Ange Postecoglou’s blunt answer to Daniel Levy question speaks volumes about Spurs exit

Daniel Levy has left his role as Tottenham chairman after 24 years at the helm and Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked by the club earlier this year, has spoken about his time working under Levy

Ange Postecoglou has acknowledged he had minimal contact with Daniel Levy during his time at Tottenham as both figures embark on fresh starts in their careers.

Levy brought the Australian to North London in the summer of 2023, and following a fifth-place finish in his debut campaign after Harry Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich just days before the season opener, Postecoglou delivered the Europa League in his second year to break the club’s 17-year trophy drought under the chairman’s stewardship.

Yet the Spurs manager’s choice to focus on that European campaign at the expense of Premier League form with a depleted squad didn’t sit well with the club’s hierarchy, and Tottenham consequently slumped to 17th in the league table whilst fielding reserve teams.

Just weeks after the euphoria of the Lilywhites’ first European silverware in 41 years, Postecoglou found himself dismissed and succeeded by Thomas Frank.

Merely three months later, Levy himself departed after the Lewis family implemented plans to revamp the club’s organisational structure, with the 63-year-old stepping aside following nearly 25 years in charge.

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Postecoglou, now managing Nottingham Forest, was questioned about his thoughts on Levy’s exit from the club, as per Football.London.

“I don’t think it’s the kind of forum for me to speak about that at length,” he said. “Again, I didn’t have a great deal of interaction with Daniel. I tend to get on with my daily business and do what I need to do.

“He was there for a very long time. He invested a hell of a lot in the football club in terms of building it up to where it was.

“Obviously, he appointed me so I’ve got to be thankful for that. Hopefully I repaid him with winning a trophy which they haven’t had in a long time.”

Postecoglou also discussed his own exit from Spurs and how he sensed his tenure in north London was drawing to an end.

“It wasn’t great, I knew it was coming so it wasn’t a surprise,” he said. “I knew it was coming a fair way before the final, but we won it and had the parade and had a great three days and I didn’t want to tarnish that, but I knew it was done.

“From my perspective, I had the chance to process it. Whether I feel it was unjust, other people make those decisions, they make those determinations. That’s up to them, you have to ask them their own reasoning for it.

“What I do know is I had two years where it was very, very challenging but we were with some fantastic people in the football department.”

The 60 year old continued: “The supporters, we’ve put through some tough times, but there isn’t a Spurs supporter that I come across now that doesn’t want to hug me and take me home for dinner.

“So I must have done something right. I think ultimately that’s what we do it for. I’m very proud of what we achieved there. It will always take a special place in my heart.

“How it ended, I don’t really think about it a lot. To be fair, I’ve done it a couple of times myself. I left Celtic and I’m sure that they were disappointed when I left. You understand that’s part of the business we’re in. But that’s okay. It’s allowed me now to move into this (Forest) and maybe that’s happened for a reason.”

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