‘They will sack him’ – Ange Postecoglou told to ban Tottenham tactic in furious rant from ex-player
Ex-Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara believes that Ange Postecoglou could be sacked by the New Year unless things improve. Pressure is building on the Spurs boss after a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Thursday night. AFPPostecoglou is feeling the heat as Tottenham boss[/caption] This defeat means that the north London side remain in tenth position in the table and six points off the top four. Postecoglou went to greet the traveling Tottenham fans after the final whistle at the Vitality Stadium but was met with boos from the supporters as fans grow tired of their inconsistent performances. Asked by talkSPORT about the confrontation with the angryfans, Postecoglou said: “Yeah, well, rightly so. “They’re disappointed and I got some pretty direct feedback which is always healthy, mate.” Despite big wins over Aston Villa and Man City of late, Spurs have fallen to a surprise defeat to Ipswich and a draw at home to Fulham. And O’Hara believes that Postecoglou must find a way to improve Tottenham’s results on a consistent basis or face the sack. Speaking to Jason Cundy on The Sports Bar, O’Hara said: “Daniel Levy won’t stand for this. I’m telling you now, he will sack him. “If he thinks he can go this all the way through the season and keep defending like this, keep having set pieces like this, he will get sacked. “Daniel Levy is all about Champions League football, Europa League minimum. If Spurs are tenth in the table after Christmas, they’ll sack Ange. “I’m telling you, they’ll sack him. This can’t continue. “I know everyone loves Ange, you know, in terms of like the attacking football. I can’t, I’m getting bored of watching this. Postecoglou could be sacked if results don’t improveAFP Spurs were second best throughout against BournemouthGetty “I’m getting bored of watching this.” O’Hara continued: “I’m going to be honest, I’m getting tired of talking about Tottenham. “I don’t know what to say. You know, at the end of the day, I come in here and I can talk about Spurs all day long and you clip stuff up and it does my head in. “I’m tired of being a Spurs fan. It’s hard work. One minute you’re up, then you’re down, then you’re up, then you’re down. “And you know what? It’s just, it’s painful. We are painful to watch because you know there’s a big performance in there because we’ve seen it. “Aston Villa. Man City. You go away from home, then you get beat by Bournemouth.” Postecoglou was then involved in a confrontation with fansGetty O’Hara was then asked about Tottenham’s insistence on playing the ball around defence and responded: “It should be banned. “The straight ball playing out from the back should be banned in football. It is never on. Spurs do it every game. “We are painful to watch.” Tottenham are next in action on Sunday afternoon when they host Chelsea in the Premier League. 1: Premier League Fixtures & Results
Ex-Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara believes that Ange Postecoglou could be sacked by the New Year unless things improve.
Pressure is building on the Spurs boss after a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Thursday night.
This defeat means that the north London side remain in tenth position in the table and six points off the top four.
Postecoglou went to greet the traveling Tottenham fans after the final whistle at the Vitality Stadium but was met with boos from the supporters as fans grow tired of their inconsistent performances.
Asked by talkSPORT about the confrontation with the angry
fans, Postecoglou said: “Yeah, well, rightly so.
“They’re disappointed and I got some pretty direct feedback which is always healthy, mate.”
Despite big wins over Aston Villa and Man City of late, Spurs have fallen to a surprise defeat to Ipswich and a draw at home to Fulham.
And O’Hara believes that Postecoglou must find a way to improve Tottenham’s results on a consistent basis or face the sack.
Speaking to Jason Cundy on The Sports Bar, O’Hara said: “Daniel Levy won’t stand for this. I’m telling you now, he will sack him.
“If he thinks he can go this all the way through the season and keep defending like this, keep having set pieces like this, he will get sacked.
“Daniel Levy is all about Champions League football, Europa League minimum. If Spurs are tenth in the table after Christmas, they’ll sack Ange.
“I’m telling you, they’ll sack him. This can’t continue.
“I know everyone loves Ange, you know, in terms of like the attacking football. I can’t, I’m getting bored of watching this.
“I’m getting bored of watching this.”
O’Hara continued: “I’m going to be honest, I’m getting tired of talking about Tottenham.
“I don’t know what to say. You know, at the end of the day, I come in here and I can talk about Spurs all day long and you clip stuff up and it does my head in.
“I’m tired of being a Spurs fan. It’s hard work. One minute you’re up, then you’re down, then you’re up, then you’re down.
“And you know what? It’s just, it’s painful. We are painful to watch because you know there’s a big performance in there because we’ve seen it.
“Aston Villa. Man City. You go away from home, then you get beat by Bournemouth.”
O’Hara was then asked about Tottenham’s insistence on playing the ball around defence and responded: “It should be banned.
“The straight ball playing out from the back should be banned in football. It is never on. Spurs do it every game.
“We are painful to watch.”
Tottenham are next in action on Sunday afternoon when they host Chelsea in the Premier League.
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