There were ‘quite a few people’ at Tottenham Hotspur who were left ‘surprised’ by Daniel Levy’s response to the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.
After two weeks of deliberating, Levy sacked Postecoglou as manager of the North London club despite the Australian winning them their first major trophy in 17 years.
Ultimately, it was the performances in the Premier League which cost Postecoglou his job as the team ended up with their lowest ever finish in 17th place.
Finishing just one place above the relegation zone was deemed unacceptable and following a review, the club announced Postecoglou would be leaving.
But, in their official statement, there was a key detail missing, which left many inside the club quite shocked.
Daniel Levy not included in Tottenham’s Ange Postecoglou statement
Daniel Levy’s failure to give his thoughts on Ange Postecoglou’s sacking in Tottenham Hotspur’s official statement left ‘quite a few’ people at the club ‘surprised’, according to Alasdair Gold.
The Spurs chairman almost always gives his take on why the club made a certain decision, however, he was not included in the official statement.
Earlier this summer, Levy gave his thoughts on Donna Cullen stepping down as Executive Director and then Ryan Mason departing for West Bromwich Albion.
The Tottenham journalist also admitted to being surprised at Levy not taking ownership of the decision to sack the manager who delivered just his second major trophy.
Gold told Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham: “It’s just madness, isn’t it really? But yeah, from what I understand, there were quite a few people within the club that were surprised that Levy didn’t put his name to it because it kind of wasn’t taking responsibility for the decision, which to be fair, he has done in the past. I looked back and all of the Pochettino, Conte, Mourinho ones, it all had his kind of name with quotes under it.
“And as you said, you know, Ryan Mason, Donna Cullen, this week are the most recent examples of, you know, not just thanking the manager as well for giving you your first or biggest trophy, only the second trophy, his entire quarter of essentially tenure as chairman. I thought it was all a bit like, ‘Really?’ Take ownership of it. I was quite surprised at that.”
How Daniel Levy actually felt about hiring Ange Postecoglou originally
Another interesting detail from the situation has emerged as Paul O’Keefe has revealed that Levy didn’t want Postecoglou in charge, initially.
His new chief football officer, Scott Munn, selected the 59-year-old, and the Spurs chairman felt he had to ultimately back the call to appoint the Australian coach.
O’Keefe told the Last Word On Spurs: “Daniel Levy didn’t want Ange, it was Scott Munn’s pick. He had reservations putting Ange Postecoglou in charge of Tottenham.
“He felt he had to back his new guy (Munn) and his new regime. He wasn’t keen and had to be convinced, I think he’s probably thinking to himself, ‘I knew I was right all along’.”