Spurs made a bright start in the Australianโs first season in charge, playing an attack-minded and entertaining style of football led to both high-scoring wins and losses. They narrowly missed out on a Champions League place by finishing fifth in 2023-24, but then saw a major dip in results this past season.
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Itโs 17th-place finish was its lowest since the Premier League was founded in 1992. Tottenham lost 22 of its 38 games and ended the campaign just one position above the relegation places.
It meant that Postecoglou was relieved of his duties despite securing the clubโs first piece of silverware since 2008, while also qualifying for next seasonโs Champions League.
โIt is crucial that we are able to compete on multiple fronts and believe a change of approach will give us the strongest chance for the coming season and beyond,โ the club said in its statement.
โThis has been one of the toughest decisions we have had to make and is not a decision that we have taken lightly, nor one we have rushed to conclude. We have made what we believe is the right decision to give us the best chance of success going forward, not the easy decision.โ
Postecoglou delivered a mic-drop moment during a euphoric open-top bus parade celebrating the Europa League triumph in front of an estimated 220,000 people when he declared โseason three is better than season twoโ.
Postecoglou had divided opinion among supporters during his two-year tenure and his job prospects had seemed bleak before winning the Europa League, European footballโs second-tier competition behind the Champions League.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has been installed as the bookmakersโ favourite to replace Postecoglou.
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