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Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou is simply a cliff edge.
It could be dismissed as early as this week. Tottenham will play Frankfurt in the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals in 2024-2025 season at Deutsche Bank Parc in Frankfurt, Germany, at 4 a.m. on the 18th (Korea time).
The steps are heavy. Tottenham drew 1-1 with Frankfurt in the first leg of the quarterfinals on the 11th at their home turf. Only when they win the away game can they advance to the semifinals. The moment your dream flies in the Europa League, it's over.
Tottenham has been without a team for 17 years since winning the League Cup in the 2007-2008 season. Coach Postecoglou, who took the helm of Tottenham in July 2023, always lifted the trophy in his second year for each team he led.
However, Tottenham was eliminated from both the Carabao Cup (League Cup) and the FA Cup in February. It fell to 15th place in the English Premier League. The Europa League is the only hope.
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England's 'TeamTalk' dissected the structure of the next head coach on the 16th, making Postecoglou's replacement a fait accompli. Currently, Tottenham's candidates include Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth, Marco Silva Fulham, and Thomas Frank Brentford.
Team Talk reported that Frank has emerged as a top candidate to replace Postecoglou, who is currently under pressure, with Tottenham having difficulty recruiting Iraola.
Spanish coach Iraola put Bournemouth in eighth place this season, which had been feared to be relegated. He is also aiming to play in the European competition in the remaining six games. Bournemouth will offer Iriola a contract renewal this week. It is the observation of 'TeamTalk' that positive discussions are currently underway. That's why it's not easy to recruit Tottenham.
On the other hand, Danish coach Frank is still trusted by Brentford, but it is time to take on a new challenge. He took the helm at Brentford in October 2018. This is the seventh season. Coach Frank also has a buyout at stake. If you pay 10 million pounds (about 19 billion won), you can recruit it. Tottenham is said to have now changed to a forward-looking position.
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There is also a prospect that Postecoglou will be replaced regardless of his Europa League performance. Mick Brown, a former senior scout for Manchester United and Blackburn, said on the 14th that `Football Insider'Every week people are speculating about when Postecoglou will be fired. At this point, it seems inevitable that I will leave at some point"Chairman Daniel Levy knows what he's going to do. He has already decided to fire Postecoglou behind closed doors" he said.
He continued "The only decision left is whether to announce it officially now or at the end of the season. I think winning the Europa League will give him a chance, but now even that won't save him.'"The decision has been made, and Tottenham are already looking for his replacement," he added.
Brentford, under Frank, are currently ranked 11th in the EPL. Brentford has Kim Ji-soo. It is a composition that can be Son Heung-min's teacher.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
