Ange Postecoglou sack latest: Mauricio Pochettino twist, Ryan Mason disbelief
Ange Postecoglou is running out of time to save his job at Tottenham as new candidates emerge for the job.
Tottenham suffered their 15th Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday (16 March), losing 2-0 against Fulham at Craven Cottage.
This is the most number of games Spurs have lost in a single league campaign since the 2008-09 season, meaning many fans have lost patience with Postecoglou.
With nine more matches left to play, there is serious talk about the North London giants pulling the plug on the Greek-Australian manager during the international break.
Here, Tottenham News rounds up the latest news from Tuesday (18 March) relating to Postecoglou’s future.
Harry Redknapp reacts to Postecoglou sack news
Apart from fans, other personalities associated with Tottenham are also running out of patience with Postecoglou, with Harry Redknapp being no exception.
Speaking on talkSPORT (17 March), the former Spurs boss said that he was rooting for the 57-year-old when he initially took the reins in North London.
However, he went on to admit that things have not worked out for the Premier League club under Postecoglou, who he thinks must now win the UEFA Europa League to save his job.
Jamie O’Hara in disbelief over name mentioned to replace Postecoglou
Ryan Mason has been mooted as an option to replace Postecoglou, especially if Spurs opt to hire an interim manager for the time being.
The former midfielder has the backing of many fans, with one such supporter putting the idea forward to Jamie O’Hara on talkSPORT (17 March).
However, Jamie O’Hara was in disbelief by the suggestion, dismissing the idea of Mason being Tottenham’s head coach immediately.
Mauricio Pochettino twist at Tottenham
Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as a shock candidate to take the reins at Tottenham if Postecoglou is relieved of his duties.
The Argentinean tactician recently admitted that he would be open to returning to Spurs, although he was not on the best of terms with Daniel Levy when he left.
| Manager | Win Percentage |
| Mauricio Pochettino | 54.27% |
| Ange Postecoglou | 48.28% |
However, he continues to be in regular contact with Levy in his own words [Sky Sports, 18 March], thus sparking talk of a return to Spurs six years after his exit.
According to the latest odds from Paddy Power, Pochettino is 11/2 to replace Postecoglou, with his odds plummeting from 20/1 in the wake of his latest interview.
Postecoglou sack latest
Apart from Pochettino, Andoni Iraola and Thomas Frank have also been mooted as options to become Spurs’ next manager.
However, that will not be happening immediately as the English heavyweights have no plans to sack Postecoglou during the international break [Sun, 18 March].
The situation, though, could change if Tottenham crash out of the UEFA Europa League in the quarter-finals against Eintracht Frankfurt next month.