Yves Bissouma has thanked Ange Postecoglou for everything he did for him both on and off the pitch during their two years together at Tottenham. The Australian's Spurs tenure came to an end on Friday after Daniel Levy and the club's board elected to part with him.
It means the north London club are once again on the lookout for a new head coach, with Brentford's Thomas Frank the odds-on favourite to replace Postecoglou in the Tottenham dugout. Following the 59-year-old's sacking, a number of his Spurs team paid tribute with emotional posts on their social media accounts.
Pedro Porro was the first to do so and players such as Richarlison, Lucas Bergvall, Micky van de Ven, Dominic Solanke and James Maddison later followed suit. Captain Son Heung-min then did likewise on Saturday morning, hailing Postecoglou for "changing the trajectory of the club" and making him "a better player and better person" following their time together.
Following the heartfelt tributes from a number of his teammates, Bissouma took to his Instagram account on Sunday evening to praise Postecoglou. Thanking him and his coaching staff for their work, the midfielder then signed off by stating he will "always remember the last conversation we had that changed a lot of things".
"Gaffer, I even don’t know where and how to start," penned Bissouma. "I got a lot to say about how good you are as a human but I just wanna say thank you for everything from day one to the last one, you did a lot in my life on and off the pitch.
"I’ll never forgot the energy you shared with us. Your mindset make us European champions and legends of this wonderful club. Today you leave like a great and it will remain forever engraved in the history of the club.
"Thank you for everything boss, and thank you to all the staff for everything you’ve done for me — on and off the pitch. You believed in me, pushed me, and helped me become better every day, I’ll always be grateful.
"Wishing you nothing but success in your next chapter. I’ll always remember the last conversation we had that changed a lot of things. Thanks #BigAnge."