Tottenham Hotspur made a controversial decision over the summer when they sacked Ange Postecoglou.
Indeed, after winning Tottenham’s first trophy in 17 years, Ange Postecoglou was sacked by Tottenham and Thomas Frank has replaced him.
Frank has impressed at Spurs so far, but many believe Postecoglou’s sacking was unfair.
Speaking to Stan Sports, Pep Guardiola has now been discussing Ange Postecoglou’s time at Tottenham, and he says that even though he was sacked, he’s left a legacy at Tottenham that will help the club for a long time coming.
Ange Postecoglou has helped Tottenham
Guardiola has always been a fan of Postecoglou, and he continued to praise him here.
The Man City boss says that he always liked Postecoglou’s style of play, while he says that the Europa League win will break a barrier for Spurs that can help them in the future in terms of their mentality and ability to win things.
“The way he played alongside the amount of titles he won. The way his teams play, they always want to attack and be positive. When you have two teams like that it is a beautiful game,” Guardiola said of Postecoglou.
“I am pretty sure that the new generation of managers have more courage, they go to try to win, and when this happens football is nice.
“Ange’s teams always had that courage to do it. After what happened at Spurs, the injuries they had, the situation, I don’t know, I wasn’t there. It wasn’t a good season, but at the end they won silverware and maybe that helps to break that, break that barrier and maybe that can help in the future for Spurs, mentality wise.
“In the end he leaves something for the club, for the players, for the future.”
Ange Postecoglou’s record vs Pep Guardiola
Guardiola is clearly a fan of Postecoglou, and interestingly, these two have an intriguing record against one another.
Tottenham have been Manchester City’s bogey team for quite some time, and Postecoglou managed to continue that trend at Spurs, as he got the better of Guardiola on numerous occasions.
Guardiola won more than he lost against Postecoglou, but some of those wins were very tightly contested, while one of the losses was a notable battering – a 4-0 defeat at the Etihad last season.
Postecoglou had his flaws at Spurs, but you don’t earn praise from Guardiola unless you’re a very good coach.