Tottenham’s Postecoglou says life of Premier League boss harder than being prime minister
Ange Postecoglou says managers face ‘an election every weekend’ and society is too quick to ‘throw us in the trash’
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou believes the job of a Premier League manager is harder than being prime minister, claiming coaches face “an election every weekend and either get voted in or out”.
The London club have failed to win any silverware since 2008 and sit 10th in the Premier League.
Last weekend their 5-0 rout of rock-bottom Southampton led to Saints boss Russell Martin being sacked just hours after Gary O’Neil was axed by fellow top-flight strugglers Wolves.
When Postecoglou was asked on Wednesday if his job was harder than being prime minister, he said: “Oh yeah, how many times does he have an election? I have one every weekend, mate. We have an election every weekend and either get voted in or out.”
On Thursday, Postecoglou’s Tottenham face Manchester United for a place in the English League Cup semi-finals, and the Australian acknowledged that defeat would again put his position in the spotlight.
“We have lost all sort of modes of respect in our society where guys are in jobs and they are putting up names of who is going to replace them while they are still working,” Postecoglou said.
