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The champion coach was fired! It is revealed that Tottenham players decided to rebel collectively

10:26pm, 7 June 2025【Football】

Early this morning, Tottenham Hotspur officially announced the dismissal of coach Postkoglu. It is reported that before the breakup, Tottenham Hotspur needed to pay Postkoglu a 4 million pounds termination fee and a 2 million pounds UEFA Cup winning prize.

After learning about this, many media and fans mocked Tottenham in a crazy way, because this is not the first time Tottenham has done such a thing. Pochettino was dismissed a few months after the 2019 Champions League final, and Mourinho was dismissed six days before the 2021 League Cup final. This time, Postkoglu was dismissed two weeks after winning the UEFA Champions League title.

However, there is still a big difference between Boss and the top two, and his league performance is really bad. He led the team to the fifth place in the Premier League last season, but this season collapsed under the pressure of injuries and European wars, with a record of 11 wins, 5 draws, 22 losses, and 38 points. You know, this is the worst result in Tottenham's Premier League era. Losing 22 games in 38 rounds is also the Premier League record with the most losses but no relegation in history.

Although he led the team to win the Europa League championship and broke the 17-year championship drought in Tottenham, this is still not enough to change the situation. In the statement, Tottenham's board of directors mentioned that although injuries and the decision to value the European war are understandable, "the emotions must be abandoned and the multi-line competitiveness must be regained", so it made a "hard but correct decision".

Postkogru himself must have expected such an ending, as his relationship with club president Levi had deteriorated a few months ago. He knew very well that Levi had long made up his mind to him: he would fire him regardless of whether he won the UEFA Cup or not. Sure enough, this is how things go.

Looking back at the beginning of his tenure, he was actually just Tottenham's choice at that time. Levi originally wanted Slotte, then head coach of Feyenoord, but was rejected, so he turned to Postkoglu, who had never coached the five major European leagues.

After experiencing a huge spill in the league this season, Levi even contacted several potential new coach representatives at the beginning of this year, which means that he had already been dismissed in Levi's mind half a year ago. Although Coach Po failed, he finally left Tottenham's first European trophy in 41 years. When he left, he had no complaints, only one sentence: "What I took away is not regret, but pride."

Xiao Ou believed that Tottenham's firing of Po Shuai was the right decision. For giants, stable league performance is the cornerstone. What any team needs most is first of all, the stability of the league record, rather than giving up all the desperate attempts in the cup, which is not a long-term plan.

But what Tottenham executives did not expect was that their decision to fire the champion coach led to an internal unrest. According to the British media Daily Telegraph, Postkoglu's departure caused a huge storm in the team. Sources revealed that his dismissal has angered a large number of core players, especially the club's handling method has disappointed them.

It is understood that these players decided to use leaving the team as a threat and rebel collectively against the top leaders. They were very angry at what happened and demanded a reasonable explanation, otherwise the Tottenham would fall apart.

According to news from multiple media, Tottenham Hotspur executives are appeaseing the players. Meanwhile, they have already viewed Brentford coach Frank as Postkoglu's successor, and the two sides have begun to contact. But under the current circumstances, even if the new coach takes office, he will face difficult situations that are difficult to deal with.

Finally, do you think Tottenham's decision to fire Postkoglu?