Ange Postecoglou has now written his name into Tottenham’s history books, but not in the manner that he would want, with the Australian setting an unwanted record with Spurs’ latest defeat to Crystal Palace.
As expected, Postecoglou significantly rotated his squad, with eight changes made to the starting eleven from the one that took to the field at Bodo/Glimt on Thursday.
It was an opportunity for many players to stake a claim in the team for the Europa League final, but they failed to do that, with the Lilywhites being comprehensively outplayed.
A brace from Eberechi Eze proved the difference between the sides as Tottenham fell to yet another Premier League defeat at home.
Ange Postecoglou enters the record books for an unwanted reason
This was not just another defeat for Spurs, but a significant one since it was their 20th loss of the league campaign.
That is the most Tottenham have ever lost in a single season in the Premier League era, with Ange Postecoglou beating the 19 defeats overseen by Ossie Ardiles in the 1993/94 season.
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With two games left to go, Spurs’ record could get even worse, and unfortunately for Postecoglou, this record he is setting will likely not be beaten for a long time.
Should we read anything at all into Tottenham’s defeat against Palace?
Tottenham’s loss against Palace might not mean much for the Europa League final, given that a severely weakened team was fielded.
The players were always going to find it difficult to get up for a league game with nothing riding on it after coming down off the jubilation of Thursday evening.