Spurs chairman Daniel Levy says sacking Ange Postecoglou was 'difficult' but right move
Topic:English Premier League
4m ago4 minutes agoWed 18 Jun 2025 at 4:32am
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou looks past a smiling chairman Daniel Levy as they shake hands after a big win.
Daniel Levy (right) was all smiles after Spurs' Europa League title win but he says it was right to dump Ange Postecoglou. (Getty Images: Ryan Pierse)
In short:
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said the Premier League club had to be competitive everywhere, making the sacking of Ange Postecoglou the right call.
Levy said Spurs were "over the moon" to win the Europa League in 2025, but coming 17th in the Premier League led to the "emotionally difficult" decision to dismiss Postecoglou.
What's next?
Newly appointed successor Thomas Frank will be the man to lead the Spurs into the new Premier League season in August.
Sacking coach Ange Postecoglou soon after he delivered Tottenham Hotspur's first major trophy in 17 years was "emotionally difficult", but the club needed a change after a poor Premier League season, according to chairman Daniel Levy.
Postecoglou was dismissed earlier this month, just over two weeks after leading Tottenham to a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final, securing the club's first silverware since 2008 and earning it a place in next season's Champions League.
Levy noted that while the decision divided supporters, the Australian manager ultimately paid the price for a dreadful league campaign that saw his side finish 17th on the table — its worst finish since it was relegated in the 1976-77 campaign.
"I don't regret appointing Ange, I'm very grateful to Ange. In his first season we finished fifth and in his second we were over the moon to win a trophy," Levy said in an interview released by the club on Tuesday.
"But we need to compete in all competitions, and we felt that we needed a change. Emotionally it was difficult but we feel that we've made the right decision for the club.
Tottenham last week named former Brentford boss Thomas Frank as its fifth full-time manager in six years and the 13th since Levy became chairman more than 25 years ago.
"Failure is not an option, the desire [is] to succeed. And because it's so difficult, I want to succeed even more," Levy added.
"Whenever you have a new coach, it's always a fresh start. [There are] always different ideas, but we want to build on the success of winning a trophy last season.
"One of the things that stood out to me with Thomas was that he is clearly highly intelligent, a great communicator, super human being plus all the technical aspects which are obviously important."
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