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The nightmare is now over. The era of coach Enze Postecoglou, who pushed Tottenham Hotspur into a long slump after a season of stellar success, is about to end. Tottenham's leadership, which was hesitant for one reason or another, eventually decided to release Postecoglou, according to reports.
The Sun, a British media outlet, reported on the 23rd (Korea Standard Time) 'Postecoglou left Tottenham regardless of whether he won the Europa League or not, and the list of managers to replace him was also released.' As a result, the two-season 'Postech Strength Period' is on the verge of ending. Tottenham is likely to finally set up a new opportunity for change and rebound. The Sun Knight Capture |
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The nightmare is over now. The era of coach Enze Postecoglou, who pushed Tottenham Hotspur into a long slump after a season of stellar success, is about to end. Tottenham's leadership, which was hesitant for one reason or another, eventually decided to release Postecoglou, according to reports.
British media The Sun reported on the 23rd (Korea Standard Time) 'Postecoglou left Tottenham regardless of whether he won the Europa League or not, and the list of managers to replace him was also released' As a result, the two-season 'Postech Strength Period' is on the verge of ending. Tottenham is likely to finally set up a new opportunity for change and rebound.
Postecoglou was appointed as Tottenham's new head coach ahead of the 2023-2024 season. Postecoglou was a complete unknown. He was from Australia and all he had was his leadership experience in Japan and Scotland. Leading Celtic in the Scottish Premier League to win the league was the biggest achievement. He had no experience in the English Premier League.
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It was considered an adventure for Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy. But surprisingly, he did well in the first season. Tottenham took the lead with a 10-game unbeaten run at the beginning of the league, combining Postecoglou's forward pressure tactics and Son Heung-min's one-top transformation card. As it went into the second half, it lost strength and ended up in fifth place in the league. It was a pity that he was pushed out of the fourth place and failed to win a ticket to the UEFA Champions League.
Coach Postecoglou boasted of winning the 2024-2025 season, his second season. He won the championship in the second season for every team I've played before", showing confidence. Dominic Solanke, Timo Werner, Radu Dragusin and Lucas Beribal were recruited to increase the team's power.
However, the 2024-2025 season was a nightmare itself. Since the beginning of the season, the squad has been unable to turn properly due to a series of injuries to the players. Naturally, Tottenham soon became 'neighborhood book' due to a sharp drop in power.
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Tottenham are currently having their worst season in the club's history. In the 33rd round of the EPL in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on the 22nd, he lost to Nottingham Forest 1-2 and suffered his 18th loss (11 wins and 4 draws) of the season. 16th in the league. It was outrebounded by Wolverhampton, who once suffered a 'escent crisis'.
Now, if Tottenham loses one more, it will be tied with the club's most losses (19 losses) in a single season recorded in the 2003-2004 season.
Perhaps, for the first time in the club's history, it will record '20 or more losses in a season'. It's quite possible. This is because Postecoglou is not even paying attention to the current league performance. Remain is confirmed anyway, and it doesn't mean much to raise the ranking by a few notches. Postecoglou is therefore putting all his energy into winning the Europa League only.
If Tottenham wins the Europa League, which is currently in the semifinals, it will win the title for the first time in 17 years. It can also secure a place in the Champions League next season. It is also fully understood that Postecoglou uses a 'choice and concentration' strategy.
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In addition, if he wins the Europa League, he will be guaranteed the rest of his term even if he is sluggish in the EPL. But this expectation seems to be shattered. Tottenham's leadership made a decision.
The Sun quoted the Telegraph's exclusive report saying that winning the Europa League alone would not be enough for Postecoglou to retain his position. Tottenham decided to dismiss Postecoglou regardless of whether they won the Europa League or not'Andoni Iraola Bournemouth is highly regarded by Tottenham's leadership (as the next coach). Of course, Bournemouth have a firm commitment to keeping Iraoli on board, reports said.
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Then coach Marco Silva Fulham is also one of the leading candidates to replace Postecoglou. Mauricio Pochettino has expressed interest in returning to Tottenham, but he will lead the U.S. national team at the North-China World Cup next summer. Meanwhile, Tottenham technical director Johan Lange is a big fan of Brentford manager Thomas Frank.
For now, Postecoglou's replacement seems to be a definite fact. There are also quite a few candidates for the replacement coach, and one of them is likely to take over. I'm looking forward to who will end Tottenham's dark age.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
