MANCHESTER UNITED legend Louis Saha has made a brutal prediction as to which Premier League manager will be sacked first.
Saha said that new Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou “is the first name that comes to mind” when he was asked who would be the first Premier League manager to go.
Postecoglou signed a four-year-deal with Spurs in June and faces a huge task in attempting to guide the Lilywhites back to Europe.
It has not been a straightforward start to life at Spurs for the Australian – with the club experiencing a disrupted pre-season.
Their friendly with Leicester in Bangkok was cancelled due to monsoon conditions.
And their next game was against local Singapore side Lion City Sailors after Roma pulled out of the friendly – making it difficult for Postecoglou to get an accurate read on his players against such low quality opposition.
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The North London club are also struggling to find moves for unwanted players as they seek to trim their bloated 30 man squad ahead of the new season.
One man that could be leaving is arguably their greatest player of all time, Harry Kane, which will not help matters for as the Australian seeks to settle in as Spurs manager.
And former Spurs striker Louis Saha has said that he can see the multitude of issues being too much for Postecoglou to deal with.
He told bettingodds.com: “This is a tough question to answer.
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“I think the Tottenham job is a tough one, and we have seen in the past few years some top managers struggle there. If in the first few games Spurs don’t start well under Postecoglou I could see him being under a bit of pressure.
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“The Kane situation hasn’t been solved and it’s a new manager with a new system so there is a lot of question marks, so he is the first name that’s come to mind when I think of the first sacking.
“It is really hard to predict what’s going to happen and in modern football even if you are a manager of a newly-promoted team and you struggle in the first 10 games you could get sacked which I just don’t think is fair at all, so it is hard to say.”
Spurs fans will also be hoping for a resolution to the club’s search for a new centre-back with moves for Edmond Tapsoba and Micky Van de Ven looking like they’ve stalled.
Defensive reinforcements are seen as key for Spurs fans if they are to return to European football next year.
And in an attempt to predict the Premier League’s top seven next year, the former Spurs man said: “I invite anyone to predict the top seven positions in the Premier League this year – it’s impossible!
“This season will be the greatest Premier League season ever. I’m really excited.
“City and Liverpool have been great for a long time but now we have Arsenal caught up, United will be up there, Chelsea will be back this year after getting a new manager and making some smart deals.
“I think Chelsea will finish fourth this year as I think having Pochettino and no European football to worry about should make them a threat but there are will be so many teams battling it out at the top of the league this year and English football can be proud.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
