Van de Ven: 'Strange' choice to sack Postecoglou

Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has described the determination to sack manager Ange Postecoglou arsenic "strange" successful airy of him ending the club's 17-year trophy drought, adding that it was the "club's choice."

Postecoglou made bully connected his long-standing grounds that helium would triumph a trophy successful his 2nd play astatine the nine by lifting the Europa League past month. However, it was not capable to prevention him his job, with the committee looking unfavourably connected Spurs finishing 17th successful the Premier League.

"That was yet a prime from the club," helium told Voetbal Zone. "We, arsenic players, person small to accidental astir that. Of course, helium is the archetypal manager successful a agelong clip who has won a trophy and had occurrence astatine Spurs. So if you look astatine it that way, it is of people a unusual choice.

"It is simply a prime from the nine astir which we person small to say, truthful we volition spot what happens now. Of course, we spot immoderate rumours astir the Brentford caput manager [Thomas Frank], who it volition astir apt be. So yes, a prime from the nine astir which we person small to say."

Van de Ven is not the lone subordinate to person wished Postecoglou well connected his mode out. Son Heung-Min, Yves Bissouma, Pedro Porro, Guglielmo Vicario and Dominic Solanke are among the players to person shown their appreciation for the Australian coach.

"I deliberation galore of the players got on with [Postecoglou] well. And of course, what I say, helium is the archetypal manager who has brought occurrence to Spurs successful a agelong time," Van de Ven added. "That besides shows that helium has a definite quality. That besides means that helium has a winning mentality, 100%.

"From that, you would of people accidental that it is unusual that helium was fired. What we person shown successful the Premier League is, of course, unacceptable. That would, of course, person aggregate factors, but that would not lone person been the coach."