Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham injuries to blame for poor form
2025-01-24
Category: sports

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou says the club are in a stronger position than when he took charge 18 months ago, despite their poor form this season.Spurs have won just one of their past 10 Premier League matches, which has seen the club drop to 15th in the table.Injuries have blighted Spurs' campaign, with key players such as Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie missing large chunks of the season.The Australian's training methods and style of play have come under question given the number of muscle injuries sustained at the club this term.Asked why his second season in charge had been more difficult, Postecoglou said: "It's just injuries."I mean you can walk outside and say, 'Jeez it's really bright', and say to yourself maybe it's not the sun. But it is the sun, mate, we've just got injuries."Every decision that is made is from me."I am responsible for this. If you want a head on a stick, take mine, but I am absolutely 100% confident that we are in a better place as a football club today than when I started." 
Postecoglou replaced Antonio Conte as Tottenham boss in June 2023, moving from Celtic.Tottenham finished fifth in the Premier League during his first season in charge, missing out on Champions League football by two points. Spurs beat German side Hoffenheim 3-2 on Thursday night to move into sixth in the Europa League table. The top eight sides in the Europa League table after next Thursday's final round of games automatically qualify for the knockout stages.