'They need a circuit-breaker for sure' Former Tottenham coach identifies the problem

Ange Postecoglou is reflecting on his two turbulent but ultimately trophy-winning years in charge. He led Tottenham to the Europa League title in May 2025, their first major trophy in 17 years, with the final coming toward the end of his tenure.

The Aussie left the club last summer, after which things have unravelled dramatically under the subsequent management of Igor Tudor. Ange told Australian radio station SEN 1116 how he felt watching the Spurs collapse.

“To watch them struggle has not been easy and it’s not the way I thought it would go. They’re in a hell of a fight, relegation is massive for any club but for Tottenham, it’s a pretty big deal. They have some fighting to do and they have the quality to get out. They need a circuit-breaker for sure.”

Postecoglou sounds genuinely gutted (“not great… watching them struggle has not been easy”), but he remains attached and believes they have the quality to survive — they just desperately need a “circuit-breaker” (a sudden change in momentum, form, or perhaps even managerial spark) to turn things around with seven games left. It’s a wild fall from grace: Europa League winners one season, fighting the drop the next.

This is classic Spurs chaos, but on a level few saw coming. Ange’s honesty here is refreshing; no sugar-coating, just raw emotion from someone who clearly still cares about the club.

Tottenham is in a genuine relegation scrap something almost unthinkable for a “big six” club with their resources and history (they haven’t been relegated since 1977).

They sit 17th in the Premier League, just one point above the drop zone (after a damaging 3-0 home loss to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest). They’ve been winless in the league throughout 2026 (0 wins in 13 games this calendar year, with 5 draws and 8 losses).

With only two wins in their last 22 Premier League matches. Fans have booed the team off at home, and the atmosphere around the club is toxic.