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Richard Keys has admitted that he is running out of patience with Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou, who he thinks now looks like a ‘beaten man’.

The north London side have not been able to find any stability this season so far and Postecoglou is up against it to deliver on his promise of silverware this term.

Spurs are currently sitting 15th in the Premier League table and have won only once in their last ten league games.

They suffered a 3-2 loss against Everton at the weekend, with the previously goal shy Toffees going to town at Goodison Park, and Keys insisted that Postecoglou looks like a beaten man.

He feels that Postecoglou’s time is almost up at Spurs and stressed he has run out of patience with the Australian, who he feels now is firmly on course to be sacked.

“I’m afraid I’m running out of patience with big Ange”, Keys wrote on his weekly blog about the Spurs boss.

“It’s coming to an end isn’t it? He looks a beaten man.

“I’m genuinely sorry that it is, but some things are simply inevitable.”

Spurs will be desperately looking to bounce back to winning ways when they face Hoffenheim on Thursday in Europe and then Leicester City on Sunday in the league.

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Journalist Henry Winter feels a club’s hierarchy should be worried about Ange Postecoglou’s position at Tottenham Hotspur as Spurs may come calling for their manager.

Postecoglou saw his side suffer another defeat on Sunday afternoon when they lost 3-2 against Everton at Goodison Park in the Premier League.

Spurs now sit a lowly 15th in the league standings and have lost 12 of their 22 matches, something which has heaped pressure on to Postecoglou.

While Spurs have suffered an injury crisis and been without key men for portions of the campaign, many feel Postecoglou should still be getting more out of the players at his disposal.

Spurs supremo Daniel Levy was at the Everton game and now all eyes are on whether he sticks with Postecoglou or sacks him.

Winter is of the view that the situation will be worrying the hierarchy at Ipswich Town, where Kieran McKenna is in charge.

McKenna led Ipswich to back to back promotions to the Premier League and they remain in with a chance of survival this term.

Winter stressed the association McKenna has had with Spurs and thinks Levy could come calling for him.

“If I was the Ipswich hierarchy I would be slightly worried about Ange’s position”, he said on talkSPORT after the Spurs game had finished.

“Because Kieran McKenna spent seven years there as a player, obviously didn’t make it because of injury, then worked there as a youth team coach, knows the place.

“You hate to see managers leave a settled club like this, but if you are Daniel Levy at some point you might look at Kieran McKenna.”

Tottenham next get a break from Premier League duty when they face Hoffenheim in the Europa League.

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Fixture: Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition: Premier League

Kick-off: 14:00 UK time

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has picked his team to face Everton in a Premier League clash at Goodison Park this afternoon.

Spurs lost the north London derby 2-1 at Arsenal in midweek and Postecoglou will want an instant response as results continue to put pressure on him.

Sitting in 15th spot in the Premier League table, Tottenham have lost eleven of their 21 games and are just eight points above the drop zone.

Spurs thrashed Everton 4-0 earlier this season and Postecoglou would love a repeat today.

Antonin Kinsky is in goal for Spurs today, who name a back four of Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies and Djed Spence.

Midfield is where Postecoglou picks Pape Matar Sarr and Archie Gray, while Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison support Heung-min Son.

If Spurs’ Australian manager wants to chop and change then he has options on the bench and these include Mikey Moore and Richarlison.

Tottenham Hotspur Team vs Everton

Kinsky, Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Spence, Sarr, Gray, Bergvall, Kulusevski, Maddison, Son

Substitutes: Austin, Reguilon, Hardy, Ajayi, Olusesi, Min-hyoek, Moore, Richarlison, Lankshear

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Fixture: Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition: Premier League

Kick-off: 14:00 UK time

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has picked his team to face Everton in a Premier League clash at Goodison Park this afternoon.

Spurs lost the north London derby 2-1 at Arsenal in midweek and Postecoglou will want an instant response as results continue to put pressure on him.

Sitting in 15th spot in the Premier League table, Tottenham have lost eleven of their 21 games and are just eight points above the drop zone.

Spurs thrashed Everton 4-0 earlier this season and Postecoglou would love a repeat today.

Antonin Kinsky is in goal for Spurs today, who name a back four of Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies and Djed Spence.

Midfield is where Postecoglou picks Pape Matar Sarr and Archie Gray, while Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison support Heung-min Son.

If Spurs’ Australian manager wants to chop and change then he has options on the bench and these include Mikey Moore and Richarlison.

Tottenham Hotspur Team vs Everton

Kinsky, Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Spence, Sarr, Gray, Bergvall, Kulusevski, Maddison, Son

Substitutes: Austin, Reguilon, Hardy, Ajayi, Olusesi, Min-hyoek, Moore, Richarlison, Lankshear

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Fixture: Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition: Premier League

Kick-off: 14:00 UK time

Everton manager David Moyes has selected his starting line-up to welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Goodison Park in the Premier League this afternoon.

Moyes saw his side slip to defeat at home against Aston Villa in midweek and the new Toffees boss will know the importance of avoiding another loss today.

Everton do have a solid home record against Spurs in recent seasons and though wins have been hard to come by, they have not lost at Goodison against the north London side since 2018.

On that day, Spurs inflicted a 6-2 loss on the Toffees.

Jordan Pickford lines up in goal for Everton today, while at the back Moyes goes with Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitaliy Mykolenko.

In the engine room, Moyes looks towards Orel Mangala and Idrissa Gueye, while also picked are Jesper Lindstrom and Abdoulaye Doucoure. Iliman Ndiaye and Dominic Calvert-Lewin lead the attacking threat.

Moyes has options off the bench if needed and these include Beto and Jack Harrison.

Everton Team vs Tottenham Hotspur

Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Mangala, Gueye, Lindstrom, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes: Virginia, Begovic, Patterson, Keane, Harrison, Beto, Young, Armstrong, Sherif

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has revealed that new Everton boss David Moyes contacted him when he was at Celtic and insisted that he is delighted to see the Scot back in management.

The Toffees parted ways with Sean Dyche earlier this month and quickly turned towards Moyes, who had been a free agent since leaving the job at West Ham United.

Moyes is looking to steady the ship at Everton, but his second reign got off to a losing start against Aston Villa earlier this week.

Tottenham present Moyes’ next challenge as Postecoglou’s Spurs come calling this weekend.

Postecoglou is pleased to see Moyes back and joked it means he is not the oldest Premier League manager anymore, while recalling how the Scot got in touch with him when he was in charge of Scottish giants Celtic.

“Delighted to see David back because I am not the oldest any more! Just need to get Roy [Hodgson] back now”, Postecoglou told a press conference about the Everton manager.

“David is a great guy though.

“He reached out to me when I was at Celtic.”

Postecoglou enjoyed huge success as Celtic manager, something which is sure to have pleased Moyes as he started his playing career at the Glasgow giants.

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Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus target David Hancko will not force a move out of Feyenoord in this month’s transfer window.

Spurs have won only one Premier League game out of their last nine and they have conceded 19 goals in the process.

Ange Postecoglou’s side are struggling defensively, with injuries to Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven having played a big part.

Tottenham are in the market to sign a defender and Feyenoord’s Hancko is a player they have been repeatedly linked with, while Italian giants Juventus are also keen on snapping him up.

However, it has been suggested that the Dutch outfit are not in favour of letting the Slovakian centre-back leave in the winter window.

And according to Italian daily Tutto Sport, Tottenham target Hancko does not want to ruin his relationship with Feyenoord by forcing a move in the window.

It is suggested that Hancko wants Feyenoord boss Brian Priske to make a decision on his future.

He will not go to war with the club to get a move mid-season.

The emphasis would appear to be on interested clubs to make an offer to Feyenoord that is so tempting it cannot be turned down.

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Fixture: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition: Premier League

Kick-off: 20:00 UK time

Tottenham Hotspur have officially named their starting line-up and substitutes to lock horns with north London rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium tonight.

Spurs managed to get past non-league side Tamworth in the FA Cup last weekend, but needed to go into extra-time to do so.

In the Premier League, Ange Postecoglou’s side sit in 13th spot and will be desperate to start climbing the table soon if they are to have any chance of qualifying for Europe through their league placing.

The earlier fixture between the two sides this season saw Arsenal edge it 1-0.

New boy Antonin Kinsky is in goal for Spurs tonight, while at the back Postecoglou picks Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray and Djed Spence.

Midfield sees Spurs go with Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma, while Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall support Dominic Solanke and Heung-Min Son.

Postecoglou has fresh faces on the bench if needed tonight and they include James Maddison and Richarlison.

Tottenham Hotspur Team vs Arsenal

Kinsky, Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence, Sarr, Bissouma, Bergvall, Kulusevski, Solanke, Son

Substitutes: Austin, Reguilon, Hardy, Olusesi, Maddison, Moore, Johnson, Lankshear, Richarlison

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Tottenham Hotspur target Randal Kolo Muani has been won over by a chat with Juventus coach Thiago Motta and will join the Italian giants.

The French forward is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain to join Juventus on a loan deal until the summer, with the Turin side beating off competition from several clubs, including Spurs.

He will not have any option-to-buy clause in his contract though and will return in the summer to ponder over his future.

The player has accepted the terms he was offered by Juventus and is set to fly to Turin for medical tests.

He was a target for Premier League giants Tottenham, but Juventus boss Motta has won Kolo Muani over.

According to French outlet Foot Mercato, Kolo Muani spoke with Juventus coach Motta and was left convinced by his words.

Kolo Muani only moved to PSG in the summer of 2023 but has failed to light up the French football scene.

He has scored two goals in ten Ligue 1 appearances this season and has yet to open his account in the Champions League.

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Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United face a wait to see if they will be able to land Randal Kolo Muani from French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

The 26-year-old forward is the centre of transfer attention in this month’s transfer window as PSG prepare to sanction an exit.

Juventus are one of a number of sides interested, but there are suitors from the Premier League in the shape of Tottenham and Manchester United.

Tottenham have submitted an offer for a loan with an option to make the deal for Kolo Muani permanent in the summer, while it remains to be seen if Manchester United will also make a firm proposal.

PSG have also received an offer from Italian giants Juventus – but there will be no quick decision.

According to French sports daily L’Equipe, PSG are waiting to receive all the offers for Kolo Muani before evaluating them and making a decision on his future.

The centre forward is also waiting patiently for PSG to strike a deal with his suitors and then he will decide on his next move.

Arsenal have also been linked with Kolo Muani and PSG will want to see which proposal reaches them with the best terms.