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Ange Postecoglou Sacked: Tottenham Hotspur make surprise move, remove manager despite first major trophy in 17 years | Football News

Ange Postecoglou Sacked: Tottenham Hotspur make surprise move, remove manager despite first major trophy in 17 years | Football News

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Ange Postecoglou (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on Friday announced the dismissal of their manager Ange Postecoglou, shortly after the Australian guided the side to their first trophy in 17 years through the Europa League triumph.The victory over Manchester United with a 1-0 scoreline in Bilbao marked Tottenham’s first European success in 41 years, additionally securing them a Champions League spot for the upcoming season.However, the club’s dismal domestic performance, their worst since the 1976-77 relegation season, resulted in Postecoglou’s departure.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Following a review of performances and after significant reflection, the Club can announce that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties,” according to a statement posted on Tottenham’s official X account.The Australian’s tenure ended precisely two years after his appointment from Celtic, with chairman Daniel Levy making the final decision.The club’s Premier League campaign concluded with 22 defeats from 38 matches, placing them 17th, just above Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton, who faced relegation.“The Board has unanimously concluded that it is in the best interests of the club for a change to take place,” the statement continued.“Whilst winning the Europa League this season ranks as one of the club’s greatest moments, we cannot base our decision on emotions aligned to this triumph.”

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Manchester City’s 3rd place finish in 2024/25 better than title win: Pep Guardiola

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has dismissed the notion that the 2024-25 season was a disaster for his side and claimed the third-place finish he got is better than his previous title win. City fell off the pace this season in the title race and almost missed out on Champions League football before getting their act together and making it to the competition. This was Guardiola’s second trophyless season of his career, but said it wasn’t a disaster for his side. Speaking to Reuters, the City boss said that he wants to suffer when he isn’t winning and feels that everyone is in the world to feel different experiences. “I want to suffer when I’m not winning games,” Guardiola told Reuters in an exclusive interview. “I want to feel bad. I want to sleep badly. I want that when the situation goes bad, it affects me… I want that!” “I’m angry… my food, it tastes worse… I don’t need to eat much because I need to feel that (anger). Because if it doesn’t, what sense would it have? Winning or losing… We’re here in this world to feel different experiences, different moods.” Guardiola went on to say that the 2024-25 season was the most valuable one for him as he was able to learn a lot. “You judge happiness if you win. You judge success if you win and win. And that is a problem,” he said. “I will not judge myself or my team because of bad seasons or good seasons… Maybe finishing third in a season and never giving up otherwise you finish 10th or 12th, maybe that’s a better season than when we won the fourth Premier League in a row. “We faced so many difficulties that were higher due to injuries, relaxation, I was not good enough… for many reasons. Maybe the analysis about my period is that the last season was better. Qualifying for the Champions League when we were on the verge of not getting it.” ‘Winners are boring’ Reflecting on his setbacks, Guardiola quoted former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica and said that success is all about how many times you stand up after falling down. “Success is how many times you stand up when you fall down.” He added: “Fall down, stand up. Fall down, stand up… That is the biggest success.” “Winners are boring,” he said, adding that he always looked forward to post-match interviews with players and coaches from losing sides. “It’s nice to see the losers. That is when you really learn.” City and Guardiola will be aiming to mount a stronger challenge next season. Published On: Jun 5, 2025 Tune In

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Premier League: Erik ten Hag takes blame for Manchester United's thrashing vs Crystal Palace

Premier League: Erik ten Hag takes blame for Manchester United’s thrashing vs Crystal Palace

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Manchester United’s woes this season were laid bare again in their 4-0 Premier League hammering by Crystal Palace on Monday, but manager Erik Ten Hag believes he is the right man to fix a team that is limping to the end of the campaign. United had several injury issues ahead of the game and were forced to play midfielder Casemiro at centre-back, where he was exposed on a number of occasions as Palace’s mobile front three pulled their visitors apart. It leaves United in eighth with three league games remaining and facing several unwanted records. They currently have a club record number of losses (13) in a Premier League season and have already faced their most shots (618) in a single campaign. If they let in three more goals this term they will set a new mark for their most conceded in a campaign. “I will keep fighting, I have prepared the team in the best way I can,” Ten Hag told SkySports. “It (the performance) was not good enough and I have to take the responsibility for that. “But I will find the energy and prepare them for the next game. We have nine points to play for and we have to fight for those.” The manager refused to lay the blame on Casemiro alone for the poor defensive display. “You can’t put it on one player, it is a team performance. We did not adapt to the different situations,” Ten Hag said. “It’s clear, we didn’t act how we want to, it’s not good enough. “There are always reasons, everyone could see our backline today, where we had huge problems. But at the end of the day we have to deal with these issues and we should have done better.” Manchester United’s next game is at home to league leaders Arsenal on Sunday. Published By: Kingshuk Kusari Published On: May 7, 2024

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