Pressure continues to mount on Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou following their latest setback in the Europa League - a 1-0 defeat to AZ Alkmaar in the round of 16 first leg.
An unfortunate own goal from Lucas Bergvall in the first half proved to be the only goal of the game at the AFAS Stadion. The hosts had further chances in the first half and Spurs struggled to provide a response or force the Alkmaar keeper into any saves after just one shot on target.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Postecoglou acknowledged : "Yeah, it wasn’t great from us tonight. Pretty much all facets of the game. We didn’t really get to grips with any part of the game, we struggled to gain any momentum with the ball, we weren’t as aggressive as we needed to be without the ball.
"It was a tricky surface but having said that we kind of knew that from yesterday and yeah we just didn’t tackle the challenges we had out there in a real positive way. That allowed AZ to get into a rhythm, which when you’re playing away from home, it is difficult to stem the tide."
Spurs will look to reverse the result in the second leg at home next week (March 13). Nonetheless, the latest defeat has prompted further calls for a managerial change at the club.
With that said, football.london has taken a look at the odds for the next manager should the club part company with the Australian.
According to bookmakers BetFair, five managers (Marco Silva, Kieran McKenna, Thomas Frank, Andoni Iraola and Mauricio Pochettino) have been placed at 11/2 and are favourites to take over. Out of the five managers, only Pochettino is out of full-time job after being appointed head coach of the United States national team last summer.
Full odds for next Tottenham Hotspur manager*
Marco Silva - 11/2
Kieran McKenna - 11/2
Thomas Frank - 11/2
Andoni Iraola - 11/2
Mauricio Pochettino - 11/2
Edin Terzic - 13/2
Ryan Mason - 9/1
Erik ten Hag - 10/1
Eddie Howe - 14/1
Gareth Southgate - 14/1
Sean Dyche - 16/1
Xavi Hernandez - 16/1
Massimiliano Allegri - 16/1
Michael Carrick - 20/1
Kjetil Knutsen - 20/1
Roberto De Zerbi - 25/1
Brendan Rodgers - 25/1
Julian Nagelsmann - 25/1
Steven Gerard - 25/1
Rafael Benitez - 25/1
Gian Piero Gasperini - 33/1
Diego Simeone - 33/1
Michel - 33/1
Zinedine Zidane - 40/1
Cesc Fabregas - 50/1
Luis Enrique - 50/1
Unai Emery - 50/1
Ralf Rangnick - 66/1
Nuno Espirito Santo - 66/1
Antonio Conte - 125/1
Jurgen Klopp - 125/1
Jose Mourinho - 125/1
*Odds correct at the time of writing.
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