Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has described the choice to sack supervisor Ange Postecoglou as “unusual” in mild of him ending the membership’s 17-year trophy drought, including that it was the “membership’s selection.”
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 save lots of him his job, with the board wanting unfavourably on Spurs ending seventeenth within the Premier League.
“That was finally a selection from the membership,” he instructed 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 when you take a look at it that means, it’s in fact a wierd selection.
“It’s a selection from the membership about which we’ve little to say, so we’ll see what occurs now. After all, we see some rumours in regards to the Brentford head coach [Thomas Frank], who it can most likely be. So sure, a selection from the membership about which we’ve little to say.”
Van de Ven is just not the one participant to have wished Postecoglou properly on his means 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 believe most of the gamers bought 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 implies that he has a successful mentality, 100%.
“From that, you’d in fact say that it’s unusual that he was fired. What we’ve proven within the Premier League is, in fact, unacceptable. That may, in fact, have a number of components, however that may not solely have been the coach.”