Tottenham Hotspur sack manager Ange Postecoglou

After winning the Europa League for the London Club, Ange Postecoglou have been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy.

Postecoglou ended Tottenham’s 17-year trophy drought despite Spurs finishing a dismal 17th in the Premier League with their lowest ever points tally after 22 losses.

The Australian have parted ways with Spurs after two years, just a little over two weeks after he guided Spurs to a 1-0 Europa League final win over Manchester United to claim their first European trophy in 41 years.

Winning the European trophy saw Spurs automatically qualify for next season’s Champions League, following a disappointing campaign that saw Postecoglou guiding the club to its worst-ever Premier League campaign.

The 59-year-old’s sacking comes exactly two years on from his appointment, having joined from Celtic on June 6, 2023 – he still has two years left on his initial four year contract.

Tottenham finished 17th in the League after suffering 22 defeats to record their lowest-ever Premier League points tally of 38.

Back in September, Postecoglou boldly declared he “always wins things in his second season” – a claim he honored with his last game, following the club’s heroic starring in Bilbao against United – but that was not enough to keep his job.

Ange Postecoglou’s heroic win against Man United in the Europa League final was not enough to keep his job(Image credit: Getty Images)

Speaking after clinching the Europa League trophy, Postecoglou was beaming with confidence – with a feeling that he had not completed his job yet at Spurs.

“We’re still building this team,” he said. “It’s a young team, we need to add experience. My thought process has been about building a team that can be successful for five or six years.”

The Europa League win over United etches his name in Spurs history books forever, but Daniel Levy, with other ideas, has ended Postecoglou’s turbulent reign.

His departure means Spurs will be searching for their fifth permanent manager in six years since Mauricio Pochettino left in 2019.