Ange Postecoglou watched on shaking his head for most of the game as Tottenham Hotspur lost at Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The hits just keep on coming for Spurs. After losing 4-0 at Liverpool on Thursday as they were knocked out of the League Cup at the semifinal stage,

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has launched a passionate defence of his players following their FA Cup exit to Aston Villa, insisting critics can judge him but must show "better appreciation" for his depleted squad.

Tottenham limped out of a second cup competition in the space of four days after Ange Postecoglou’s side were beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth-round.

Ange Postecoglou looked very tired heading into Hotspur Way on Friday morning after Tottenham's loss to Liverpool.

Two cup exits have left Tottenham staring at the prospect of another trophyless season and Ange Postecoglou facing perhaps his biggest crisis at the club.

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou delivered a passionate defence of his players after their FA Cup elimination at Aston Villa, accusing the team's critics of being "agenda-driven" and relying on "skewed" analysis.

Tottenham may be exhausted but they looked weak, flimsy, compounding their difficulties with a capacity to give the ball away, further hampered by Pedro Porro’s propensity to be out of position. But it was testament to Villa’s brilliance.

Ange Postecoglou says “skewed analysis” of Tottenham’s poor form is part of an “agenda” to have him sacked as Spurs manager.

This was always going to be a huge week for Spurs and Postecoglou - the manner of the soulless performance at Anfield was alarming