Ange Postecoglou insists Tottenham ARE in the title race, despite a shaky few months
Ange Postecoglou insists his Tottenham side are still in the title race despite a hit-and-miss last few months.
Spurs are fifth in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Liverpool and one point behind fourth-placed Arsenal, with 18 games remaining.
They travel to Manchester United tomorrow buoyed by two January signings and important players such as Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and James Maddison on the way back from injury.
‘By definition we are, aren’t we,’ said Postecoglou when asked if his team were in with a realistic chance of winning the title. ‘If I said no, you’d turn around and say, “Come on, Ange”.
‘Yes we are — and until the point where you’re not, why would you discount the possibility? We’ve gone through a really tough period and we’re hanging in there. We’ve clawed our way back. Our performances for the most part have been pretty consistent.
‘But all that’s meaningless if we don’t finish the season stronger than the first half of the season.’
There is quiet confidence inside the club that Tottenham can improve after bolstering their squad with forward Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig and centre back Radu Dragusin for £26.7million from Genoa.
It is a mark of chairman Daniel Levy’s trust that he has taken the uncharacteristic step of backing his head coach with transfer funds so early in the January market.
‘Most clubs feel more secure doing it if they have trust in those decisions and these are my decisions, I take responsibility for the transfers,’ said Postecoglou, who approved targets identified by new technical director Johan Lange and his recruitment team.
Dragusin was the top priority, a right-sided central defender mobile enough to play in an aggressively high line, and Werner was an
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