Tottenham Hotspur have long been a club that flirts with both brilliance and calamity, but this season, their fortunes have swayed dangerously towards the latter—and former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara has voiced a striking solution to their woes, calling for Marco Silva to take the reins from Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham Hotspur’s season has been a rollercoaster of emotions, veering between flashes of brilliance and moments of utter despair.
The Boxing Day fixture against Nottingham Forest—a narrow 1-0 loss—summed up the inconsistency that has plagued Ange Postecoglou’s second season in charge.
It has been an unusual December for Spurs. While they managed an emphatic 5-0 triumph over Southampton and a thrilling 4-3 victory against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup, these highs have been overshadowed by an alarming slump in the league.
Four losses in their last eight matches across all competitions have left the team sitting in an unfamiliar 12th place in the Premier League table.
Postecoglou’s unwavering commitment to his high-risk, attacking philosophy has been a point of contention.
Despite an injury-hit squad and a defence often caught out of position, the Australian has shown no willingness to adapt.
While some admire his resolve, others see it as stubbornness that could prove costly in a league as unforgiving as the Premier League.
Jamie O’Hara, who has never been one to mince his words, laid bare his frustrations on The Sports Bar.
The ex-Spurs midfielder was unreserved in his criticism of Postecoglou’s tactics, citing the club’s alarming number of defeats as evidence of a broken system.
He said (via talksport): “We’ve actually fallen apart, “Everyone is saying we’ve got injuries, and I get that, but if you look at our team today it’s not an injury-hit team. That’s not far off our best, apart from our centre-backs in Romero and Van de Ven.
“I get we’ve had problems but you can’t keep losing games. It’s happening every week. We’ve lost nine games in the Premier League this season. Only Southampton, Leicester and Wolves have lost more than us.
“It’s nine games! It’s a broken record. We could drop big time. We’ve been having an absolute stinker. Can Ange last?”
Co-host Jason Cundy highlighted that Tottenham’s next challenge is against a revitalised Wolves under Vítor Pereira, adding further urgency to their plight.
O’Hara doubled down on his stance, arguing: “Watching Tottenham is painful. Every time we go forward we look exciting, but our defending is abysmal.
“Full-backs getting caught out of possession high up the pitch. Carry on being stubborn and you’re going to get the sack, I don’t care how far you go. You can’t be 11th in the table.”
O’Hara’s criticism was not without a proposed solution. He suggested that Tottenham should make a bold move for Fulham manager Marco Silva, who has earned plaudits for his disciplined approach and ability to achieve results with limited resources.
He added: “I’m starting to come around to the fact that we should nick Fulham’s manager Marco Silva. He’s good.
“They are organised, have a structure. They haven’t got world-beaters, but they have good players. All I’m saying is I don’t know if Big Ange can carry on.
“You can’t lose nine out of 18 games and be the Tottenham manager and get away with it. It can’t continue.”
Despite O’Hara’s sentiment, the club has made it clear that they will be backing Ange and they will be carrying on with their long-term plans.
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