Ange Postecoglou sacked: Tottenham axe head coach regardless of profitable Europa League | Soccer Information

Tottenham have sacked head coach Ange Postecoglou regardless of him ending the membership’s 17-year trophy drought after profitable the Europa League.

His dismissal comes 16 days after he guided Spurs to a 1-0 Europa League last win over Manchester United to say their first European trophy in 41 years.

However glory in Bilbao, which noticed Spurs qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League, got here after Postecoglou presided over the membership’s worst-ever Premier League marketing campaign.

Tottenham completed a dismal seventeenth after struggling 22 defeats to report their lowest-ever Premier League factors tally of 38.

Postecoglou departs after two seasons in cost, midway by his four-year contract.

His sacking comes precisely two years on from his appointment, having joined from Celtic on June 6, 2023.

In September, Postecoglou famously claimed he “at all times wins issues in his second season” – however delivering on his promise has not been sufficient to maintain his job.

The 59-year-old’s departure means Spurs are trying to find their fifth everlasting supervisor in six years since Mauricio Pochettino left in 2019.

Ange after EL win: I have not accomplished the job but

Talking after clinching the Europa League trophy, Postecoglou felt he had not accomplished his job but at Spurs.

“We’re nonetheless constructing this group,” he stated. “It is a younger group, we have to add expertise. My thought course of has been about constructing a group that may be profitable for 5 – 6 years.

“However I am the supervisor – that call just isn’t in my palms. It would not have an effect on me. You’d have seen that within the build-up, all I care about is [the medal] – as this implies this soccer membership has received a trophy.

“I do not really feel like I’ve accomplished the job. We’re constructing. The second I accepted the function I had one factor in my head, win one thing. We have executed that now and I wish to construct on it.”

How Ange’s turbulent time unfolded at Spurs

Postecoglou made an immediate affect at Spurs final season as they topped the Premier League in a 10-game unbeaten begin, which noticed him named the Premier League’s supervisor of the month in August, September and October.

However the bubble burst after a chaotic 4-1 residence defeat to Chelsea at first of November, which noticed Spurs decide to their high-line strategy regardless of happening to 9 gamers, with Postecoglou infamously declaring to Sky Sports activities: “It’s simply who we’re, mate.”

The long-term impact of accidents and suspensions picked up in that defeat then disrupted the marketing campaign as Tottenham misplaced 5 of their last seven video games to overlook out on the Champions League with a fifth-placed end.

Accidents have as soon as once more decimated Tottenham this season, with some blaming Postecoglou for the problem attributable to his ultra-aggressive techniques.

Their harm disaster and poor performances led to a woeful run of kind. Following the 4-0 win in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on November 23, Spurs would go on to lose eight of their subsequent 11 fixtures, together with a 2-1 loss to Leicester, who have been the one group separating Postecoglou’s facet and relegation this season.

The wretched run noticed Postecoglou’s relationship bitter with Spurs supporters following altercations in defeats at Bournemouth, Fulham and Chelsea. The latter at Stamford Bridge noticed the away followers boo and subsequently chant, ‘You do not know what you are doing’, which then led to Postecoglou cupping his ear in celebration in direction of the Spurs followers earlier than Pape Sarr’s equaliser was disallowed.

The 1-0 loss at Chelsea noticed him turn into the primary Tottenham boss to lose his first 4 league video games in opposition to the Blues, whereas he didn’t beat Spurs’ fundamental rivals, Arsenal, in his 4 league video games in cost.

It was after a house defeat in opposition to the Gunners in September when Postecoglou declared, “I at all times win issues in my second yr”, and regardless of delivering on that promise, it wasn’t sufficient to maintain him within the function.

They have been additionally overwhelmed within the Carabao Cup semi-finals by Liverpool in February after a sorry 4-0 second-leg defeat at Anfield, which noticed them lose 4-1 on mixture.

Within the FA Cup, Tottenham have been practically embarrassed by non-League Tamworth within the third spherical, with Spurs needing extra-time to win on the Nationwide League facet earlier than being knocked out on the subsequent stage by Aston Villa.

And so all of it got here right down to the Europa League, and although the win over Manchester United places him in Spurs folklore, Daniel Levy ended Postecoglou’s turbulent reign – and now Spurs begin over once more.

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