Sources: Spurs fire Postecoglou despite UEL win

Tottenham Hotspur person sacked Ange Postecoglou contempt the Australian guiding the nine to victory successful the Europa League and ending their 17-year trophy drought.

Spurs bushed Manchester United 1-0 successful Bilbao connected May 21, fulfilling Postecoglou's committedness that he "always wins trophies successful his 2nd season" astatine the teams helium manages.

However, the northbound London broadside finished 17th successful the Premier League and suffered their astir defeats successful a azygous Premier League play (22).

Spurs mislaid to Liverpool successful the Carabao Cup semifinals and were knocked retired of the FA Cup by Aston Villa successful the 4th round.

"Following a reappraisal of performances and aft important reflection, the Club tin denote that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties," a Tottenham connection work connected Friday.

"We are highly grateful to Ange for his committedness and publication during his 2 years astatine the Club. Ange volition ever beryllium remembered arsenic lone the 3rd manager successful our past to present a European trophy, alongside legendary figures Bill Nicholson and Keith Burkinshaw.

"However, the Board has unanimously concluded that it is successful the champion interests of the Club for a alteration to instrumentality place."

Postecoglou took implicit astatine Spurs successful June 2023, guiding the nine to a fifth-place decorativeness successful the Premier League and Europa League qualification successful his archetypal play successful charge.

But Spurs failed to physique upon his affirmative archetypal run domestically, with a midseason wounded situation prompting them to plummet down the array and strain Postecoglou's narration with the club's supporters.