Ange Postecoglou should be the chosen one at Tottenham Hotspur after Igor Tudor’s sacking on Sunday.
On 29 March, Spurs confirmed that they’ve parted ways with the Croatian manager by mutual agreement, with Goalkeeping coach Tomislav Rogic and physical coach Riccardo Ragnacci also leaving.
The North London outfit have promised an update on the next head coach in due course, but it can’t be anyone other than the Europa League-winning boss.
Going into the final seven Premier League games of the season a point above the relegation zone, what the Lilywhites arguably need the most is a united and cohesive squad.
Postecoglou was popular among players at Tottenham and some fans would have liked to see him stay in N17 after beating Manchester United 1-0 in May last year.
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Ange Postecoglou concerns overblown at Tottenham
Postecoglou didn’t have the best of Premier League campaigns with Spurs, with the Europa League victory papering over the cracks.
The North London outfit finished 17th last season, but they were still a long way off the bottom three and never under any real threat of going down.
Tottenham’s failures in recent months has proved that the Australian manager wasn’t the cause of their poor displays, leaving with a 46 per cent win rate.
Postecoglou was criticised for not paying enough attention to the defensive work required during his time at Spurs, but they were resolute in the Europa League final, with just 27 per cent possession, as per Sofascore.
The former Celtic boss changed his tactics for the final, with the Lilywhites scoring the one big chance they created, then sitting back to defend, winning 16 tackles, making nine interceptions, 36 recoveries, and 48 clearances.
Spurs need Ange Postecoglou now more than ever
With seven finals to go for Tottenham this season in the Premier League, Postecoglou has already shown he can change his tactics for monumental fixtures.
Spurs could also do with the Australian manager’s regular approach to games, scoring 1.7 goals in the English top flight last season compared to 1.3 this time around.
In the previous campaign, the North London outfit created 2.6 big chances per game in the league and that number has fallen to 1.7 since Postecoglou’s exit.
With everything the 60-year-old manager experienced at the North London outfit, he’s arguably the perfect fit to replace Tudor.