Ange Postecoglou facing 'worst ever' Tottenham injury list as Cristian Romero leads boss to Rangers crisis point

Under-fire Ange Postecoglou insists he is facing the worst injury crisis of his career as he takes his Tottenham side to face Rangers.

The Premier League side have won just one of their last seven games and have plunged down the table with doubts over the long-term future of the Australian in North London cranking up. It's a far cry from the dominant spell the 59-year-old enjoyed during his two years at Celtic where he claimed five of the six trophies on offer in Scotland and left Rangers playing second fiddle.

In a twist of irony, Philippe Clement will now have the chance to pile the misery on the Hoops' Treble winner with a Europa League upset. And as he prepares to take to the dugout at Ibrox for the first time since May 2023 - where he suffered a 3-0 defeat - he admits that is facing a lack of numbers as he looks to end a four-game winless run.

With Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero out, Radu DrAgușin is the only fit centre-back that Tottenham have for the game. Former Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Foster will be between the sticks with No.1 Guglielmo Vicario missing. Asked if it's the worst injury crisis he has faced as a boss going into the clash in Govan, Postecoglou confessed: "Yeah. I never think it's just bad luck. I mean some of it is.

"I've never lost a goalkeeper for this period of time. I've had other issues that we've had. But some of it is recurring and particularly this year in terms of the guys coming back and sort of re-injuring.

‘So it is stuff we're looking at and we're always trying to explore whether we can do things better. I think last year was a bit different from this year. Last year we kind of hit us across the board.

"This year it's more of a case of guys who are coming back that are more