Les Ferdinand slammed Tottenham’s lack of “urgency” in their 1-0 defeat away at Bournemouth.
The Lilywhites completely dominated possession on Thursday night, seeing 66% of the ball.
Postecoglou is ready to use Tottenham’s £32m flop to fix injury problems!
However, they could only translate this into 12 shots and 0.58 xG, compared to 21 shots and a whopping 3.31 xG from Bournemouth.
Spurs they had plenty of time to overturn their hosts’ lead as well, with the Cherries breaking the deadlock in the 17th minute through Dean Huizen.
But apart from a couple of openings, Spurs never seemed to find a way back into the match and were perhaps lucky not to return to London with a heavier defeat.
According to club legend Les Ferdinand, Spurs lacked the urgency and competitiveness required to beat a team like Bournemouth.
“Every time Bournemouth went forward, they seemed to score. Tottenham didn’t,” the former striker told Amazon Prime (via BBC Sport).
“There was no urgency, no physicality, I didn’t win any 50-50 tackles. We didn’t know what Spurs would turn out to be and it wasn’t what the fans wanted.”
What’s next for Ange Postecoglou?
Tuesday’s defeat means Spurs have won just one of their last six games in all competitions as they drop to 10th in the Premier League table, six points off the Champions League places.
It doesn’t get any easier for Spurs either, with Chelsea next up in London before traveling to Rangers in the Europa League.
Ange Postecoglou is now under huge pressure, especially with videos emerging after the match of a toxic reaction from fans and a fight with the Australian coach.
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Postecoglou will be hoping he at least takes the next few games to prove he has what it takes to turn things around.
However, it is clear that Spurs fans are losing patience and will demand an immediate reversal of fortune.
