Tottenham Hotspur sacked head coach Ange Postecoglou on Friday after deciding a change was essential for the membership “to compete on a number of fronts.”
The 59-year-old guided Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years after beating Manchester United in final month’s Europa League final — a outcome which additionally secured Champions League qualification for subsequent season.
Nevertheless, Postecoglou additionally oversaw a staggering 22 league defeats — the worst Premier League report for a group to keep away from relegation — as they completed seventeenth within the desk.
Sources have advised ESPN that chairman Daniel Levy knowledgeable Postecoglou of the choice after the pair returned from their respective holidays earlier this week.
Spurs will step up their seek for a substitute with sources suggesting Brentford boss Thomas Frank, Fulham‘s Marco Silva and Bournemouth‘s Andoni Iraola amongst these into consideration.
Postecoglou departs after simply two seasons in cost with sources suggesting he’ll obtain a pay-off of as much as £4 million ($5.4m). The Australian additionally acquired a £2m bonus for profitable the Europa League.
In a statement launched on Friday, simply 16 days after the ultimate, Tottenham stated: “Following a overview of performances and after vital reflection, the Membership can announce that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties.
“We’re extraordinarily grateful to Ange for his dedication and contribution throughout his two years on the Membership. Ange will at all times be remembered as solely the third supervisor in our historical past to ship a European trophy, alongside legendary figures Invoice Nicholson and Keith Burkinshaw.
“Nevertheless, the Board has unanimously concluded that it’s in the perfect pursuits of the Membership for a change to happen.”
The membership added that it “couldn’t base our resolution on feelings” aligned to the Europa League triumph.
“It’s essential that we’re in a position to compete on a number of fronts and consider a change of strategy will give us the strongest likelihood for the approaching season and past,” the assertion continued.
“This has been one of many hardest selections we’ve got needed to make and isn’t a choice that we’ve got taken flippantly, nor one we’ve got rushed to conclude.
“We now have made what we consider is the best resolution to provide us the perfect likelihood of success going ahead, not the simple resolution.
“We now have a gifted, younger squad and Ange has given us an amazing platform to construct upon. We should always like to precise our gratitude to him. We want him effectively for the long run – he’ll at all times be welcome again at our dwelling.”
Postecoglou launched his personal assertion shortly afterwards.
“Once I mirror on my time as Supervisor of Tottenham Hotspur my overriding emotion is one in all delight,” he started.
“The chance to steer one in all England’s historic soccer golf equipment and convey again the glory it deserves will stay with me for a lifetime.
“Sharing that have with all those that actually love this membership and seeing the affect it had on them is one thing I’ll always remember. That night time in Bilbao was the fruits of two years of arduous work, dedication and unwavering perception in a dream.
“There have been many challenges to beat and loads of noise that comes with attempting to perform what many stated was not doable.
“We now have additionally laid foundations that imply this membership mustn’t have to attend 17 extra years for his or her subsequent success.
“I’ve monumental religion on this group of gamers and know there’s far more potential and progress in them.
“I sincerely wish to thank those that are the lifeblood of the membership, the supporters. I do know there have been some tough instances however I at all times felt that they needed me to succeed and that gave me all of the motivation I wanted to push on.
“It is necessary to acknowledge the arduous working folks at Spurs who gave me encouragement each day. And eventually, I wish to thank those that had been with me every single day for the final two years. A improbable group of younger males who are actually legends of this soccer membership and the good coaches who by no means as soon as doubted we might do one thing particular.
“We’re ceaselessly linked.”