The internal discipline of the club has also collapsed. Recently, defenders Mickey van der Penn and Jed Spence showed senseless behavior of going straight to the locker room, turning a blind eye to applause from fans, and head coach Jon Hatinga left the team 32 days after taking office, criticizing the club's management.
The former coach Postecoglou, who couldn't stand it, left a strong warning message to the players. According to "Dirario As," he said, "No one will be able to say that these players are playing their game. We need to ease their pressure.""If I were there now, I would have told the players not to leave a name in history for something bad," he said.
"They brought the trophy to Tottenham for the first time in 17 years," Postecoglou said. "The biggest motivation should be that we should not step back anymore."
Tottenham, facing relegation, will face Liverpool on the road to Anfield, the tomb of the away team. According to the 'BBC', Tottenham's leadership is considering even replacing Tudor as a temporary coach in the event of a loss to Liverpool.
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