Micky van de Ven has questioned Tottenham’s determination to sack Ange Postecoglou following the membership’s Europa League win, labelling it “unusual”.
Postecoglou ended a 17-year trophy drought on the north London membership however was in the end dismissed after Spurs completed seventeenth within the Premier League.
They misplaced 22 video games final season, essentially the most within the membership’s top-flight historical past and the highest-ever whole for a Premier League workforce that prevented relegation in a 38-game season.
Defender Van de Ven was dropped at the membership by Postecoglou and made 40 league appearances below the supervisor, conserving six clear sheets and scoring three targets in that point.
Following the Netherlands’ 8-0 win over Malta, through which Van de Ven scored one and assisted one other, he questioned Spurs’’determination to let go of Postecoglou.
“I believe most of the gamers acquired together with him nicely. And naturally, he’s the primary coach who has introduced success to Spurs in a very long time,” stated Van de Ven to Voetbalzone.
“That additionally exhibits that he has a sure high quality. That additionally implies that he has a successful mentality, 100%.
“From that, you’d after all say that it’s unusual that he was fired.”
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Thomas Frank is reportedly near changing into Spurs’ subsequent head coach, however Van de Ven didn’t say a lot on the matter.
“We’ll see what occurs now,” added Van de Ven. “After all, we see some rumours concerning the Brentford head coach, who it would in all probability be.”