Tottenham chairman breaks silence on Ange Postecoglou sacking

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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has broken his silence on the shock sacking of Ange Postecoglou, saying that winning the Europa League was not enough for the Australian manager to keep his job.

Postecoglou was dismissed just 16 days after leading Spurs to a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao — the club’s first trophy in 17 years.

Despite securing Champions League qualification, the 59-year-old oversaw a disastrous Premier League season in which Tottenham finished 17th with 22 defeats.

“It’s not enough,” Levy said. “It’s what we haven’t done that is more important. We want to win the Premier League. We want to win the Champions League. We want to win.”

Levy insisted the decision was “collective” and not personal.

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“I’m very grateful to Ange. I don’t regret appointing Ange… but we need to compete in all competitions and we felt that we needed a change.”

He added that Postecoglou and his family “are always welcome back,” and that the club hopes to build on last season’s European success.

Postecoglou has been swiftly replaced by Danish manager Thomas Frank.

Spurs’ new chief executive Vinai Venkatesham said Frank was the “number one candidate” after a detailed evaluation of over 30 managers.

“Personally, one of the things I’m really excited about is that he is an outstanding developer of young players,” Venkatesham said, adding that the club has “wonderful foundations” for Frank to build on.

Source: FOX Sports.

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