Tottenham have fired head coach Ange Postecoglou despite ending the club’s 17-year-old trophy drought after winning the Europa League.
Sky Sports News Brentford manager Thomas Frank is the leading challenger to succeed him and has a release clause in his contract, although negotiations are not yet taking place with the bees.
Postecoglou’s dismissal comes 16 days after he guided Spurs to a 1-0 Europa League-last win over Manchester United to demand their first European trophy of 41 years.
But honor in Bilbao, who saw Spurs qualify for next season Champions League, came after Postecoglou was chairman of the club’s worst Premier League campaign ever.
Tottenham finished a gloomy 17. After a little 22 defeats to detect their lowest Premier League points ever at 38.
Postecoglou depart after two responsible seasons, halfway through his four -year contract.
His firing comes exactly two years from his appointment after joining Celtic on June 6, 2023.
In September, Postecoglou famously claimed he “always wins things in his second season” – but delivering his promise has not been enough to keep his job.
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On September 15, after a defeat to Arsenal, Ange Postecoglou claimed he always wins things in his second season
59-year-old departure means Spurs is searching for their fifth permanent manager of six years since Mauricio Pochettino left in 2019.
Ange after El Win: I haven’t completed the job yet
When he spoke after squeezing the Europa League trophy, Postecoglou felt he had not yet completed his job at Spurs.
“We are still building this team,” he said. “It’s a young team we need to add experience. My thought process has been about building a team that can succeed for five or six years.
“But I am manager – that decision is not in my hands. It does not affect me. You would have seen it in the structure of all I love is [the medal] – As it means this football club has won a trophy.
“I don’t feel like I have completed the job. We are building. The moment I accepted the role I had one thing in my head won something. We have done it now and I will build on it.”
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Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou remains uncertain about his future in the club, and when asked about his ‘Series 3’ they joked ‘Sometimes they kill the protagonist’.
How of Turulent Time Are Folded at Spurs
Postecoglou made an immediate influence on Spurs last season as they topped the Premier League in a 10-match’s undefeated start, which saw him named Premier League’s month for the month of August, September and October.
But the bubble burst after a chaotic 4-1 home win to Chelsea at the beginning of November, who then spurs commit to their high line approach despite going down to nine players, with postcoglou notorious declared to declare to declare to declare Sky Sports: “It’s just who we are, Mate.”
The long -term effect of injuries and suspension picked up in this defeat then disturbed the campaign when Tottenham lost five of their last seven matches to miss the Champions League with a fifth -placed finish.
Injuries have once again decimated Tottenham this season, with some accused postcoglou for the question because of his ultra-aggressive tactics.
Postecoglou has been fired after completing Spurs ’17 -year trophy drought
Their injury crisis and poor achievements led to a vicious form of form. After the 4-0 win against Manchester City on November 23, Spurs would continue to lose eight of their next 11 furniture, including a 2-1 loss to Leicester, which was the only team that separates Postecoglous’s side and relegation this season.
The miserable ran so postcoglous relationship sour with spurs supporters after quarrels in defeat in Bournemouth, Fulham and Chelsea. The latter at Stamford Bridge then away fans boo and then sing, ‘You don’t know what you’re doing’, which then led to the postcoglou cupcut his ear in celebration against the Spurs fans before Pape Sarr’s equalization was rejected.
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See Postecoglou’s Ear-Bull and Wave to Tottenham fans in their defeat at Chelsea this month
The 1-0 loss in Chelsea saw him becoming the first Tottenham chief to lose his first four league matches against blues, while he couldn’t beat Spurs’ head rivals, Arsenal, in his four league matches responsible.
It was after a home win against Gunners in September when Postecoglou declared: “I always win things in my second year,” and despite delivering this promise, it wasn’t enough to keep him in the role.
They were also beaten in the Carabao Cup semi-finals of Liverpool in February after a sorry of 4-0 other leg defeat at Anfield, who saw them losing 4-1 overall.
In the FA Cup, Tottenham were almost bothered by the Non-League Tamworth in the third round, where Spurs needed extra time to win on the National League side before being knocked out on the next step by Aston Villa.
And then it all came down to the Europa League, and although the victory over Manchester United puts him in Spurs folklore, Daniel Levy Postecoglous’s turbulent reign concluded – and now Spurs starts again.
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