Jamie Carragher believes Ange Postecoglou must change his style if he wants to remain Tottenham boss after back-to-back defeats following a 4-3 home loss to Chelsea.
The Australian claimed his side “played well” in the defeat, which saw his side open a two-goal lead when Spurs gave away two rash penalties to allow their London rivals to come back.
A second defeat in four days after Thursday's 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth has seen Tottenham drop to 11th in the Premier League, seven points off the top four, with just one win in their last seven games in all competitions.
Speaking after the loss to Chelsea, Postecoglou told Sky Sports: “It's a painful one. Painful.
“We started very well and then we lose Cristian Romero. Nothing has gone smoothly for us and we have to rearrange before they get a goal. I thought we had big moments to get a third. The second half was one thing -dong and we had a big chance with (Heung-Min) Son to turn the game our way. Then the two penalties weren't great for us – we need more discipline in the penalty area.
“We didn't play well against Bournemouth, but we played well today. They are a good team. A top team. We were upset in key moments and those key moments decided the game.
“When we play our football we are hard to stop and we have to maintain our discipline. That wasn't necessary because the game was balanced. When you play against these top teams these momentum shifts can happen quickly.”
But Postecoglou's comments have worried Carragher, who believes the 59-year-old is in danger of losing his job if he does not change his attacking style of play.
In the 53 Premier League games in which Tottenham were in charge, Tottenham both scored and conceded in 36 of them (68 percent). Only in Ossie Ardiles' matches did both teams score more often (69 percent).
Carragher told Sky Sports: “Ange said how well they played. I can't imagine any Liverpool manager I played for – and we conceded four in a game – would say in the interview that we played well. If you play this way, you will get the result like at Manchester City, but you would also get results like this, where you are 2-0 up. I never thought about managers saying that we are on a '. play a certain way and that we will never change' I think it started with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona.
“The idea that wherever they play, they will play their way. But that was the best team I have ever seen. Pep Guardiola then had to change his Man City team, which won the leagues every season, by replacing the centre-backs to full strength. -back. This idea that you can't change is foreign to me. The game state determines how you play, not always, but if you go to a difficult field, you should not play the same way you do. against a team at the bottom.
“There is the idea of playing a pure game and the Tottenham fans are singing 'We have our Tottenham back', but you don't win anything, you don't challenge.
“I wake up every morning hoping the sun will shine so I can put on shorts and a T-shirt, but if it rains you put on your jacket. You can't have the idea of playing one way , it won.” If it doesn't change, he won't be here next season.”
Redknapp: Spurs must prioritize Carabao Cup
Spurs are still in the hunt for a trophy under Postecoglou, with his side doing well in the Europa League and looking towards a Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Manchester United this month, live on Sky Sports.
They will also be fully confident of playing in the fourth round of the FA Cup after heading away to non-league Tamworth next month.
Postecoglou said in his post-match press conference: “There is still plenty to play for us between now and January to make sure we continue to perform.
“I still feel like there's a real belief within this squad in what we're doing and if we keep that up we'll turn our season around and hopefully at some point we'll be in some calmer waters, just in terms of Some of the things that are happening at the moment are partly our own fault, but hopefully we can achieve a little more consistency.”
Postecoglou claimed earlier this season that he is “always winning things” in his second year in charge and Jamie Redknapp believes ending the club's 16-year trophy drought will be his priority amid a disappointing league campaign.
Redknapp told Sky Sports: “They have to win a trophy, that's the stick they're going to be beaten with. If they win a trophy this year it will give them confidence and belief that they can get into the top four.”
“They need to change the history of this club. For too long they have had the attitude of not being successful and letting people down. Whereas if they win a trophy it will give Ange some breathing space.”
“They have Manchester United in the Carabao Cup, they can win that. If you look at the winners of that trophy lately, it's Man City, Man Utd or Liverpool. Winning that is more important than finishing in the top four. “
“The owners may not agree with that, but it would be great for the fanbase and the players.”
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