Tottenham Hotspur are just one game away from reaching the League Cup final, having defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final clash.
A win or draw in the return leg at Anfield will ensure the club plays in a first cup final since the 2020/21 campaign, when they reached the final of the EFL Cup, only to lose to Manchester City.
Ange Postecoglou has come in for plenty of criticism this term, especially with the club languishing 12th in the Premier League table at the time of writing.
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ByRoss KilvingtonDec 10, 2024 1 Nuno Espírito Santo July 2021 – November 2021
It is perhaps no surprise to see Nuno Espírito Santo ranked as the worst manager the club have had since 2008, as his spell at the club was nothing short of dismal.
He did work wonders with Wolverhampton Wanderers, guiding them from the Championship to consecutive seventh-place finishes in the top flight, but at Spurs, he struggled majorly.
Overall, he managed the club for just 17 games, winning nine, but the football on show was largely forgettable. Losses to Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the top flight didn’t exactly help his cause and he was sacked in November 2021.
Competition
Best finish (Year)
Premier League
n/a
FA Cup
n/a
EFL Cup
Quarter-finals (2021/22)*
Conference League
Group stage (2021/22)*
*sacked before knocked out