Original author | Tim Spiers
Original text from | The Athletic
Translation of this article | Tigers Translation Group
The night sky is full of gloomy clouds, and the rain washes the ground relentlessly, vaguely reflecting the neon lights in Cyberpunk style in the distance-this is not the future city in the movie blade runner, but Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Wednesday night.

In the past seven days, Tottenham Hotspur has been eliminated from the FA Cup and the Champions League in three games, two draws and one loss, and failed to score a goal. After the game with AC Milan, the fans couldn’t accept another four-empty season and booed all over the sky in the stands.
"We’ll see. Maybe the club will fire me before the season is over," Kong Di said. "Who knows, maybe they are disappointed." The Tottenham Hotspur manager has long given up expectations for the future.

At the beginning, Kong Di’s predecessor, Nuno, was told to leave class early the next morning on the weekend match day, and so was his predecessor, Mourinho. After the game between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest tonight, President Levi may continue this "fine" tradition.
In the past two years, Colonel Kong has repeatedly publicly expressed his disappointment with the club, and also implicitly said that Tottenham Hotspur was really lucky to have him.Recently, Kong Di encountered many obstacles in her life, and underwent cholecystectomy, but her body has not fully recovered. We can make a bold guess that he doesn’t want to stay in North London, whether for business or personal reasons.
On the other hand, Tottenham should have had enough of Kong Di, and it is said that they are stepping up the finalization of the new coach candidate list.Then, the question comes: Why is Kong Di still leading the team? Since breaking up is inevitable, why don’t they just break up now?

This is largely because-Kong Di’s contract will expire on June 30th this year.
Yes, it’s too bad to be out of the FA Cup and Champions League in a week, and from the book strength, Tottenham can definitely beat Sheffield United and AC Milan. However, we should also see that Tottenham are still ranked fourth in the Premier League standings. Considering that their signings and salary costs are far less than those of several rivals competing for the fourth place, this achievement is still reasonable.
Regardless of whether they can compete for the fourth place in the end, just look at the current league ranking. To be fair, Kong Di did a good job. Tottenham Hotspur’s season is boring, boring and puzzling, but it is definitely not a disaster.
Kong Di’s contract is only three and a half months away, but the salary will be paid for three and a half months. Even if he leaves now, Tottenham will not spend a penny less. Levi knows that firing Kong Di now will cost the club millions of dollars.

For the rest of the season, although there is no hope for Tottenham to win the championship, they still have the important task of winning the Champions League four times-this is their most important task in these years, you know. If we succeed in the fourth round, the bonus will be far more than several million dollars, and conversely, the loss will be far more than several million dollars.
Therefore, Levi must also think clearly as soon as possible: Is it better for the team to keep the top four rankings, whether to keep Kong Di or get rid of Kong Di immediately? Unfortunately, this question is difficult to answer.
Kong Di is very skilled in bottoming out. A year ago, Tottenham was eliminated by British Championship team Middlesbrough in the fifth lap of the FA Cup. After that, they won 11 of 14 games in the league, pushing their arch-enemy Arsenal into the Champions League. After the intermission of last year’s World Cup, Tottenham lost three games in five games in the league, and was badly repaired by Manchester City and Arsenal. After that, they immediately played a wave of 5 games and 4 wins.

A year ago, Tottenham started a one-way battle in March and finally won the fourth place. This season, they only have a single-line task in the league, and there are still 12 games to play, so they have a good chance of entering the top four.
If Tottenham can beat Wolves this Saturday, it will only be one point behind Manchester United, which ranks third. In terms of competitors, although Liverpool has been gradually on the right track recently, Newcastle suddenly lost power and its ranking dropped a lot.
In late April, Tottenham will play in Newcastle (away), Manchester United (home) and Liverpool (away) for eight days, and these three games are likely to determine their final league ranking.

If the media reports are accurate-Tottenham are making a list of candidates for a new coach, then they should want to wait until the summer to change coaches. Unless they are interested in an idle coach, such as Pochettino. But judging from the current sources, this is unlikely.
It is risky to change coaches rashly, but whether Kong Di can stay until the end of the season depends on whether the relationship between him and his players has really broken down. After yesterday’s game, Lisa Song couldn’t help firing. This doesn’t mean that the dressing room is out of control, but many media did break the news that some Tottenham players don’t like Kong Di’s indifferent style and monotonous training.
Levi should consult with veteran players such as Kane, Dale and Lori. The fans still have a little patience with Kong Di (if they lose Nottingham Forest again tonight, they may lose it). They didn’t sing for him in yesterday’s game, but they didn’t shout "Kong Di is dismissed".

In any case, Kong Di is a well-known commander who has experienced all kinds of rough seas. He is arrogant and uncomfortable to hear criticism from outside. If Levi chooses to keep him, he will definitely hold his breath and hit the doubter in the face: if there is an attractive prize in his contract, he must want to take it.
However, whether he has one game or 12 games left this season, his relationship with Tottenham Hotspur has really come to an end.
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