Tottenham are in the Premier League title race – Postecoglou،
Ange Postecoglou said he believes Tottenham are in the Premier League title race but warned it would be “meaningless” if they don't finish the season stronger than they started it .
Spurs travel to Manchester United on Sunday in fifth place, six points behind leaders Liverpool with 20 matches played.
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Expectations were low at Tottenham following the summer sale of star striker Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, but Postecoglou has revived the club with some exciting football, raising questions over whether Spurs have a realistic chance of contending for what would be a first championship victory. since 1961.
“By that definition, if I said 'no,' you would turn around and say 'Come on, Angel' because by definition we are [in the title race], is not it ? So yes, we are,” he said Friday.
“I've always said, until you get to the point where you're not, why would you rule out the possibility?”
After a strong start to the season, Spurs suffered four defeats in five games as injuries decimated their squad before returning to form over Christmas and New Year, most recently beating Burnley to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup last last week.
Postecoglou continued: “We went through a really difficult period but we held on. We had four games where the results went against us but we managed to come back.
“We had a little setback, we're still there. I think our performances for the most part have been pretty consistent but again, it all only makes sense if we finish the season stronger than the first and it 'is what we do. I have to do.'
Spurs moved quickly in the January market to sign Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig and Radu Dragusin from Genoa in a deal worth around 30 million euros ($32.9 million).
Djed Spence joined Genoa on loan while Eric Dier followed Kane to Bayern, initially on loan but with an option to buy between 2 and 4 million euros.
Asked if the club could make any new additions amid continued links with Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, Postecoglou replied: “We'll see. We had some pretty clear targets which we ticked off for the moment.
“We're always…I think I said every window is an opportunity for us to improve. If there's an opportunity for us to improve, we'll take it, but what we were trying to accomplish by going, I'm really happy that we have two players who I think will play a very important role for us during this second half of the year and beyond.
