Pedro Porro delivers Ange Postecoglou claim amid Tottenham sack decision
Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur future has been fraught with speculation over the last few months.
The Australian boss has come under fire from some quarters for the way Spurs’ Premier League season has unfolded. His side ultimately laboured to a 17th placed finish, registering the club’s lowest points total since the 1976/77 campaign.
What would ordinarily be a straightforward decision for Spurs to part company with a manager who had overseen such a disappointing campaign has been complicated by their recent Europa League triumph.
Postecoglou is now the first manager to have delivered a trophy to N17 since Juande Ramos, with the likes of Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pochettino all having tried and failed.
Pedro Perro has urged Tottenham to back Postecoglou
Tottenham’s European success has presented a fairly unexpected decision for Daniel Levy and the rest of the club’s hierarchy.
Recent reports have suggested that Levy has made the call to dismiss Postecoglou, although that is yet to be confirmed publicly.
There have been suggestions recently that the 59-year-old boss has lost the confidence of several members of the Spurs squad.
However, Pedro Porro, who is currently on international duty with Spain, has come out with a message of support for Postecoglou.
The right-back has revealed that the team are happy with the Australian, amid suggestions that he may have taken charge of his final Spurs game.
“I’m not thinking about football right now because I am here with Spain and we have two important games this week,” Porro told The Guardian (3 June). “Him (Postecoglou) continuing would be good for the dressing room.
“He has built a very good group, and coaches need time. In the league, things didn’t go well, but he made us win a trophy. That’s important too. The people with weight in the dressing room have to understand that.
“He’s been an important coach for me, and it’s thanks to him that I have brought out my (best) football in these two years. It’s complicated because in football in general things don’t always depend on you, but honestly, in the team – I think, in my opinion – we’re happy with him.”
Tottenham need the continuity that keeping Postecoglou would bring
Spurs haven’t progressed as much as Levy would have hoped since Pochettino led them to the Champions League final back in 2019.
That should have marked the start of the North London side progressing into a club that regularly competed for titles both domestically and on the continent, but given that we’re now six years down the line and Spurs have only just won a trophy, Postecoglou’s achievements shouldn’t be sniffed at.
The Lilywhites have had four permanent managers since Pochettino was sacked in November 2019, and they are in desperate need of some stability.
It goes without saying that last season’s league campaign wasn’t good enough, but Postecoglou has arguably earned the right to lead the team into next season with his exploits in Europe.
Tottenham should be allowing the former Celtic chief to build upon the club’s first trophy in 17 years, and the players seemingly still back him to do that.
Sacking the Australian would leave the club needing another summer of significant upheaval, something which has become too much of a familiar story in recent years.