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ANALYSIS: Sluggish Spurs show that Angeball just ain't what it used to be Postecoglou savours a return to hostility in Glasgow but performance of his side doesn't augur well for his future Spurs fail to sparkle as too many big-name players continue to let their under-pressure manager down Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport By CALUM CROWE Published: 22:43, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 23:09, 12 December 2024 e-mail 32 shares View comments The second half wasn’t yet two minutes old. Yet, already, the Ibrox crowd had decided to clear their throats and break into song to offer their thoughts on Ange Postecoglou ’s job prospects. Sacked in the morning, you’re getting sacked in the morning. Postecoglou stood motionless on the touchline, unflinching with his hands in his pockets, as it echoed around the stadium. Trailing 1-0 to a goal from Hamza Igamane and staring down the barrel of a humiliating defeat in the city he once called home, there might even have been a few Tottenham fans tempted to join in. At that point, Postecoglou was a man on the brink. A manager under major pressure amid a dismal run of results, his life expectancy as Spurs boss was shortening by the minute. His team had been awful. Second-best all over the pitch to a vibrant Rangers side, this wasn’t the slick attacking style of football for which Postecoglou became renowned during his time in Glasgow. Truth be told, this was a poor imitation of what was once known as Angeball in these parts. Ange Postecoglou went through the full range of emotions on his return to Ibrox The former Celtic manager embraces Rangers boss Philippe Clement at full-time Another former Celtic man, goalkeeper Fraser Forster, denies Cyriel Dessers a goal With a squad assembled for multi-millions of pounds, it was proof that money doesn’t always guarantee success. Throughout his two years spent in this city, Postecoglou’s Celtic team were miles better in this stadium that anything Spurs produced last night. But what unfolded in the final half-hour may well have saved his job. With the game threatening to spiral out of control, Postecoglou made a triple substitution which helped turned the game. It was 30 minutes of tension and drama as Spurs picked themselves up off the floor, equalising through Dejan Kulusevski, before Rangers thought they had won it at the death through Cyriel Dessers. When Dessers was flagged for offside and his goal was ruled out, Postecoglou breathed a sigh of relief. He remains a long way from turning this ship around. Tottenham have still only won once in their last eight games in competitions. But a defeat at Ibrox last night could well have prompted the Spurs board to send him a P45 rather than a Christmas card. The fact he lives to fight another day will be of immense relief, despite the fact his team rarely flickered into anything above the ordinary. Postecoglou had spoken pre-match about the fiery reception he was likely to receive as he returned to this particular neck of the woods in Glasgow. Postecoglou's substitutions saw his side belatedly come to life, but all is not well at Spurs He wasn’t wrong. As Tottenham’s team bus pulled up outside the main doors of Ibrox on Edmiston Drive, a group of Rangers fans had gathered to wish him the best of British. A wry smile came over Postecoglou’s face as he hopped off the bus and into the stadium, the big Aussie seemingly humoured by some of the remarks aimed in his direction. He wasn’t the only member of the Spurs camp with past Celtic connections. Playing in goal for the visitors was Fraser Forster. Forster won seven trophies across five seasons throughout his various spells at Parkhead. Perhaps it was he who was in charge of the pre-match choreography. Kulusevski hails his equaliser after dragging Spurs back into the contest German forward Timo Werner was a peripheral figure and was deservedly subbed at half-time As the Tottenham players huddled together in front of their fans in the corner of the Broomloan Stand, Ibrox erupted in into a crescendo of boos and jeers. Postecoglou would have demanded a response from his players on the back of their capitulation against Chelsea last weekend. Having led 2-0 early in the piece, they eventually crashed to a 4-3 defeat and arrived in Glasgow on a run of just one win in their last seven games in all competitions. But the flying start so associated with Postecoglou’s style of football was conspicuous by its absence. Spurs looked rattled and unsure of themselves. Roared on by a raucous home crowd, Rangers pounced on every second ball and pressed Tottenham to the point of distraction. Postecoglou had said recently that Tottenham’s current injury woes are the worst he has ever encountered in 25 years of management. They were without both first-choice central defenders in Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven due to injury, with Radu Dragusin and young Archie Gray depositing. A midfielder by trade, 18-year-old Gray is the grandson of former Scotland international Frank and the great-nephew of Leeds United and Scotland winger Eddie. Whilst there were moments when he looked tidy and composed, there were too many others when his desire to overplay saw him lose the ball in bad areas. Hamza Igamane was an impressive presence for Rangers up front and deserved his goal Igamane celebrates after his fairy-tale introduction to life at Rangers continued Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport Advertisement He wasn’t alone in that regard. As Rangers grew stronger, Postecoglou grew more animated on the touchline, furious at some of the slack play from his team. Early in his tenure at Celtic, there was a video which went viral on social media which saw Postecoglou berating certain players for playing too many backward passes. It’s a trait he hasn’t lost. Timo Werner and Pedro Porro were two who were caught in the crosshairs as Angry Ange took aim from the technical area. His blasts were not unwarranted. Particularly in the case of Werner, Spurs were as good as a man down. The German looked like he hadn’t ever played football before, so it was no surprise to see him hooked at half-time as Postecoglou looked to shake things up. Yet, whatever choice words may have been uttered inside the Spurs dressing room at the break, they plainly didn’t work. Within two minutes of the restart, Rangers were ahead when the excellent Igamane steered a brilliant finish low into Forster’s far corner. The decibels inside Ibrox rose immeasurably, with Postecoglou copping it as the Rangers supporters taunted their former tormentor from across the city. Rangers were good value for it, too. Sharper all over the pitch, a lead of more than one goal would not have been unjustified. They were pegged back when Kulusevski reversed a neat finish into Jack Butland’s far corner and, for a spell, Rangers had to hang on. But they got there and nobody would be able to claim to a point was ill-deserved. The only tinge of regret for Philippe Clement and his players was the failure to take all three. After the final whistle had blown, Tottenham fans were kept behind in the stadium and aimed chants at chairman Daniel Levy, telling him where to go. On a night when his return to Glasgow threatened to go badly wrong, Postecoglou could be glad that it wasn’t him on the receiving end of those chants. Share or comment on this article: ANALYSIS: Sluggish Spurs show that Angeball just ain't what it used to be e-mail 32 shares Add comment49ers QB Brock Purdy, DE Nick Bosa out, Brandon Allen to start at Green Bay

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The Indianapolis Colts (7-9) are officially eliminated from the playoffs after an embarrassing 45-33 loss to the New York Giants (3-13). This was a poor display by all three phases of the game. The offense moved the ball well and had four touchdown drives but falling flat on their faces after getting in scoring position multiple times led to the Giants jumping out a 21-6 lead in the middle of the second quarter. The Indy defense looked uninspired in the first half. Sloppy tackling and breakdown in coverages set up New York's first three touchdowns of the game. They played much better in the third quarter to help their team get back within reach of winning this game but in typical fashion from Gus Bradley's unit this season, they had a letdown fourth quarter. After the offense made it a 28-26 game, Malik Nabers broke a pair of tackle attempts and took it for a 59-yard touchdown. Once again the offense made it a two-point game but the Giants offense was able to march down and put this out of reach after a pair of key third-down conversions. On third-and-eight, Drew Lock hit Wan'Dale Robinson for a 35-yard gain to get to the Colts nine-yard line. Then on third-and-goal, Lock was able to run around and stumble his way into the endzone to put New York up 42-33. What was baffling about this play was that E.J. Speed and Nick Cross hesitated to go up and tackle Lock short of the endzone. This wasn't just on the offense and defense but the special teams had some letdown moments. Matt Gay had a missed 54-yard field goal attempt that would have made it a 7-6 game and would have eliminated the need for a two-point conversion later in the contest. The biggest killer from this unit was allowing a kickoff return touchdown to start the second half to put Indianapolis down 28-13. Overall this was an inexcusable performance by a team that had a shot at the postseason against the team that had the worst record in the league entering Sunday. Here's everything we know from the Colts' Week 17 loss to the Giants: Colts vs. Giants final score, game recap Week 17 Final Score: Giants 45, Colts 33 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final IND 3 10 7 13 33 NYG 7 14 7 17 45 Keys to the Game Joe Flacco's first interception on the opening drive of the game. The Colts were in field goal range so they would had at least three points. Looking back, this turnover set the tone for how the day was going to go for Indianapolis. The kickoff return touchdown for the Giants to begin the third quarter. This wiped away the momentum from the Colts' first touchdown to end the first half and put more pressure on the offense and defense. Not taking advantage of the turnover on downs forced by the Indy defense. Gave the offense the ball at New York's 41-yard line but they lost a yard, went three-and-out, and punted for the first time. The score was 28-20 in the third quarter at this moment. Two straight touchdown drives were given up in the fourth quarter by the Colts' defense. Those 14 points were a backbreaker for Indianapolis. Stars of the Game Biggest Takeaway This is a type of loss that will cost people jobs. From the front office to the coaching staff to the players. At this moment, it feels like Shane Steichen will get at least one more season with Anthony Richardson but could Jim Irsay consider moving on if a coach like Mike Vrabel expresses interest? If Steichen is safe, I do believe that means Chris Ballard will stick around to avoid tying a new general manager to a coach in a potential lame-duck situation. But there needs to be a demand that Ballard spends money in free agency, otherwise, it is time to let him go. The scapegoat will be Gus Bradley. His defense didn't show any progress and letdown the team in crucial moments throughout the season. If they move on then that means the entire defense needs to be torn down and get rid of players in favor of ones that will fit the new defensive coordinator's scheme. Whatever is to come after Week 18, there has to be some level of change coming for the Colts. Quick Hits Per James Boyd of The Athletic , the Giants' 45 points are the most they've ever scored against the Colts in their decades-long history of matchups that dates back to 1954. Per Mike Chappell of Fox59 News , this is the longest drought of not making the playoffs for the Colts since 1988-1994. Per Next Gen Stats , over half of Joe Flacco's passing yards (166) and both touchdowns came on passes over 10 air yards. Per Next Gen Stats, Flacco was at his best when not blitzed, completing 21-of-27 passes for 246 yards, both touchdowns and an interception. However, Flacco was also sacked twice when not blitzed, including the game-sealing strip sack late in the fourth quarter. Per Next Gen Stats , Alec Pierce was dominant against zone coverage, recording all 6 of his receptions on 7 targets for 122 yards. His +39.9% catch rate over expected and +2.8 receptions over expected against zone are both the third-most generated by a WR in a single game this season (min. five targets against zone). Injuries Anthony Richardson (back/foot) was inactive. What's next? The Colts will wrap up the season at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12)

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