Alan Pardew notices one concerning thing about Ange Postecoglou following Tottenham’s loss to Ipswich Town, with the former Newcastle boss admitting that he has never seen that before from the Australian.
With Postecoglou now well into his second season at Tottenham, the patience of a lot of fans is now running thin, with a growing minority losing faith that he would ever be able to make Spurs a consistent side.
The 59-year-old has also not been shy of publicly announcing his intention to compete against the best teams in the Premier League, even confessing that he would consider this season a failure if the club do not win silverware (Daily Mail).
The Tottenham boss is being judged by the high standards he has set for himself, and unless he manages to turn things around soon, the voices of discontent will only grow louder.
Pardew pointed out that he has never seen the Tottenham head coach as downbeat as he was following the Lilywhites loss against Ipswich.
He insisted that unless things change drastically at N17, Spurs are on course for a ‘mediocre season’
The pundit told talkSPORT: “I watched Ange’s interview after the game and he looked crestfallen. I’ve never seen him look that down – he looked really down today and that’s a worry for me because we are only 11 games into the season.
“The worry with Spurs is that we’re going down this path that you went down last year with Ange not wanting to change and here we are again. We’re 11 games in and still this inconsistency, this high line, he’s still operating. It must be a worry.
“When you look at the stats – Spurs have won five and lost five, drawn one, 23 goals for and 13 against – it’s got the markings of a very, very mediocre season unfortunately.”
Pardew pointed the finger at Tottenham’s recruitment, suggesting that Postecoglou has not been given the tools to succeed at the club.
He continued: “I did say at the start of the season that Tottenham’s transfer policy didn’t smack of a team who were trying to win the league – it looked like a team who were trying to rebuild with younger players and hopefully getting a few nuggets somewhere down the line.”
The 63-year-old advised the Spurs boss that his body language has to be different when results do not go his way.
Pardew added: “When you have a bad performance as a manager looking crestfallen isn’t the greatest gift that you can give to your fans. You need to say ‘we didn’t have a good day, we had issues and we’re going to bounce back next week’.”
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