‘Always by your side': Spurs star shares touching Ange text after sacking
Tottenham star Yves Bissouma has shared a touching message he received from Ange Postecoglou after his sacking as Spurs boss, shedding fresh light on how close the Australian was with his players.
Postecoglou was axed by the north London club last Friday and the likes of captain Heung-Min Son, Richarlison, James Maddison, Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven and Lucas Bergvall all gave heartfelt messages of thanks.
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But Bissouma also shared a heartwarming text exchange between himself and Postecoglou to his social media.
'Hi Biss. Sorry I missed your call,' the message read.
'I am very proud of you. It was an honour to share a dressing room with you and appreciate how much you believed in what we were trying to achieve.
'I wish you only the best for the future. I will always be following. Much love from my family to yours.' Bissouma replied: 'Thank you gaffer and thank you really much for everything you did for me on and off the pitch, I'll always be grateful.'
The midfielder gave thanks for 'the way you believed me and trusted me' as he wished Postecoglou 'all the best for the future'.
Postecoglou concluded: 'Always by your side Biss.'
Bissouma joined Tottenham from Brighton for an initial £25 million in June 2022, under former manager Antonio Conte, playing 28 games in his debut season but making just 12 starts.
Although the defensive midfielder made 28 total appearances in his debut campaign with the club, only 12 of those were starts.
He started 26 league games in his first season under Ange, then made 44 appearances across all competitions last season.
He started in the Europa League final, with Tottenham 1-0 winners over Manchester United in Bilbao.
The win ended Tottenham's infamous 17-year trophy drought, while Postecoglou was proven right after declaring that he always won things in his second season.
The Australian is poised to be replaced by Brentford boss Thomas Frank, who took Brentford to a tenth-place finish in 2024/25.
Frank has a long-standing relationship with Spurs' technical director Johan Lange.
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