All the tell-tale signs of a project swirling into a death spiral are there: shirty comments in press conferences, implausible defeats to teams near the bottom, resignation to the fates when asked about his future,

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Postecoglou also confirmed that Micky van de Ven could feature for Spurs on Thursday after recovering from injury, though they will still be without James Maddison, who missed the game against his for