FtPersonally, I think Ange was a panic hire by the club—a calculated gamble by Levy, who cleverly leaned into the whole ‘Angeball’ and ‘We’ve got our Spurs back’ narrative to buy himself some goodwill after the Nuno debacle and those first ten games really helped to sell this further. Combine that with Ange’s knack for talking a good game, and suddenly you’ve got this protective bubble around him, shielding him from criticism longer than most managers would get in his position.
But as many have pointed out, no matter how much supposed charm he brings or how romanticised his playing style is, football ultimately boils down to results. If the current trajectory continues, I just can’t see him surviving until the end of the season. Sentiment can only carry you so far—eventually, reality catches up.