Gary Lineker weighs in on Ange Postecoglou sack debate at Tottenham

Gary Lineker has identified one main reason why Ange Postecoglou may pay the ultimate prize even though Tottenham are producing some entertaining football.

Tottenham’s defensive issues persist

Tottenham‘s issues at the back once again haunted them against Chelsea, with the home side ending up on the losing side despite creating as many, if not more, opportunities than their London rivals.

Some poor decision-making at both ends of the pitch proved costly for the Lilywhites, who slipped down to eleventh place after their latest defeat.

Predictably, this has got many in the media questioning if Ange Postecoglou‘s time at N17 could soon be up.

Will Spurs sack Ange Postecoglou?

Gary Lineker admitted that he loves watching Tottenham play as they reliably produce entertaining encounters like the one on Sunday.

However, the former Spurs striker suggested that, ultimately, the North London side do not defend well enough for them to get consistent results.

Lineker told the Rest is Football Podcast about Tottenham: “I still like watching them play, because you’re going to get ‘anything can happen’ in their games. Like yesterday, it was end-to-end, it was a brilliant watch, a fantastic game of football.

“Ultimately though, they don’t defend very well, and I think therein lies the problem. You know, he left [James] Maddison out again and when he came on, he created a goal immediately with a bit of brilliance.

“It was a strange performance from them again. I suppose the way they play creates really entertaining games of football but ultimately, it’s a results business – and at the minute, they’re very erratic in that sense.”

Gary Lineker fears for Ange Postecoglou at Spurs

The pundit admitted that Postecoglou is now a man under pressure, pointing out that in situations like the one at Tottenham, the manager is usually the fall guy.

He continued: “A bit of naivety, I think sometimes in midfield – I mean, the penalties that they gave away were just fast, you know, really bad decision-making and lunging in, almost in a panic situation.

“So I don’t know, I suppose Ange must be under pressure. Now you never know how a club actually feels about the coach, but it’s generally the coach that gets the blame for these things.”

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