Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou returns to Glasgow on Thursday for a Europa League Battle of Britain towards Rangers in determined want of a victory to calm hypothesis over his future. Spurs have received simply as soon as of their previous seven video games in all competitions — a spectacular 4-0 rout of English champions Manchester City — to tumble to eleventh within the Premier League and ninth within the Europa League. A 4-3 defeat to London rivals Chelsea on Sunday encapsulated the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the Australian’s facet in 90 minutes.
Tottenham raced right into a 2-0 lead, however gung-ho Postecoglou refused to sit down on that benefit and the in-form Blues hit again in an exciting encounter that swung from finish to finish.
Postecoglou bemoaned his staff’s indiscipline after conceding two penalties, transformed coolly by Cole Palmer, however there was little signal that they’re studying from their errors 18 months into his reign.
Last season at residence to Chelsea it was two pink playing cards that value Postecoglou’s males in a 4-1 defeat.
Including that consequence they’ve received simply 18 of their previous 43 Premier League video games and indicators of the Spurs supporters operating out of persistence had been evident in an offended confrontation between Postecoglou and followers within the away finish after final week’s 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth.
Injuries haven’t helped the previous Celtic supervisor, who beat Rangers to the Scottish Premiership title in every of his two seasons in cost in Glasgow.
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is about to be out for months with a damaged ankle, whereas Postecoglou may have only one match centre-back out there after Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven had to get replaced towards Chelsea.
But enjoying with the depth Postecoglou calls for runs the chance of accidents mounting, notably throughout a run of 12 video games in 43 days.
“My position now could be to deal with the issues I can management and maintain getting ready the staff the very best we will to maintain progressing as a soccer staff and switch our season round,” mentioned Postecoglou.
“I believe they’re determined to show our season round and are actually disenchanted the way it has gone. When you are in that temper you form of lose that composure and self-discipline you want.”
The go to to Ibrox kicks off an enormous week that would outline Postecoglou’s reign.
Spurs go to bottom-of-the-table Southampton on Sunday earlier than a League Cup quarter-final towards Manchester United.
The membership are with out a trophy in 16 years and Postecoglou boldly vowed earlier within the marketing campaign to finish that await silverware this season.
Man Utd face Plzen
Rangers have been inconsistent themselves this season, disappointing within the Scottish Premiership however spectacular in Europe.
Trailing Celtic by 11 factors domestically they sit above Tottenham — in eighth spot within the Europa League after taking 10 factors from their opening 5 video games.
Only the highest eight progress on to the final 16, with a top-24 end sufficient to make the playoff spherical.
Manchester United are twelfth and in addition must experience out a storm after they go to Viktoria Plzen.
Early positivity round Ruben Amorim’s appointment as boss has dissipated after back-to-back defeats to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
Off the sector, the membership lurch from disaster to disaster, with sporting director Dan Ashworth departing on Sunday after simply 5 months within the position.
Lazio, Athletic Bilbao and Eintracht Frankfurt cleared the path on 13 factors, however all face robust away journeys this week.
Lazio journey to sixth-placed Ajax, Frankfurt tackle Lyon, whereas Athletic go to Fenerbahce on Wednesday.
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