Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has called the decision to dismiss coach Ange Postecoglou as “strange”, considering that the latter ended the club’s 17-year title drought. Van de Ven added that the decision was “from the club”.
Postecoglou fulfilled his promise to win a trophy in his second season in charge of the team, conquering the Europa League last month. However, this was not enough to keep his position, as the board did not look favorably upon Tottenham’s performance, which finished in seventeenth position in the Premier League.
That was, ultimately, a decision by the club. We, as players, have little to say about it. Of course, he is the first coach in a long time who has won a trophy and has had success at Tottenham. So, if you look at it that way, of course it’s a strange choice.Ange Postecoglou tenía una estrecha relación con muchos jugadores del Tottenham, incluido Micky van de Ven.Van de Ven continued by saying: “It’s a club decision about which we have little to say, so we’ll see what happens now. Of course, we see some rumors about Brentford’s coach, Thomas Frank, who will probably be. So yes, a club decision about which we have little to say.”
Van de Ven is not the only player who has expressed his good wishes to Postecoglou. Son Heung-Min, Yves Bissouma, Pedro Porro, Guglielmo Vicario and Dominic Solanke are among the footballers who have shown their appreciation for the Australian coach.
Van de Ven added: “I think a lot of the players got along with Postecoglou. And, of course, as I say, he’s the first coach who has brought success to Tottenham in a long time. That also shows that he has a certain quality. That also means he has a winning mentality, 100%.”
“From that, of course, you would say it’s strange that he was fired. What we have shown in the Premier League is, of course, unacceptable. That, of course, would have multiple factors, but that wouldn’t just have been the coach.”
