Ange Postecoglou admits ‘outstanding candidates’ waiting if Spurs replace him

Ange Postecoglou’s job is likely to be on the line if his side lose their Europe League quarter-final to Eintracht Frankfurt. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters

Ange Postecoglou has admitted there are some “outstanding candidates” waiting to take over if Tottenham decide to sack him.

With Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Brentford’s Thomas Frank expected to be in the running if Spurs move in a different direction, Postecoglou finds himself under growing pressure as a defining point in the season approaches.