Ange Postecoglou might be the man to save Tottenham after all

I tell you what, the "season three" Ange Postecoglou triumphantly spoke about at the Europa League trophy parade last year may boast a plot twist rivalling Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island.

In the great director's unheralded film, the lead, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who you believe is a U.S. Marshal potentially exposing a great conspiracy at the island's Ashecliffe Hospital, actually proves to be the facility's 67th and most dangerous patient, guilty of murdering his wife.

The ending is open to interpretation, but the general consensus is that DiCaprio's character accepts his reality and undergoes a lobotomy to "die as a good man" rather than "live as a monster". He escapes the guilt of his past.

Tottenham Hotspur may well need a lobotomy to rid themselves of everything beyond that magical night in Bilbao. Apart from a few nights of hope in the Champions League, it's been as bleak as anything. The Lilywhites are currently living as monsters, with Igor Tudor's appointment the symbol of a club with an unknown direction.

The Croat has overseen four defeats from four to sink us further into the mire. Relegation fears are rife, and many believe that only another change in the dugout will save us from the apocalypse. However, the absence of options means the unpopular and inept Tottenham board are stuck in the mud. They have no idea where to turn post-Tudor.

Well, there is one man who may be open to saving the day...

Ange Postecoglou refuses to rule out stunning Tottenham return

In hindsight, the decision to sack Postecoglou after guiding the club to Europa League glory looks woeful. However, we can't overlook that there were plenty who believed Daniel Levy's decision was the correct one and that Thomas Frank was a shrewd appointment.

I'm among those who thought we'd done the sensible thing, but the monotony of Frank's bleak reign left supporters with a panging sense of regret. What would've Ange's third season looked like after all?

Our former boss has since been hired and fired by Evangelos Marinakis and has spent 2026 on the punditry scene. He's discussed his time at Spurs on the Stick to Football podcast, and was part of TNT Sports' coverage for PSG vs. Chelsea on Wednesday night, in the aftermath of our surreal 5-2 defeat at Atlético Madrid.

It was during this appearance that the possibility of a stunning return was proposed (dressed up as whether he'd "ever return to an ex?", to which he offered "no comment" as a response. Given his previous shutdowns of potential reunions with former employers, you could suggest that Ange has opened the door for a call from Vinai and Lange: the two stooges.

Tudor is expected to depart should he lose his fifth game on the bounce at Liverpool on Sunday, and the aforementioned pair may genuinely be tempted by returning to a former flame. A masterful man-manager with gaping holes in his framework, Ange could undoubtedly lift this group of players and probably guide us to safety with some comfort, but where would that leave his position come the summer?

There's no obvious solution.