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'It's no longer acceptable!The end of the 'postecoglou era' is just around the corner. Tottenham Hotspur are expected to finally fire coach Enze Postecoglou, who has been consistently asked to be replaced by fans since the beginning of the season. Inside the team, an agreement has already been reached. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy just pulls the trigger and it's over. Tottenham has even decided on a replacement to some extent.
Team Talk, a British media outlet, reported on the 18th (Korean time) 'Tottenham Chairman Levi said that contact with Postecoglou's sensational replacement has been completed'The Tottenham club could soon proceed with the replacement of Postecoglou and the appointment of the next manager.'
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'I can't accept it anymore!'
The end of the Postecoglou period is just around the corner. Tottenham Hotspur are expected to finally fire coach Enze Postecoglou, who has been consistently asked to be replaced by fans since the beginning of the season. Inside the team, an agreement has already been reached. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy just pulls the trigger and it's over. Tottenham has even decided on a replacement to some extent.
Team Talk, a British media outlet, reported on the 18th (Korean time) 'Tottenham Chairman Levi said that contact with Postecoglou's sensational replacement has been completed' and that Tottenham could soon replace Postecoglou and appoint the next manager.
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'It's no longer acceptable!The end of the 'postecoglou era' is just around the corner. Tottenham Hotspur are expected to finally fire coach Enze Postecoglou, who has been consistently asked to be replaced by fans since the beginning of the season. Inside the team, an agreement has already been reached. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy just pulls the trigger and it's over. Tottenham has even decided on a replacement to some extent.
Team Talk, a British media outlet, reported on the 18th (Korean time) 'Tottenham Chairman Levi said he had been in touch with Postecoglou's sensational replacement' and that Tottenham could soon replace Postecoglou and appoint the next manager.
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Chairman Levi, who had covered Postecoglou throughout the season, also raised his hands in the end. This is because Tottenham, led by Postecoglou, decided that it could not be worse. Chairman Levy has crossed the acceptable limit.
The decisive moment was the 29th round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) against home team Fulham at 10:30 p.m. on the 16th at Craben Cottage in London, England. Tottenham lost 0-2 in the second half, allowing two goals.
Coach Postecoglou left out a large number of key players in the match against Fulham and started the rotation. It has been revealed that it will no longer care about the victory or ranking of the EPL game, and that it will pour all its power into the Europa League quarterfinals against Einracht Frankfurt. Therefore, James Maddison, Mickey van der Penn, Lucas Beribal, and Wilson O'Donbert stood by on the bench, led by Son Heung-min.
What's absurd, it's not completely resting these players either. All the saved power was put into the second half except for the pen.
But things got worse. In particular, in the 23rd minute of the second half, Madison was added and defender Christian Romero was removed, resulting in a sharp weakening of the central defensive wall. Ben Davies and Archie Gray blocked it, but eventually there was a hole in the center-back defense, and Fulham hit this spot and scored two goals at the end of the game. Fans criticized Postecoglou's replacement, calling it the `worst in history.'
However, this defeat filled not only Tottenham fans but also chairman Levi's anger gauge. In his 15th defeat of the season, he rewrote the record of the most defeats in a single season. Previously, Tottenham's most defeats in a season were '11". It came out three times in history. It was the 1997-1998 season, the 2003-2004 season, and the 2008-2009 season. However, Postecoglou achieved the biggest defeat in a season in six years since the 2008-2009 season. This is not the end. The number could increase further with the season remaining in the future.
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Chairman Levy exploded right here. Until now, he had been advocating for Postecoglou, but when he reached 15 losses, he reportedly became angry, saying, `I can't accept it anymore.' TeamTalk reported that since the defeat at Fulham, calls for the replacement of Postecoglou have increased, and Levy has also admitted that it is unacceptable, sparking discussions about the next manager to take over the team after the replacement.
Tottenham seem to have already made a decision on this as well. Team Talk confirmed that in the past, Andoni Iraola, Thomas Frank and Edin Terzic are competing as candidates for Tottenham's next coach. However, according to the latest reports from Give Me Sports, the replacement for Postecoglou is Bournemouth coach Iraola. Chairman Levy only needs to make a final decision,' he reported.
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Director Andoni Iraola Bournemouth. Tottenham Hotspur have contacted Enze Postecoglou as a possible replacement.
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It seems that the recruitment of the coach has already made considerable progress behind the scenes. According to Give Me Sports, Tottenham contacted Iraola and offered him a managerial position. Then, the Bournemouth club is discussing re-signing to prevent Iraola from going to Tottenham. Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has been fully prepared to present better conditions to defeat Tottenham's proposal through a direct meeting with Iraola.
It is unclear whether Postecoglou's replacement will proceed immediately as he entered the A-match break after the match against Fulham. What is certain is that Tottenham has already made a decision and is looking at the timing. A decision is likely to be made around the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
