New Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou has revealed that he expected to be sacked by Tottenham Hotspur following their UEFA Europa League triumph in May.
Despite a disappointing Premier League campaign, which saw the Lilywhites finish 17th, few expected Postecoglou to be sacked after winning Spurs' first trophy in 17 years.
But on 6 June 2025, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that Postecoglou had been relieved of his duties after the club's board "unanimously concluded that it is in the best interests of the club for a change to take place."
What came as a shock to the footballing world was far less surprising to Postecoglou himself, who revealed in his first press conference as Nottingham Forest boss that he saw his departure coming.
"It was tough, I'll be honest," he admitted. "Like I said, it [being sacked] had never happened to me before. Call it luck or whatever it was, everywhere I've been, I've had success.
"And I had success again [with Spurs], and for all intents and purposes, that's what the club was craving, the football club hadn't won something for a very long time.
"I knew it [being sacked] was coming, and I knew it a long way out that it was going to happen. So, it wasn't the actual decision [that was tough], it was things ending because then I was kind of like 'okay, well what do I do now?'"
The Australian continued to reveal that he chose not to dampen Spurs' Europa League celebrations despite knowing of his imminent exit
"I certainly didn't want to tarnish the night, or tarnish the parade or anything like that," he said. "I wasn't going to let that happen because it wouldn't have been fair on anybody else.
"[It wouldn't have been fair on] my family, if nobody else. I wanted them to enjoy it, and I did too. I enjoyed it too, I didn't care about the next day.
"We all work so hard and we know how hard it is to have success, and when you have it you kind of cherish it and celebrate it.
"There's moments there [in the celebrations] that will stay with me forever, with the players, the staff, our families, they were special moments, so you put that [knowing you will leave the club] to one side."