Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has defended his controversial decision to sack Ange Postecoglou despite the former Socceroos coach guiding Spurs to Europa League glory last season.
Postecoglou was axed by Spurs in June, a little more than two weeks after Tottenham’s 1-0 Europa League final win over Manchester United.
The win secured Spurs their first piece of silverware in 17 years and a coveted spot in the UEFA Champions League.
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However, it wasn’t enough to save Postecoglou’s job, with Tottenham’s poor 2024-25 English Premier League season the reason for his sacking.
Spurs finished in 17th spot and lost 22 Premier League matches.
“We had to take the emotion out of it,” Levy told The Overlap this week.
“No one likes telling somebody ‘you’re losing your job’, but it is the nature of football.
“We’re there to win, and yes, we won a European trophy, and it was fantastic, but we also need to win on all fronts, and the Premier League says it all.
“We can’t lose sight of the fact we finished 17th in the league. We lost 22 Premier League games, and it’s impossible for Tottenham to be in that position.”
Levy said while it was a “collective decision” to sack Postecoglou, the decision ultimately had to “rest with me”.
Postecoglou remains without a coaching job, while Levy appointed former Brentford boss Thomas Frank as Spurs’ new manager in June.
“Thomas is a highly intelligent individual. He’s got a fantastic way about him in terms of communication. He will be great at developing young players and older players and making them better,” Levy said.
“He gets the style of football we want to play. We haven’t said to him ‘you’ve got to win the league this year’ … we just want to compete at the highest level.”
Spurs will meet Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in next Thursday morning’s UEFA Super Cup before starting their Premier League campaign on August 17 against Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.