'Tottenham's dramatic decline has come just at the crucial point'

Image caption, The only manager to suffer more consecutive defeats in charge of Tottenham in the Premier League than Ange Postecoglou is Ossie Ardiles (seven games between January and February 1994)Tottenham Hotspur walked out at Liverpool with the door ajar for their Champions League hopes, only for Ange Postecoglou’s fading side to trip and fall flat on their faces at Anfield.

Do not be fooled by the 4-2 scoreline in Liverpool’s favour. It was flattery, doing Spurs a kindness their overall performance did not merit.

It must also not deceive anyone in the Spurs camp as the dramatic decline, in a season that held much promise and optimism at one time, continues its sharp downward curve at a…