Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has allegedly made a decision on the future of head coach Ange Postecoglou after Sunday's humiliating 2-1 home loss to Leicester City in the Premier League.
The Lilywhites were subjected to their fourth successive defeat in the top flight against Ruud van Nistelrooy's side, as Richarlison's opener was cancelled out by Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss.
The Foxes' stunning comeback left Tottenham in a lowly 15th place in the table, just eight points clear of the relegation zone and a staggering 17 points adrift of the Champions League places.
Leicester travelled to North London on the back of seven straight Premier League losses, marking the first time in 113 years that Spurs have been beaten in a league game by a team on such a disastrous run.
On the back of a 13th Premier League loss of the season, the already under-fire Postecoglou could not offer any guarantees over his future in the English capital, where he is under contract for another two-and-a-half seasons.
Levy 'to stick' with under-pressure Postecoglou
However, football.london reports that Levy is still keeping his faith in Postecoglou for the time being and has no plans to sack him in the immediate aftermath of Sunday's embarrassment.
The Spurs chairman is supposedly sympathetic to Tottenham's debilitating injury situation, as Postecoglou has been working without a full XI or close to a full XI of players for weeks on end.
Furthermore, the Australian is still chasing success on three fronts in the Europa League, FA Cup and EFL Cup, where Tottenham are just 90 minutes away from the final thanks to a 1-0 first-leg semi-final win over Liverpool.
Despite Tottenham's devastating fitness crisis, they are yet to sign a single outfield player in the winter transfer window, only bringing in young goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky as an eventual Fraser Forster replacement.
Levy and co will reportedly do their utmost to bring in at least one new face before the transfer window closes, although Postecoglou is also under no illusions that results under his tenure have not been satisfactory.
Why have Spurs regressed so badly under Postecoglou?
A little under 18 months ago, Postecoglou was making headlines for all the right reasons, taking a record 26 points from his first 30 on offer in the Premier League and eventually taking Spurs to within two points of Champions League qualification last year.
The type of high-octane, gung-ho football that the former Celtic boss has employed in North London was initially a breath of fresh air for Spurs fans, who had grown frustrated with the pragmatic styles of proven winners Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
When Postecoglou's philosophy works, it can work a treat, but when it does not, disaster can strike, and the Australian has also been lambasted for an apparent failure to alter his tactics when the situation calls for it.
It is true that the Tottenham boss is grappling with an injury crisis of unprecedented proportions, but one wonders whether any training or in-game methods could be contributing to the increasing number of players in the treatment room.
Postecoglou's claim that he always wins trophies in his second year could still come to fruition, but possibly in the shape of 2012-13 Wigan Athletic, the side who won the FA Cup but were also relegated that same season. body check tags ::
