As we continue to deal with the fallout from Tottenham’s decision to sack Ange Postecoglou, Alasdair Gold has now revealed that the recently sacked Spurs boss saw warning signs very early in his tenure.
Whatever decision Spurs made regarding Postecoglou this summer would have been questioned. They either had to stick with a manager who oversaw 22 league defeats or sack a manager who delivered the club their first trophy in 17 years.
Daniel Levy took the latter path and some Spurs fans are furious that Postecoglou did not get a chance to build on his Europa League success.
Heartfelt messages have been pouring from the Tottenham players for Postecoglou over the last few days, which shows that the decision is not a popular one in the dressing room.
What Ange Postecoglou felt during his initial days at Tottenham
Even though Tottenham Hotspur had a strong start to Postecoglou’s reign at the club when he arrived in 2023, Football.London’s Alasdair Gold reveals that the Australian had some doubts even at that time.
The journalist explains that the 59-year-old feared in his early days at the club that, despite his best efforts, he would not be able to bring about the changes he wanted at the club.
While Gold does not clarify what sort of changes he is referring to, it would be fair to assume that it has to do with the culture at Spurs, which has been questioned by Postecoglou’s predecessors.
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Ange Postecoglou did his job by changing Tottenham’s mentality
Whether one thinks the decision to sack Postecoglou was justified or not, one could appreciate that the Australian did his job by delivering a trophy.
That winning feeling the squad now has will dramatically change their mentality. The next time Tottenham make it into the semifinals or finals, the players will actually believe they can win, which has not been the case with Spurs teams over the last decade.
That is Postecoglou’s biggest legacy at the club and there is no doubt that he will always be seen as a hero by the Spurs faithful.