Tottenham Hotspur supporters have a lot of reasons to be upset with their beloved club, who sit dangerously close to the Premier League relegation zone. And after losing 3-0 to Nottingham Forest before the March international break, relegation to the EFL Championship may be nothing less than they deserved.
Although there is no love lost for Daniel Levy, Johan Lange and Vinai Venkatesham have done such a poor job of running this club, even leading Fabio Paratici to run away to Serie A's dysfunctional Fiorentina, that some Spurs supporters see the club as in a much worse state without the notoriously stingy former CEO.
So much about sponsorship deals and coaching searches have been mismanaged, and the winter transfer window, in which Spurs signed nobody besides overspending for Conor Gallagher when they justified it by not wanting to panic, was another nadir.
Johan Lange is in trouble
Tottenham Hotspur supporters want to see serious heat under both Vinai Venkatesham and Johan Lange, and they will be happy to hear that this is indeed the case. Speaking in his regular interview session with Last Word on Spurs, transfer insider Ben Jacobs divulged that both men are under the microscope.
Per Jacobs, Lange is at greater risk of being fired than Vinai, but both men are on the hot seat. Specifically as it relates to Lange, the sporting director's job is at risk even if Tottenham were to stay up in the Premier League.
It's that last note that really seals it for Spurs fans who are rightfuly displeased with the job Lange has done in leading this team and setting its transfer strategy and coaching searches. If Spurs are able to do the bare minimum and remain in the Premier League next season, then that does not suddenly wash away all the mistakes Lange made to get them into this mess.
Firing Lange is not the only option on the table, though. As many Tottenham fans will point out, Lange does serve a use to Spurs, in that his identification of young talents like Lucas Bergvall has been quite good. Keeping him around in a more scouting role instead of being the main front office voice as Fabio Paratici's ersatz as sporting director would be preferred. And in any case, Lange was only supposed to be an emergency replacement for Paratici in the short term anyway.
Lange is closer to getting canned by Tottenham than ever before, and with Jacobs reporting that his job is formally under threat with a review set after the season ends that will not necessarily absolve him of blame if Spurs are saved from relegation, the end could be near for him at the club.