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Tottenham will take the stage of destiny.
Tottenham will play AZ Alkmaar (the Netherlands) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 5 a.m. on the 14th (Korea time) in the second round of the Europa League round of 16 in 2024-2025 season. Tottenham, which lost 0-1 in the first game on the road on the 7th, is eliminated in the second game just by drawing. Only when they win unconditionally can they aim to advance to the quarterfinals.
Attention is also focusing on the future of coach Enze Postecoglou. Coach Postecoglou has always lifted the trophy in his second year in each team he is in charge of. But it may not be easy at Tottenham. The Europa League is the last hope of winning.
Tottenham were eliminated in both the Carabao Cup (League Cup) and the FA Cup last month. He has won three consecutive games in the English Premier League, but has one draw and one loss in the last two games. The 13th place is now.
There are also many voices calling for the replacement of Postecoglou if he fails to advance to the quarterfinals. But there is also a completely different outlook. Peter O'Rourke of 'Football Insider' cited an internal source on the 12th, claiming that `Tottenham will not dismiss Postecoglou even if he is eliminated from the Europa League.'
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Chairman Daniel Levy and other leaders are still analyzing that the team's sluggishness is not due to coach Postecoglou's injury, but because of players' injuries. O'Rourke added: "Tottenham's leaders believe that if key players recover from injury, the team can regain competitiveness," he stressed.
But the future is unknown again. In the meantime, Crystal Palace is seeking to renew the contract with manager Oliver Glasner, who Tottenham is eyeing. `TBR Football' reported exclusively that `Palace is trying to sign a new contract with Glasner, which Tottenham are interested in.'
In February last year, Austrian coach Glasner replaced Roy Hodgson at the helm of Palace. Palace were so precarious at the time that they were worried about relegation. Director Glasner presented a twist. He recorded six wins and one draw in seven games at the end of the league.
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Palace have had a dismal start to the season. Since the opening of the season, he has only won one game in nine games. Tottenham was the one-win opponent. It was just a 'slow start'.
In the new year, it flew higher. It earned 19 points in the 2025 EPL. Liverpool (25 points) is the only team with more points than Palace. Palace are currently in 11th place.
Palace recognize Glasner's leadership. He wants a new contract with manager Glasner, whose contract ends at the end of this season.
However, manager Glasner can return to the German Bundesliga. Having led Wolfsburg and Leverkusen, he is said to be receiving love calls from Dortmund. Coach Xavi Alonso could take over if he leaves Leverkusen. Glasner's choice is left.
Meanwhile, Glasner has just been told that Son will be unavailable ahead of Tottenham's 1-0 win in October last year"I was relieved. At that time, Son Heung-min was out of power due to a hamstring (back muscle of his thigh). In other words, he highly values Son Heung-min.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
