Guglielmo Vicario has talked up Bournemouth’s approach to defending (Image: Getty)
goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario believes that has turned into the best ‘pressuring’ team around. The Cherries boss is rumoured to be on Spurs’s managerial shortlist in case they decide to part ways with current manager .
It has been a troubling season for Postecoglou, who has overseen just 10 wins in 28 matches. sit 13th in the table, and their persistent injury problems may be one of the primary factors in club chiefs opting against a managerial change, with Postecoglou being given time to put things right now that his big-name stars are coming back into the fold.
The final weeks of the campaign are crucial for the Aussie as he bids to prove that his Spurs side can be a force when everyone is fit and firing. They host AZ Alkmaar in the second leg of a Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, having gone down 1-0 in the away fixture.
And there are 10 games remaining in which must fight their way towards the top half. If they flounder on both fronts, Postecoglou risks finding himself out of a job in the summer.
claim that Iraola will be towards the top of their wish list if a vacancy opens up. Bournemouth are currently ninth in the table with an outside chance of qualifying for Europe.
Andoni Iraola is reportedly on Tottenham’s managerial wish list (Image: Getty)
Spurs found out just how good the Cherries are when they visited the Stadium on Sunday. Iraola’s men took a two-goal lead before responses from Pape Sarr and Son Heung-min rescued a point for the hosts.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Vicario was hugely complimentary about their one major strong point. “On Sunday we faced a team that was very, very committed in pressure,” he said. “It was the best team in pressuring and it was a good challenge for us.”
Given the calibre of teams Spurs have faced this season, the idea that Iraola has every one of them trumped when it comes to pressuring is a testament to the job he has done down south. And Vicario’s comments may get approving nods from the chiefs who reportedly have eyes on Iraola as a future boss in north London.
But the goalkeeper still threw all his weight behind Postecoglou, adding about the Bournemouth game: “We made some mistakes but it was 2-2, and to come back from 2-0 shows the belief we have in ourselves and the manager.
“[Postecoglou’s] approach has been very committed since the day he came here. He delivered to us the way to play the game because he truly believes in this and we can be successful this way. We are fully behind him and very committed to doing that. I think we’ve proved that when we’ve been 100% in the brain and committed, we’ve proved what we can do.”