Former England midfielder Jamie Redknapp believes Tottenham Hotspur’s only hope of winning the Europa League this season is to win the Europa League after their 1-0 defeat at Chelsea on Saturday was their 16th defeat in the Premier League and they sit 14th in the table.
Spurs face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League quarter-finals next week, their chance to lift the trophy and secure a place in the Champions League next season.
“Frankfurt was a do-or-die game,” Redknapp said. “
Redknapp’s fellow pundit Gary Cahill admitted he was ‘baffled’ by Postecoglou’s tactics, but did concede that winning a trophy would change the mood at Spurs.
‘Their season can be saved in a massive way,’ Cahill said. เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย ‘They probably can’t wait for the Premier League season to be over. The Europa League is a distraction. It will save their season (if they win).
He (Postecoglou) had to give his all in the Europa and the players have to do the same now. Ange said they were OK but the players weren’t. “
When you look at the back four they’ve got, it’s as crappy as I’ve seen them play all season. “
If they weren’t playing in Europe I don’t think he’d be the manager anymore. It’s that crappy. He knows what he has to pay. “
A club like Tottenham must not lose 16 games, they must win cups. If they do that, they will make history. If you don’t, you will be in history. That’s why Ange Postecoglou has to give everything or nothing.”