Ange Postecoglou could be without any senior centre-back for Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League clash with a rejuvenated Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, adding to mounting pressure on the Australian coach.
Tottenham were beaten 1-0 at Nottingham Forest's City Ground on Boxing Day after the match. 6-3 multiplication By Liverpool in front of its fans. The first-choice defensive pairing of Christian Romero and Micky van de Ven limped through another disaster Losing 4-3 to Chelsea earlier this month, leaving Postecoglou severely short of defensive options.
Radu Dragosin was lining up alongside 18-year-old midfielder Archie Gray but limped off in the closing stages of the defeat to Forest on Thursday with an ankle injury. the Tottenham The coach warned that it is “a bit too early to tell” if the 22-year-old Romanian will be fit for the visit of Wolves, but Ben Davies has been ruled out for “another couple of weeks”.
Right-back Jed Spence eliminated one of Postecoglou's few remaining defensive alternatives by picking up a second yellow card in the 94th minute at the City Ground.
Speaking to the media on Friday, Postecoglou admitted: “We are in a difficult situation. We have been for a while. We have been in this situation for a long time now and we are careful not to get into this situation.” “More problems, it's another test for us, but whatever we have to deal with, we will deal with it and prepare for Sunday.”
The former Celtic coach has done just that Come under fire To deploy a highly adventurous defensive line although the profile of the available midfielders may not suit this approach. The defiant coach has repeatedly insisted he will not compromise on his principles, but admitted the team would benefit from some defensive additions in January.
“It's not just about bringing anyone in.” Postecoglou “But there is definitely a need for us to reinforce what we can,” he warned.
While Tottenham is in the lower half of the field Premier League tablePostecoglou remained defiant. He stressed: “I will continue to do what I believe is the right thing to achieve success for this club.” “That doesn't change. The mission is difficult because of our situation, but, like most things that are difficult to get through, it is only temporary, we will get through it and we will come out of it stronger.”
