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Ange departs

Ange departs.

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Glenda's Legs said:
Official now.

Following a review of performances and after significant reflection, the Club can announce that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties.

Ange joined us from Celtic in the summer of 2023 and oversaw a period of change on the pitch, returning us to the attacking brand of football that has traditionally been associated with the Club, while writing a new chapter in our history by leading us to UEFA Europa League glory in Bilbao last month - an achievement that will live with us all forever.

We are extremely grateful to Ange for his commitment and contribution during his two years at the Club. Ange will always be remembered as only the third manager in our history to deliver a European trophy, alongside legendary figures Bill Nicholson and Keith Burkinshaw.

However, the Board has unanimously concluded that it is in the best interests of the Club for a change to take place. Following a positive start in the 2023/24 Premier League (PL) season, we recorded 78 points from the last 66 PL games. This culminated in our worst-ever PL finish last season. At times there were extenuating circumstances - injuries and then a decision to prioritise our European campaign. Whilst winning the Europa League this season ranks as one of the Club’s greatest moments, we cannot base our decision on emotions aligned to this triumph.

It is crucial that we are able to compete on multiple fronts and believe a change of approach will give us the strongest chance for the coming season and beyond. This has been one of the toughest decisions we have had to make and is not a decision that we have taken lightly, nor one we have rushed to conclude. We have made what we believe is the right decision to give us the best chance of success going forward, not the easy decision.

We have a talented, young squad and Ange has given us a great platform to build upon. We should like to express our gratitude to him. We wish him well for the future - he will always be welcome back at our home.

News on the appointment of a new Head Coach will be announced in due course.
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That is a real press release

Whether you agree or not it provides reasoning and context, which is all you can ask for when a decision is made.
 
DubaiSpur said:
Well, it's clear what this club's priorities are, I suppose. Finishing 5th and trophyless forevermore is totally fine, but don't you dare take any risks to win something, that's a sackable offence.

What makes it even more grimly amusing is that if the late reporting is true, we're apparently going to replace him with a Danish bloke whose greatest achievement is simply existing in mid-table with Brentford. We want to be Brentford - hooray for the sheer ambition of it all.



It's inevitable, and to a small extent justified.

I do think the club has underestimated what the fan reaction will be on this one. If we start and stay winning, then great. If we don't, then the fury is going to be magnified because they sacked the man who won us something to bring in yet another loser.
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I think you underestimate the amount of fans that want him gone. No matter what the decision there was going to be a large portion of the fan base disgruntled. It comes down to whether winning the Europa is enough to justify two years of poor performances in the league. Some will say yes, others no. The board must believe that he can't compete in the league and in cups and needs to jack off one to be competitive in the other.
 
Glenda's Legs said:
Following a review of performances and after significant reflection, the Club can announce that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties...
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It's an interesting statement - feels like Levy needing to explain himself a little, though he hides behind the 'unanimous' decision of the board a little given he's the only one who matters in terms of making a decision at Tottenham.

Glenda's Legs said:
It is crucial that we are able to compete on multiple fronts and believe a change of approach will give us the strongest chance for the coming season and beyond. This has been one of the toughest decisions we have had to make and is not a decision that we have taken lightly, nor one we have rushed to conclude. We have made what we believe is the right decision to give us the best chance of success going forward, not the easy decision.

We have a talented, young squad and Ange has given us a great platform to build upon. We should like to express our gratitude to him. We wish him well for the future - he will always be welcome back at our home.
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If you want to compete on multiple fronts, you need a squad able to do that, with the wages to match.

You instead prefer building the cheapest squad possible in terms of wages, which means buying literal teenagers by the boatload and hoping they come good.

Again, the club has very little idea of what it wants, and this dooms any manager, whether it's Ange or that rando Thomas Frank from out of Brentford (if we end up getting him).

Compete on all fronts, with a callow, cheap squad that will fold when exposed to the pressure. Then get sacked because you failed at the impossible job.

Only Poch has ever squared that circle, and he was rewarded for it by...getting sacked at the first sign of trouble.

Budget Chelsea, without the trophies, money or glamour to match.
 
clownfoot said:
We got 10 mil for winning the Europa. If we’d finished 6 places higher in the league we would’ve have got more than we did for winning in Bilbao. This is what it boils down to with the board. No ambition just financial aims

‘sexy’ wasn’t a thing before Levy
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If that was true they'd have sacked him Jan and we'd probably have finished top half!
It's clear we backed him in the EL.
 
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monkeybarry said:
Oi! I remember being excited the times we finished 7th! Even 6th once in the 90s....I think
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You’re getting carried away with those dizzy height memories. 7th was as high as we finished in the PL before Martin Jol. Think it was Gerry the Mullet in 95 or 96. We were known for not having ever finished top 6 or bottom 6 until 2006. BMJ broke that ceiling and we stayed there for 20 years almost. Ange broke the floor…hope that isn’t a sign we’ll be marooned in relegation scraps for the next two decades. I don’t want to be Everton.
 
And we go again.

Thanks for those first ten games that made me want to watch Spurs again and for getting the no trophy monkey off our backs - that was an evening that I'll always cherish.

I hope now our new manager will be suited to our players and that he is a great man manager - which I believe he might have to be to win the squad over. They clearly loved Ange.

Anyways; good luck Ange, now for the next chapter.
 
I'm sad for him that he had to navigate such stormy waters, glad for him that he was able to achieve a measure of success at the top and should be able to continue on without being damaged, and eternally grateful to him for helping deliver a European trophy and one of the happiest days of my life.
 
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DubaiSpur said:
It's an interesting statement - feels like Levy needing to explain himself a little, though he hides behind the 'unanimous' decision of the board a little given he's the only one who matters in terms of making a decision at Tottenham.



If you want to compete on multiple fronts, you need a squad able to do that, with the wages to match.

You instead prefer building the cheapest squad possible in terms of wages, which means buying literal teenagers by the boatload and hoping they come good.

Again, the club has very little idea of what it wants, and this dooms any manager, whether it's Ange or that rando Thomas Frank from out of Brentford (if we end up getting him).

Compete on all fronts, with a callow, cheap squad that will fold when exposed to the pressure. Then get sacked because you failed at the impossible job.

Only Poch has ever squared that circle, and he was rewarded for it by...getting sacked at the first sign of trouble.

Budget Chelsea, without the trophies, money or glamour to match.
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Mcfee said:
The last line sounds like someone is ready to step in.
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Near-impossible for them to have done this without a candidate lined up, though given the farce with the manager search in 2021 (when we sacked Mourinho in March and then hired Nuno three months later, on June 30, only to sack him 10 games in)...nothing would surprise me.

Personally just hope it isn't Thomas fudging Frank.
 
Glenda's Legs said:
I feel quite sad about it and I would have given him another chance but that’s an emotional response really to Bilbao. I can understand the ‘why’, I’m just not overly convinced on the ‘who’ (if it is Frank).

Thanks Ange. Bilbao was one of the best nights ever and you gave us that. Forever grateful for that.
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Yeah I feel sad, but I understand the decision. I'll reserve my judgement until the successor is announced but if Frank is the best we could get I'm not convinced this was the right move but will be behind him whilst he's here of course...
 
Robbo said:
And we go again.

Thanks for those first ten games that made me want to watch Spurs again and for getting the no trophy monkey off our backs - that was an evening that I'll always cherish.

I hope now our new manager will be suited to our players and that he is a great man manager - which I believe he might have to be to win the squad over. They clearly loved Ange.

Anyways; good luck Ange, now for the next chapter.
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The Arsenal and Liverpool games in autumn 23 were exceptional performances. I'll remember those two games very fondly. The pyramid of Biss-Udogie-Porro was breathtaking
 
monkeybarry said:
This season the club prioritised winning major European trophy ahead of sacking a manager delivering terrible league results.
Sounds good to me.

Prioritising the risk of not getting relegated or finishing 11-14th next season (a start in line with the last six months results could easily see that happen)
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Depends on who we get and which players end up staying or leaving. If we get someone like Thomas Frank, whose greatest achievement is simply existing with Brentford, then 10th-14th may be a reality regardless of this move.
 
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harr1984 said:
Yeah I feel sad, but I understand the decision. I'll reserve my judgement until the successor is announced but if Frank is the best we could get I'm not convinced this was the right move but will be behind him whilst he's here of course...
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100% my sentiment as well. Sad to see him go, but I think it is ultimately the right decision. I'm not really sold on any of the rumoured replacements.
 
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