Arsenal legend says Ange Postecoglou should be sacked as Tottenham boss after derby defeat

Ange Postecoglou should be sacked as Tottenham boss after their north London derby defeat.

That is the vision of Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petitwho told talkSPORT that Spurs need to put their players out of their misery.

Fresh from a difficult FA Cup victory over Tamworth on Sunday, Postecoglou's side came into the clash at the Emirates Stadium needing a reaction and they got it when Son Heung-min put them ahead from the beginning.

However, it didn't take long for Arsenal to take control of the match and secure a 2-1 victory in a match that could have gone even further in the Gunners' favor.

As well as keeping them stuck in 13th place in the table, Spurs have lost four of their last five Premier League games and have picked up just 11 points from their last 12 games, conceding 22 goals in the process.

With Tottenham 14 points off the top four and just eight points clear of the relegation zone, Petit believes the time has come for Spurs to make a change.

Speaking to talkSPORT from the Emirates Stadium, Petit said: “I was watching Ange Postecoglou and he must be feeling very alone on the pitch tonight.

“I think things are probably coming to an end. I think something has to change.

“We can see the league, we can see the faces of the players tonight on the field and they look so miserable that no one looks like them.

“Like I said, I think something has to change at Spurs, so I think they'll fire him.”

Key injuries have not helped Tottenham Guglielmo Vicario, Christian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Udogie Destination and Rodrigo Bentancurwhile richarlison He just got back into shape.

But reflecting on his physical problems, Petit replied: “Injuries are a big thing to deal with, but they have enough quality in the team.

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“Look at the players on the field, look at Son, he was incredible on the field for five years. Maddison this season – Maddison last year was a great player, what has happened to him?

“Something is broken in this team and you cannot fire all the players, so you have to make the easiest decision and that is to fire the coach.

“I don't like saying that and I feel sorry for Postecoglou, but he deserves to be fired because they are losing game after game, so something changes.”

Speaking to talkSPORT after the match, Postecoglou said: “I thought the first half in particular was too passive. We allowed Arsenal to control the game and we were simply not aggressive enough with and without the ball.

“And, you know, it allowed them to feel comfortable in the game and that's not what it's about.

“It's unacceptable. It's an important game, we have to be prepared for that. And I said we weren't even close to the team we can be in that first half.

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“I think all you need to do is get up tomorrow morning and start preparing for a tough game at the weekend.

“Our league form is unacceptable, the results are unacceptable and it needs to change… like I said, our form and our results are not good enough so we need to change that.”

Tottenham will be next in action on Sunday, when they travel to face Evertonbefore facing the German side Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday.

Then they welcome city ​​of leicester on Sunday, January 26.