Tottenham are "playing with fire" if they do not sign new recruits during the January transfer window, manager Ange Postecoglou has said.

Having been browbeaten by the negativity of previous coaches having a manager who didn't dismiss the idea the team could be title challengers was refreshing.

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Indeed, according to the journalist, the noises coming out of the Spurs dressing room suggest that the squad are still backing the manager and still playing for him. Maw shared what he’s hearing from the Spurs dressing room at the moment. The reporter says that the squad are still motivated by Postecoglou and still playing for him at the moment.

Postecoglou has repeatedly requested "help" for his depleted squad in the form of new signings this month, with the head coach set to be without no fewer than 10 players through injury for Thursday's Europa League tie against Hoffenheim, while four others are ineligible.