Ange?
Another league outing and another league defeat, as Leicester take their fourth point of Spurs this season, after another abject display to go down 2-1 after being in front, against the relegation fodder.
Relegation fodder. That’s what Spurs are now and unlike all the other teams at the bottom of the league, they don’t have the luxury of a visit from Dr. Tottenham. Leicester currently now sitting seven points behind Spurs, with just under a quarter of their points tally coming from games against Ange’s team.
With this Leicester have jumped ahead of Spurs in the form table. A form table that sees 1 point from 7 games for Ange. That’s Juande Ramos form. Form that’s seen David Moyes pick up more points in the last 2 games than Ange has in the last 11.
Relegation battle for relegation fodder.
And that’s what they played like against Leicester. While one team had fight. One team looked resigned.
Wonder what it would have been like if Maddison had been available against his former team. But then, another Ange injury.
Leicester didn’t have a win in 8 games, during which time they’d picked up just one point and scored 4 goals, yet even though Spurs had more of the ball and indeed were ahead in the game, finished the first half with more shots. Yes, their keeper had more saves to make but it was like the Europa games, it just looked like time before they could find the cow’s arse with the banjo and Spurs would pay.
Half an hour in and someone finally put a good cross in. Someone finally put a cross in. Porro’s ball was perfect for Richarlison at the back post. Again he clattered the post in the process. He’ll do himself an injury.
Ange then had them for half-time. Must have been a real cracker of a team-talk. Inspiration and tactical masterclass. Because five minutes after the restart, Spurs were 2-1 down. Jamie Vardy, who would have thunk. His usual goal against Spurs, took a simple cross and he’s there in the middle of the goal, defender either side, not doing much and they’re level. The second, well lads, just let him run at you and have a pop. What’s the worst that could happen?
From their Spurs had two thirds of the ball and most of the shots but they only made the Leicester keeper make two saves. They never really looked like getting the back level never mind snatching the victory. It was all very Angetastic as the anti-Levy chants grew.
Well, yes, the chants and the banners. All kind of meaningless ’cause, you know, you bought the ticket. You put the money in Levy’s pocket. Once you’ve done that, he could care less what you do. Thickest skin in the game. This isn’t his first rodeo.
And yet here we are on Monday and Ange is still in charge. With the full backing of the board because nothing says you’ve got the full backing of those in charge like caterwauling about injuries, not being able to field a full bench and with a week to go in the transfer window the only signing the club have made is a goalkeeper – who is a good signing but wasn’t the priority once they found out Austin was not bad and an upgrade on Forster – and the deals they’re now talking about are to buy now but only get in the summer.
But then anyone with any decency would have walked by now. Ange, the ego, hasn’t any, so what ever Levy does to him this window, he deserves. He doesn’t deserve any players, he’ll just go knacker ’em like he’s done with his squad.
But hell, it worked against Hamilton Academicals…