After the defeat to Everton, Ange Postecoglou’s position as head coach at Tottenham Hotspur has never been more fragile than it is now. A semi-final first-leg win over Liverpool might be all that is keeping Arsenal’s bitter rivals’ boss in a job for the moment.
Here's a little look behind the scenes as Tottenham Hotspur touched down in Germany and continued the preparations for their Europa League game
Tottenham signed Archie Gray from Leeds United last summer in a deal worth about £30 million ( BBC ). Ange Postecoglou brought the teenager in and had planned to give him sporadic opportunities, but injuries have forced him to use Gray every game.
Ange Postecoglou is coming under pressure after the North London Derby defeat to Arsenal left Tottenham sitting just eight points above the Premier League's relegation zone
Tottenham are now blaming Arsenal and Bukayo Saka for life being more difficult in the January transfer window.
Arsenal have added Gabriel Jesus to lengthening injury list which includes Bukayo Saka; Tottenham have had own injury crisis this season; follow latest updates from the North London derby in live blog on the Sky Sports app,
Heung-Min Son gave Tottenham the lead against the run of play but Dominic Solankes own goal and Leandro Trossards strike turned it around as Arsenal narrowed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool;
There is never a good time to lose a north London derby but for both Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou a defeat on Wednesday would only serve to further rile fanbases whose murmurs of discontent have grown more audible.
Tottenham have given head coach Ange Postecoglou the vote of confidence after facing calls to sack the under-fire boss following their defeat to Arsenal. Spurs' 2-1 loss in the North London derby was their 11th in the Premier League this season, leaving Postecoglou's men languishing in 13th position in the table.
Ange Postecoglou said his Tottenham side was ‘nowhere near good enough’ in their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday night. Spurs took the lead in the first half through a deflected Son Heung-min strike,
Tottenham needed extra-time to beat non-league Tamworth in the third round of the FA Cup and Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is confident it will not have impact on their upcoming clash with rivals Arsena
Tottenham have been handed a huge injury boost with Cristian Romero returning to training. Spurs have been decimated by injuries this season, with Sunday's defeat at Everton seeing eight first-team players missing.