Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has described the current choice to sack former supervisor Ange Postecoglou as “emotionally tough.”
The 59-year-old guided Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years, beating Manchester United in final month’s Europa League closing. The consequence additionally secured Champions League qualification for subsequent season however was not sufficient to avoid wasting Postecoglou’s job.
“I am very grateful to Ange,” Levy informed the membership’s in-house media channels. “I do not remorse appointing Ange. In his first season we completed fifth and within the second season we have been over the moon to win a trophy however we have to compete in all competitions. We felt that we would have liked a change.
“I’ve received a superb relationship with him and informed him he’ll all the time be part of our historical past. Himself and his household are all the time welcome again.
“It was a collective choice. It wasn’t my choice. We do all the pieces collectively. Emotionally it was tough however we consider now we have made the proper choice for the membership.”
Whereas he helped finish the membership’s trophy drought, Postecoglou additionally oversaw 22 league defeats — the worst Premier League report for a workforce to keep away from relegation — as Tottenham completed a lowly seventeenth within the desk.
Final week, Tottenham introduced the appointment of former Brentford boss Thomas Frank because the membership’s new supervisor.
“We ran a very, actually thorough course of — at pace,” Spurs’ new chief government Vinai Venkatesham stated whereas seated alongside Levy.
“We outlined 10 traits that we predict are essential to be a profitable supervisor at Tottenham Hotspur, we analysed in actual element, by way of our technical employees, greater than 30 candidates.
“We had lots of time with the shortlist and Thomas was completely the primary candidate. We couldn’t be extra excited to have him be part of the membership.
“One of many issues I’ve enthusiastic about is that he’s an excellent developer of younger gamers so I actually look ahead to seeing what he can do with the squad now we have right here.”