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Good news appeared for Son Heung-min, who is having a hard time. The candidate to replace coach Enze Postecoglou has been revealed.
The British Telegraph reported on the 17th (Korea time) "Bonemouth coach Andoni Iraola and Fulham coach Marco Silva are likely to be mentioned as Postecoglou's replacement if Tottenham feel they need to change the club's manager. Pressure on Postecoglou is growing again after losing to Silva-led Fulham. Tottenham remain in 14th place in the league, with only nine remaining games," he said, revealing two strong candidates for Tottenham's next coach.
There is still a possibility of winning the UEFA Europa League (UEL), but Postecoglou is leading to failure. It seems difficult to reverse the situation. It was evaluated as a successful settlement last season, finishing fifth in the league without Harry Kane, but this season is the worst.
It has fallen to 14th place with 15 defeats in 29 league games. The situation is so serious that Son Heung-min even said in January, "'It's the first time I've been in Tottenham for 10 years.'"
If you ruined the league, you should have a good record in the cup, but there is only UEL left in the tournament. He reached the semifinals in the Carabao Cup, but failed to advance to the final after being devastated by Liverpool. The FA Cup was eliminated without ever going anywhere near the final. There is still hope of escaping to the quarterfinals of the UEL, but considering the recent performance and results, Tottenham is embarrassed to call it a favorite.
Although it has reached this point, Tottenham is still taking a position to support Postecoglou. Tottenham's logic was that key players such as Christian Romero, Mickey van der Penn and Guglielmo Vicario were absent due to long-term injuries this season, so their performance and performance did not come out.
However, as the situation did not improve even though key players returned, it is expected that they have turned to considering the scenario of the replacement of Postecoglou. Coach Postecoglou still has two years left on his contract, but if the current trend continues, he is likely to be replaced.
It would have been best if we succeeded under Postecoglou, but the atmosphere is already wrong. For Son Heung-min, a replacement would be good news. Unlike in the early days of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, Postecoglou did not bring out Son Heung-min's ability 100%. Son Heung-min is isolated from the side and struggling every game, but he has not changed his tactics at all. Rather, it would be better for a coach who can clearly draw out Son Heung-min's abilities.
The likely candidate for the next head coach is Iraola, who has been leading Bournemouth since 2023. Coach Iraola faced a crisis of replacement due to poor performance in the early days of his inauguration, but he turned the situation around by eventually completing his color. It is receiving favorable reviews this season, performing better than expected.
Iraola, who prefers a 4-2-3-1 formation, plays fast-tempo offensive football. Strikers actively engage in pressure, and if they succeed in defense, they threaten the opponent by speeding up the counterattack. It is expected that Son Heung-min will be able to draw out his ability well because he instructs the strikers to move flexibly without isolating them only on the side.
The key is negotiations with Bournemouth. Bournemouth's plan is to unconditionally catch Iraola, who is currently leading the team successfully. Even the owner of the team is moving. Speaking to British talk sports recently, owner Bill Foley said "Tiago Pinto, the club's director, is in talks with the agent. I also had a conversation with Iraola."
Ben Jacobs, a transfer market expert who works in various media outlets in the UK, also said on the 18th that "As stated last week, Tottenham put coach Iraola on the top list in preparation for a situation to replace Postecoglou. But owner Foley is fighting to keep manager Iraola and will negotiate a new deal" he noted.
Jacobs added: "Silva and Brentford are also being discussed as candidates for Tottenham's next coach. Tottenham would like to continue to be with Postecoglou but a review will take place at the end of the season," he added.
There will be no news of Postecoglou's replacement right away, but Postecoglou and Tottenham are gradually coming to an end. Fansim has already turned his back on Postecoglou and is now putting pressure on Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy.
Chairman Levi often decides to replace the coach when the arrow starts to be directed at him. Given that news of the replacement is already coming out through influential reporters, a surprise replacement could also come out if the situation does not improve.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
