Latest manager linked to Tottenham is straight out of the Bizarro World | OneFootball

It seems like a foregone conclusion that Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou will be out by the end of the season, and there are widespread discussions around the club indicating that the former Celtic boss won't be able to keep his job in North London safe even if he wins the Europa League. Seeing as how Manchester United suffered badly and wasted their time after keeping Erik ten Hag just because he won the FA Cup, a different approach with Postecoglou from Tottenham would make sense.

So then, Tottenham have to continue to be vigilant with creating a list of managers around European football who could potentially replace Postecoglou. As expected, most of the names are within the Premier League at clubs currently outperforming Spurs, such as Thomas Frank of Brentford and Fulham's Marco Silva.

Both Frank and Silva have been linked to bigger jobs around England for a couple of years now, as they have overperformed in the table for their underdog clubs for multiple seasons. Yet it would also make sense for Tottenham to look for outside-the-box options, especially potentially undervalued managers around European football.

Scott Parker would be a strange hire

The latest name linked to Tottenham isn't that at all, though. According to a report from the Daily Mail's Mike Keegan, Burnley manager Scott Parker has "admirers" at Tottenham as a potential Postecoglou replacement.

If this manage rumor seems like it's from out of left field and completely bizarre, then that's because it is. Parker has done very well to get Burnley up to second in the EFL Championship and secure their promotion to the Premier League for the 2025/26 season, but to say that he's ready to coach Tottenham on the backs of that one achievement in the second division is a stretch.

Postecoglou had a bigger feat before joining Spurs, and he still looks totally overmatched when it comes to competing at the top level of the Premier League. Parker would be another huge risk for Spurs. The notion that his very limited experience with the youth team as a coach or his two seasons at the tail end of his career as a player for Spurs would make him a leading candidate is so bizarre that it is entirely ridiculous.

Parker could potentially be a strong Premier League manager. Tottenham, at this crisis point as a club, need someone more established with more exciting ideas and a proven track record. They can't go for an even less proven hire than Postecoglou as Big Ange's replacement. Parker just would not make any sense for Spurs.