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Tottenham 1-2 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Postecoglou after defeat to the Foxes

Michael Jones
Sunday 26 January 2025 11:02 EST
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Ange Postecoglou’s role at Tottenham manager is under threat again after Spurs’ latest defeat in the Premier League as Leicester City won 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.

The hosts started the match on the front foot and looked controlled despite plenty of space for Leicester to operate in the wide areas. Spurs scored the opener with a flying Pedro Porro picking out Richarlison in the box. The Brazilian nodded home for his second goal in as many games and sent the hosts into the break with a slim lead.

It wasn’t enough though as Leicester came flying out of the blocks in the second half. Just 58 seconds after the restart, Bobby De Cordova-Reid found Jamie Vardy in the area and the forward poked home the equaliser.

Less than three minutes later the visitors were ahead. They turned the ball over high up the pitch and sent it into the middle of Bilal El Khannouss. His low, curling effort beat Antonin Kinsky.

Despite a desire to score again Tottenham couldn’t find a way back into the match and Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men secured a vital three points to lift them out of the relegation zone.

Relive the action with our live blog below:

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Ruud van Nistelrooy, speaking to BBC Sport:

"The winning feeling we share in the dressing room together, the football we tried to play, the goals we scored.

“In the end it is a dramatic 10 minutes where we had to survive, players were putting their heads in to block shots and were winning tackles. They wanted this, we needed it and they lived up to it today.

"This team stuck together and is doing everything they possibly can to succeed.

"It was an explosive start to the second half. I saw the team calm, they felt they were in the game and reacted very well.

"There is of course relief and celebration in the dressing room. We were really looking for this moment and it took a long time, so now we can enjoy this for a day or two then it is back to work.

"As I said on my arrival this will go right to the end."

Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:42
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Ange Postecoglou left with more questions than answers after defeat to Leicester

Two goals in four second-half minutes helped Leicester earn a first Premier League win since December 3 with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham to pile more pressure on Ange Postecoglou.

A weary Spurs had taken the lead after 33 minutes through Richarlison, but the Foxes, who had lost their previous seven matches in the division, levelled in the 46th-minute through captain Jamie Vardy.

Bilal El Khannouss made it 2-1 four minutes later with a fine 25-yard effort and with limited options on the bench due to the unavailability of 10 players, Postecoglou watched Tottenham suffer another defeat.

Ange Postecoglou left with more questions than answers after defeat to Leicester

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Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:31
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More from Postecoglou:

"When you're in this situation, they are trying as hard as they can and sometimes that doesn't give you he clarity in decision making.

“You can ask is for people to do as much as they can and from my perspective I see a group of players that are giving as much as they can. I know it will turn.

“We'll get some players back, we were short again today but in the next couple of weeks there's some really important players coming back that I know will help this group.

"We've not hit a ceiling. We've been going like this for two months. They put in an enormous performance on Thursday to make sure we're OK in Europe and they had to back it up today but there were probably at least two or three players that weren't at 100%.

"I'm a football manager and I get judged on results, that is the way of the world."

Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:25
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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou talking to Sky Sports:

"Yeah, it hurts. It hurts a lot. The players gave everything again. We are going to look at a lot of things, but in terms of effort I can't ask anymore of this group, things just didn't go our way today. We created some good opportunities and unfortunately things just didn't drop for us because not because the players weren't trying and that's the main thing.

"The players are giving everything they can. That is all we can ask for as a football club and me as a manager. They are trying their hardest and that is all anyone can ask for.

"You can analyse the goals, they were disappointing goals for us to concede, but I thought we had enough chances in the game to come out on top.”

Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:20
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Can Leicester avoid relegation?

Jamie Vardy thinks so.

He said: “100% back every single one of them. We all know what is at stake.

“We want to play nice football but that was three points in the right direction and hopefully the start of a run.”

Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:17
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Jamie Vardy on victory over Spurs:

“It is big, hopefully it stops the rot we have been in.

"We have been playing some decent football for probably half a game and it has let us down a bit. The lads there battled through for 90 minutes and it is credit too to the manager what he’s been doing on the training pitch.

“At times you want to be the team playing the nice football but at times during a game it is not on. We have all stuck together as a team. We knuckled down, stayed together and got the big win.

“As a striker you just want to score in every game and that is what I am trying to do."

Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:14
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Contrasting fortunes

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Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:11
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Leicester end losing run

Leicester’s victory over Spurs means they move out of the relegation zone.

They’ve also ended a losing run of seven-games in the league.

Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:08
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FT Tottenham 1-2 Leicester

Ange Postecoglou’s role at Tottenham Hotspur manager is under threat again after Spurs’ latest defeat in the Premier League as Leicester won 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.

The hosts started the match on the front foot and looked controlled despite plenty of space for Leicester to operate in the wide areas. Spurs scored the opener with a flying Pedro Porro picking out Richarlison in the box. The Brazilian nodded home for his second goal in as many games and sent the hosts into the break with a slim lead.

It wasn’t enough though as Leicester came flying out of the blocks in the second half. 58 seconds after the restart, Bobby De Cordova-Reid found Jamie Vardy in the area and the forward poked home the equaliser.

Less than three minutes later the visitors were ahead. They turned the ball over high up the pitch and sent it into the middle of Bilal El Khannouss. His low, curling effort beat Antonin Kinsky and put Leicester ahead.

Despite a desire to score again Tottenham couldn’t find a way back into the match and Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men secured a vital three points to lift them out of the relegation zone.

Mike Jones26 January 2025 16:05
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Full-time! Tottenham 1-2 Leicester

90+7 mins: There goes the final whistle!

Leicester have done it. Tottenham are beaten yet again and the pressure mounts on Ange Postecoglou.

The Foxes moves themselves out of the relegation zone with a vital three points.

Mike Jones26 January 2025 15:58

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