Former Arsenal star and pundit Anders Limpar has urged Tottenham teenager Lucas Bergvall to remain affected person, suggesting that {the teenager}’s fortunes on the membership might change if supervisor Ange Postecoglou is sacked within the close to future.
Bergvall formally joined Spurs this summer season after initially agreeing to a deal in January. The highly-rated Swedish midfielder reportedly turned down curiosity from high golf equipment, together with Barcelona, to signal for the North London aspect.
Regardless of arriving with a glowing popularity, the 18-year-old has struggled to make an influence. Initially thought of as an funding for the long run, Bergvall’s performances impressed the workers behind the scenes and the membership determined that he would play a giant position within the staff this season.
Nevertheless, restricted alternatives and underwhelming performances have left him on the fringes of Postecoglou’s plans.
Stories counsel that the Australian supervisor now believes Bergvall shouldn’t be but able to play for Tottenham as but.
Limpar makes Ange Postecoglou sack declare
Regardless of the early struggles at Spurs, Limpar believes he can be a success for the membership sooner or later. He urged the participant to stay affected person, indicating that probabilities will open as soon as Ange Postecoglou is sacked, which he expects to be before later.
Chatting with Fotboll Direkt, he mentioned:
“He’s a great footballer, however he’s younger. For those who have a look at Tottenham’s type within the Premier League, it’s obtained a bit worse not too long ago and also you don’t lean on an 18/19-year-old from Sweden, you are taking the outdated guard, and it hasn’t labored.
“The video games I’ve seen of Lucas he’s been implausible, and he simply must be somewhat calm and experience out the storm and there I feel it could be time for a change of coach.
“They’ve some of the gifted groups within the Premier League, however they will’t get it collectively team-wise in the mean time. However Lucas can be a mainstay for Tottenham sooner or later, I’m completely certain of that.”
Postecoglou’s job in peril?
Regardless of Limpar’s feedback, Ange Postecoglou’s place at Tottenham seems safe for now. After a profitable first season that reinvigorated the membership’s model of play, the Australian supervisor has overseen a slower begin to the present marketing campaign, although performances have largely been strong.
That mentioned, hypothesis about Postecoglou’s future might intensify if outcomes fail to enhance, significantly amid whispers of potential new funding. Stories have linked Amanda Staveley with a potential funding in Tottenham, and if that materialises, it might open the door for managerial adjustments, with strategies that she would wish to exchange Ange with Eddie Howe.