Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has been warned he could lose his job if things don’t improve, with a crucial match against Chelsea on the horizon.

Their 2-0 loss to Fulham before the international break left Tottenham with their 15th league defeat of the season – matching their joint-most at this stage of a Premier League campaign (29 games). The result leaves them 14th in the table and at risk of finishing with their lowest-ever Premier League position, previously set at 15th in 1994.

“Ange is clinging on to his job right now,” former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara told Sky Sports News after the Fulham defeat.

The pressure is mounting for Postecoglou, with O’Hara acknowledging that the manager’s fate may now hinge on the Europa League. “I think it is, I really do,” he said. “Tottenham fans are booing them off the park [at Fulham]. If you take Europa League out of it for a second, if you’re looking at the Premier League table and you’re looking at the performances and the output from the players, it’s not good enough.”

O’Hara added, “He’s riding on the Europa League now. All the eggs are in that basket. If we get knocked out, he’s going to lose his job.”

With Chelsea set to face Spurs on Thursday, it’s clear that Postecoglou has a lot to prove in both the league and Europe if he hopes to secure his future at the club.