To borrow a phrase from a different industry, Ange Postecoglou is currently in the process of turning out his difficult second album. His debut in North London was a mixed bag, with some extremely promising performances, along with many less successful tunes, due in part to injury and fatigue.
The ghosts of last season are still doing their level best to haunt Hotspur Way, with South Korean ace Son Heung-min struggling to play more than one game a week, and other players such as James Maddison looks to be struggling to deliver, against the backdrop of having been dropped by England.
Fans are told that Postecoglou is happy with the personnel and that he has selected, but the general results in the 2024/25 season have been boosted by solid wins in Europe. Is that a problem? Well, the truth is Postecoglou is only doing what previous Tottenham coaches have done, and won points from weaker opponents. When it comes to the seven sides above us in the league, Tottenham looks much less of a threat. As we progress in the Europa League, here too, the quality, as well as having to play twice a week may begin to tell.
January transfer windows are rarely a solution to what ails top-flight coaches, but this winter there may be a good reason for Spurs to act clinically.

Talk of Tottenham’s interest in Crystal Palace’s Eze Eberechi was rife last summer, but in the final analysis, the player didn’t move, as Spurs splashed out on youth investments. At a rumoured £68 million, Eze wasn’t a casual option for most Premier League sides. However, looking at his career favoured positions (above), the Eagle’s star would surely fit in well at Spurs, who under Postecoglou is very midfield-focused.
The price for Eze is sizeable and may have put Daniel Levy off, but is it now time to acknowledge that the player’s greater experience may hold some answers? What this boils down to of course is what Eze’s plans at Palace are. Former teammate Michael Olise jumped ship in the summer, and given Palace’s weak start to the season (bar, of course, narrowly beating Spurs) the Englishman may want to ask himself how serious his ambitions are.
This is a player I feel we really should have bought last summer and given Tottenham’s financial resources, we would be naive not to get a deal done in the New Year.