The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust have released a statement on the decision to sack Ange Postecoglou and they have one key concern.
Ange Postecoglou became the latest Tottenham manager to be fired, after being shown the door last Friday. Postecoglou is the 15th manager to be sacked in Daniel Levy’s 24 years at Spurs.
He will be remembered fondly at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having ended the club’s 17-year wait for silverware with a Europa League victory.
However, he oversaw the club’s worst-ever Premier League campaign, as Spurs finished 17th on 38 points. In the 2010/11 season, Birmingham City and Blackpool both finished on 39 points and were relegated to the Championship.
Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust deliver Ange Postecoglou statement
The THST have posted a statement on their X page which acknowledges the club’s reasons for sacking Postecoglou. However, the fan-led organisation have raised a concern about something which has become a ‘habit’ at Tottenham.
The statement read: “On behalf of our members and Spurs fans everywhere we would like to thank Ange Postecoglou for his passion and commitment during his two years at Spurs.
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“The vast majority of fans will love Ange forever because of the incredible moments he gave us in the Europa League, culminating with our first trophy in 17 years and first European trophy since 1984.
“The memories of that amazing night in Bilbao and the victory parade will live forever in our hearts. They will become stories we will tell our children and our grandchildren.
“Spurs fans will understandably have different opinions on what comes next. Many would want to see whether Ange could have built on the new confidence he gave us and the players, next season.
“However, the league results have been a long way short of what Spurs fans expect. We travel the length and breadth of the country to watch our team. We come from all over the World to support them. We pay amongst the very highest ticket prices in Europe. Twenty two league defeats in one season is not okay.
“Our concern now is that it appears we will have yet another change of direction and that this is something that is becoming a habit since we said goodbye to Mauricio Pochettino in 2019 .
“We can only hope that the right decision has been made and that the new manager is fully supported by the Board and everyone at the Club to build on the cup success that Ange has laid. He will need the finances to build a strong squad that can challenge simultaneously on many fronts.
“We wish whoever is appointed well. Spurs fans have had a taste of glory and we don’t want to wait another seventeen years for more.”
Some Spurs supporters have slammed the THST
The THST are often criticised for toeing the line and failing to speak out against the Spurs board. The reaction to their statement on Postecoglou is no different, as while they have questioned Tottenham’s constant chopping and changing of managers, they do acknowledge why the board came to their decision.
One supporter said the statement was ‘pathetic’ and ‘utterly shameful,’ while another accused the Trust of being paid by the club. References were also made to Change For Spurs, a growing fan movement which has staged multiple protests demanding that Levy finally listen to the supporters.
Not all fans feel the same way about the decision to show Postecoglou the door, but the responses to the statement suggest plenty of Tottenham fans are very unhappy.