Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has described the choice to sack manager Ange Postecoglou as “unusual” in gentle of him ending the membership’s 17-year trophy drought, including that it was the “membership’s alternative.”
Postecoglou made good on his long-standing report that he would win a trophy in his second season on the membership by lifting the Europa League final month. Nevertheless, it was not sufficient to avoid wasting him his job, with the board wanting unfavourably on Spurs finishing 17th within the Premier League.
“That was finally a alternative from the membership,” he advised Voetbal Zone. “We, as gamers, have little to say about that. After all, he’s the primary coach in a very long time who has gained a trophy and had success at Spurs. So should you take a look at it that manner, it’s in fact an odd alternative.
“It’s a alternative from the membership about which we have now little to say, so we’ll see what occurs now. After all, we see some rumours concerning the Brentford head coach [Thomas Frank], who it can most likely be. So sure, a alternative from the membership about which we have now little to say.”
Van de Ven will not be the one participant to have wished Postecoglou well on his manner out. Son Heung-Min, Yves Bissouma, Pedro Porro, Guglielmo Vicario and Dominic Solanke are among the many gamers to have proven their appreciation for the Australian coach.
“I feel lots of the gamers obtained together with [Postecoglou] properly. And naturally, what I say, he’s the primary coach who has introduced success to Spurs in a very long time,” Van de Ven added. “That additionally exhibits that he has a sure high quality. That additionally signifies that he has a profitable mentality, 100%.
“From that, you’d in fact say that it’s unusual that he was fired. What we have now proven within the Premier League is, in fact, unacceptable. That may, in fact, have a number of elements, however that may not solely have been the coach.”