Simon Jordan has taken aim at Ange Postecoglou following his explosive outburst about Tottenham.
Postecoglou was sacked last summer after two seasons in charge at Tottenham, despite guiding them to Europa League glory last May.
Former Brentford boss Thomas Frank succeeded the Australian, but he was given his marching orders after just eight months in charge last Thursday.
Hot on the heels of Frank’s dismissal, Postecoglou criticised Spurs’ transfer strategy, while claiming the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium outfit are “not a big club”.
Now, ex-Crystal Palace owner Jordan has outlined his own critiques of Postecoglou, who was most recently sacked by Nottingham Forest in October after just eight games in charge.
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Simon Jordan calls out Ange Postecoglou’s inability to handle criticism
When Postecoglou left Celtic for Tottenham in the summer of 2023, many football fans were struck by his articulate, honest, and personable approach in interviews.
That came out when Tottenham made a superb start to the 2023-24 season. However, when results began to dip, Postecoglou became increasingly hostile in interviews, often snapping back at interviewees.
While he did win them the Europa League, their first trophy in 17 years, Postecoglou’s team finished 17th in the Premier League last season. That, ultimately, cost him his job.
Now, Jordan has called out his “faux-friendly” interviewing style and for not being able to take criticism on the chin.
He said on talkSPORT on Monday: “He doesn’t like any kind of criticism. He doesn’t like any kind of observation. You saw it in the kind of faux-friendly, ‘All right, mate’, kind of attitude in press conferences, which wasn’t that at all.
“He was getting more and more irritated, more and more aggravated with journalists. So any form of criticism, and the criticism, the ultimate criticism is, we don’t want you anymore. You’re out.”
Jordan also quipped that Postecoglou wouldn’t know what a big club is, as he has never managed one, despite the size and history of Celtic.
How will Igor Tudor fare at Tottenham?
On Saturday, former Juventus boss Igor Tudor was sworn in as Tottenham’s manager for the rest of the season.
The 47-year-old Croatian last managed Juventus in 2025 but was sacked by the Serie A side after just seven months in the role.
In fact, Tudor has had a whopping 12 managerial jobs in just 11 years, highlighting how he has not been in those positions for long.
He has a reputation of being something of a firefighter, which is just what Tottenham need as they are 16th in the Premier League and sit just five points above the bottom three.
However, as Sofascore shows, he did not do a great job at Juventus. Tudor has also been sacked at Marseille and Udinese, and he has resigned at a host of teams, too.
This is a gamble from Tottenham, but they will hope Tudor can do enough to maintain their Premier League status.