By Samuel A. January 27, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur suffered a defeat at home against Leicester City, who had lost their previous seven games, piling pressure on manager Ange Postecoglou. Richarlison initially put Spurs ahead after 33 minutes in his first league start of the season, but Leicester shocked the home crowd with two goals in the first five minutes of the second half to turn the game around.
Tottenham pushed for an equaliser, but there were protests against the club’s chairman, Daniel Levy, and boos for Postecoglou among the Tottenham fans. Spurs have now dropped 21 points from winning positions this season. In the last eight days, Tottenham have been defeated by two teams fighting to avoid relegation. They have lost 13 out of 23 games in the top flight this season which means they are hovering above the relegation zone. It did not help that James Maddison missed this game through injury but Spurs have to perform much better.
They face Liverpool on February 6 and three days later take on Aston Villa away in the FA Cup. Those two matches feel like one of the only things keeping Postecoglou in charge at the moment because this miserable form in the league cannot continue for any longer.
Spurs have not kept a clean sheet in the Premier League since they beat Southampton 5-0 over a month ago and Hoffenheim. Leicester had lost seven games in a row before they faced Spurs on Sunday. They were 1-0 down at the break, and even with all their absentees, Spurs should have secured all three points. The misery started when Rodrigo Bentancur clattered into a tackle on Victor Kristiansen on the right wing. Bentancur was out of position and Boubakary Soumare drove into the space. He slipped the ball to Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Antonin Kinsky missed his cross. Jamie Vardy then scrambled the ball over the line.
The second goal was arguably even worse. Pedro Porro misplaced a pass and De Cordova-Reid pounced on it. He played it to Bilal El Khannouss who dribbled to the edge of the box completely unopposed. Spurs’ defenders were basically encouraging him to shoot. The Moroccan obliged and curled a shot into the bottom corner. The club however still have chances of turning their season around in the Europa League over the course of the season.
