Daniel Levy’s patience is being tested as Tottenham continue to be inconsistent under Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham Hotspur are having one of their worst seasons in the Premier League as far as recent memory suggests. They are placed 14th in the standings after losing to Arsenal in their previous outing in the competition. Their defeat in the North London Derby also means Ange Postecoglou’s men have lost 11 matches, over half, of the 21 they have played in the English top flight this season.
The team remains comfortable in the Europa League and Carabao Cup, however, while they saw off Tamworth in their only FA Cup game of the season until this point. Nonetheless, the Premier League is the most lucrative competition and offers the best shot at qualifying for the Champions League, so there is enough reason to be puzzled as to why the manager has not been fired.
The Telegraph has reported that the real reason why Postecoglou has not been shown the door yet is because Daniel Levy is ‘determined’ to end the hire and fire culture at the club. In the last five years, Tottenham have been coached by Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Nuno Espirito Santo in full-time capacities – all of whose contracts were prematurely terminated.
Moreover, if Levy decides to fire Postecoglou with two and a half years to run on his contract, Spurs would need to foot a loss amounting to over £10 million pounds. As such, they will be liable to pay out the entirety of his deal, which runs until the end of the 2026/27 season and sees the former Celtic boss earn £5 million per year.
There are still enough reasons to be puzzled by Levy’s decision as far better coaches than Postecoglou, Mourinho especially, were fired without even receiving half as much backing in the transfer market as the Australian has. Plus, to think that money is an issue for a financially sound club like Tottenham Hotspur is simply too difficult to terms with.
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It will be exciting to see just how much more time Postecoglou is given although Levy faces a race against patience as it is fair to say that the manager is now certainly living on borrowed time.
