Ange Postecoglou’s record at Spurs speaks for itself. He joined Tottenham in the summer of 2023 after a trophyless period under previous managers like Mourinho, Conte, and Nuno.
Under Ange, Spurs played an exciting, attacking style of football that fans loved early on. The pinnacle was winning the Europa League in May 2025—the club’s first major trophy since the 2008 League Cup.
Results were mixed. In his first season (2023-24), Tottenham finished 5th in the Premier League, qualifying for Europe. The 2024-25 season saw them hover around mid-table at times, but the Europa triumph overshadowed domestic inconsistencies. There were reports of internal frustrations over squad depth and injuries, but no outright crisis.
Many players, like Micky van de Ven, expressed shock at the sacking, noting it was unexpected given the silverware. It has to be said that a significant portion of fans regretted the decision, with some calling for his reinstatement and criticising the board’s impatience.
One man who shares that vibe is former Spur Teddy Sheringham, who spoke to The Boy Hotspur’s Substack.
Q: Do you think Tottenham may be beginning to regret sacking Ange Postecoglou?
Teddy Sheringham: Listen, I was a big advocate of Ange. I don’t think they should have sacked him. I understood exactly what was going on at the football club. Once it went past February, he didn’t care where they ended up in the Premier League as long as he won something for the football club, and he did that.
I’ve said before that he must have been absolutely devastated after doing what he did at Tottenham. Winning them a trophy when he said he was going to do it, and then, three weeks later, sitting without a job, and looking around the place, going, ‘What have I done wrong?’ He told them what he was going to do, and he did it.
There were so many injuries last year, and he juggled it so that he put all his eggs in one basket, and he came up trumps. Who cares whether you finished ninth, eighth or seventh in the Premier League? I know performances weren’t good in the league, but he got results.
Q: Would you take Ange Postecoglou back at Spurs, should Thomas Frank leave in the future?
Teddy Sheringham: I don’t think you can take him back now. I mean, there was such a funny vibe at the club when he went. I think that would be wrong to do that now. But having said that, I don’t think they should have sacked him when they did.
Daniel Levy and the board reportedly felt a change was needed to “compete on multiple fronts,” citing concerns over league form and long-term sustainability. Postecoglou himself later admitted he sensed it coming before the Europa final, suggesting behind-the-scenes tensions.
This echoes Tottenham’s history of quick managerial turnovers— they’ve cycled through 10 permanent managers since 2008, often chasing short-term fixes without building continuity.
Thomas Frank was brought in from Brentford in summer 2025 as a “progressive” choice, but seven months later, Spurs are in a rut. A recent draw with Burnley has intensified sack rumors for Frank, with the team reportedly mid-table and out of European contention early in the 2025-26 season.