Ange Postecoglou was a huge success in the colours of Celtic.
When he left Glasgow and joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2023, he was keen to remove this cloud over the club’s head and win them a major trophy for the first time since 2008.
For years and years, Spurs would get verbally battered and mocked by all, especially their inability to get over the line and secure any type of silverware.
Postecoglou won the Treble at Celtic, including being a success at every other team he managed, so he had the history and winner medals to back it up.
That’s why, after a troubling league campaign in north London, when Spurs won the Europa League final by beating Manchester United in Bilbao last month, there were many of the Celtic Park faithful delighted for their old boss.
Yet, talk of Postecoglou’s future wouldn’t go away, despite lifting some silverware.
Will Celtic hero Ange Postecoglou get sacked by Tottenham Hotspur?
It’s crazy to think that Spurs are even still considering sacking Postecoglou, especially given that he has achieved what no other modern-day manager has done at their club, and that’s win a European trophy.
But amid all this talk that the 59-year-old could be booted out, there are different noises now emerging from Italy, and from a very strong source.
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Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has suggested that the chances of Postecoglou staying have now increased.
You wonder how the Tottenham fans will react to this, but the Celtic supporters will be delighted for their former manager, that’s for sure.
Talking about the future of Fulham boss Marco Silva, who has been linked with Spurs, as well as clubs in Italy.
Di Marzio says Tottenham ‘made moves’ for Silva, but the chances of Postecoglou staying have now ‘increased’.
One of the great things Celtic fans loved about Postecoglou was, not just his all-action style of play, but how he handled himself in the media.
He would say things to lift you off your seat, and proved to be so quotable during his days in Scotland.
But Postecoglou took it to another level in the Premier League because, amid Spurs’ struggles at the start of the season, he reminded everyone that he ‘always wins’ a trophy in his second season.