Post: Staying in office will only repeat the mistakes of this season, not that the UEFA Cup has already been dismissed

Sports 1:45pm, 7 June 2025 205

After leading the team to win the UEFA Cup, Tottenham announced the dismissal of Postkoglu, and the Post published an article talking about the situation behind the decision.

Although Postkoglu led Tottenham Hotspur to end his 17-year championship and left the ridicule disappearing after the game, the team has been injured this season, has many defensive loopholes, and has become rigid in tactics, which has even created Tottenham's loss in the Premier League, hovering on the edge of the relegation zone.

This is obviously not ideal for a team that claims to be the world's top club and tries to attract huge investments. Therefore, with two years left in the contract, Postkoglu left.

Previously, Postkoglu had refuted the claim that his high-intensity football style and training requirements would overload players' bodies, especially in the case of intensive Premier League schedules, and he believes that as players gradually adapt to these requirements, their bodies will become stronger, but there is not much evidence to support this. Perhaps, if Tottenham could form a more experienced team to support this shift, things might be different. However, Tottenham has been as inclined to diversify risks as always.

With the wounded camp, Postkoglu still insisted on using "suicide" high-level defense, which was extremely ornamental, and the exhausted player won applause when he left the court. However, according to former Tottenham defender Dell, who joined Bayern, Tottenham did not conduct tactical training to deal with different opponents, and they only focus on their own style of play. This must be a cultural impact for the players. It was not until the middle of the second season that after a serious injury and a six-goal score by Liverpool at home, Postkoglu finally compromised and chose to take back the full-back to protect the four-man defense line that lacked speed.

Even though the adjustment was made later, it was too late. Those who did not pay close attention to Tottenham have hardly noticed the changes and still believe that Postkoglu has made no changes. At this time, the team had been seriously damaged and almost lost its former style. They can actually wait for the key players to get back to health, and Postkoglu's mood becomes gloomy.

The intensive schedule will not change, nor will Levi's strategy. Continuing to stay in Postkoglu would only result in the same result in the third season, putting the same pressure on an immature team and facing the same injury problems that prevent them from remaining competitive on all fronts. Postkoglu is not the only victim, but he is undoubtedly the biggest victim, his fate may have been doomed as early as the middle of the season, and his relationship with fans has also begun to deteriorate.

The tension has not been eased since last May of last year. At that time, some Tottenham fans began to celebrate the team's home defeat because they could not accept Arsenal's championship. When Postkoglu talks about the "fragile foundation" within the club, his words reveal Conte's shadow. At that time, he was still strong in his grades. The fifth place in the Premier League, with 66 points, only two points behind fourth place Villa, which seems pretty good for the first season without Kane.

However, this season, with the European mission, the team seems overwhelmed. Only 38 points were scored in the Premier League, the worst result since relegation in 1977, and 22 league losses were also one of the worst performances in team history. After entering 2025, they only scored 13 points in 19 games. AUP football-style loss abounds: Ipswich and Leicester City lost to home, led Brighton by 2 goals and was reversed, played against Liverpool in 3 games and scored 15 goals, and failed to beat the fifth-level league team within 90 points in the FA Cup.

fans have lost patience and confidence, and many have long lost trust in Postkoglu. Postkoglu criticized VAR and commentators, complained that an insider leaked his injuries, and was furious at someone's remarks on the eve of the Europa League final. The Europa League became his comfort, but without the Europa League, Postkoglu might have been dismissed long ago. Despite some bad luck in the past two years, he was lucky enough to enter the new game system without the Champions League team.