Next Tottenham manager odds have FOUR Premier League bosses in contention

The pressure continues to mount on Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, but the bookmakers are unsure who his replacement would be if he does get the sack.

Spurs were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa on Sunday evening, losing 2-1 at Villa Park.

The loss came in the same week a 4-0 defeat at Liverpool saw Tottenham’s hopes of winning the Carabao Cup also ended.

Postecoglou’s side are 14th in the Premier League so any chance of anything resembling success in the top flight appear to be over, leaving the Australian just the Europa League to save the season.

Tottenham are back in Premier League action this weekend, taking on Manchester United on Sunday afternoon in what will be another high-pressure occasion for the Spurs boss.

Defeat to the Red Devils and there will be more calls from Tottenham fans for a replacement in the dugout.

A number of names would be seen as contenders to replace Postecoglou, with four current Premier League bosses seen as joint favourites by the bookmakers.

Next Tottenham manager odds

Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola, Brentford boss Thomas Frank, Fulham’s Marco Silva and Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna are all priced up as joint 11/2 favourites by Betfair at the time of writing.

All four have done impressive work as Bournemouth, Brentford and Fulham all sit comfortably higher up the Premier League table than Spurs.

Ipswich is a different case, with the Tractor Boys 19th and in serious relegation trouble, but McKenna has done a fantastic job to bring the club into the top flight from League One.

Other names in contention are Edin Terzic (13/2), who is out of work after leaving Borussia Dortmund last year, and former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino (7/1), although he is very much in work with USA.

Longer shots include former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag (10/1), ex-England boss Gareth Southgate (14/1) and Max Allegri (16/1).

Postecoglou spoke passionately in defence of his players after the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday, praising their efforts amid an injury crisis which has plagued Spurs this season.

‘I don’t care about me, people will judge me or whatever,’ he said in his post-match press conference.

‘But you can’t judge this group of players on what’s happened. They’ve given everything. Two 18-year-olds, a 17-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 21-year-old goalkeeper starting against one of the best teams in the country at home.

‘They [Villa] had a week off, they didn’t play on Thursday night against Liverpool. We did. Same group of players, not a change. You can’t measure this group of players on that and their performance. It’s too easy for people to be critical of them. I have huge admiration and respect for them.

‘There’s got to be a better appreciation for what a very small group of players have been doing for the last two and a half months.

‘It can’t be that people think that is an excuse. That’s just not anywhere near close to objective analysis. That’s just agenda-driven stuff.

‘If it’s to get rid of me that’s fine, good on you, go for it a million times. But in terms of this group of players, what they’ve given over the last two and a half months has been outstanding. It’s a credit to them, I can’t speak highly enough of them.’