Celtic VIP pundits blast Ange sacking as Tottenham fired X rated warning and told they're morphing into Arsenal
A trio of Parkhead heroes have hit out at Daniel Levy's decision to fire the Aussie just weeks after he guided Spurs to the Europa League title
Tottenham's decision to sack Ange Postecoglou in the wake of their Europa League triumph - has not gone down too well in some quarters.
And those of a Celtic persuasion are among those fuming that the Parkhead favourite has been relieved of his duties.
Despite a dismal Premier League season in which the Lilywhites lost 22 of their 38 league games and finished just one place above the relegation zone, the Aussie finished the campaign on a high by downing Manchester 1-0 in Bilbao to give Spurs their first piece of silverware in 15 years and their first European title since 1984.
That victory has also sealed Spurs' place in the revamped league phase of the Champions League last season and has given the club some much needed cash to delve into the transfer market.
However, Daniel Levy's call to sack Postecoglou has really upset a trio of Celtic heroes, none more so than John Hartson who has told Tottenham that they will go back to winning nothing very soon.
In an expletive post on X, he said: "That's Spurs back to winning f*** all .. my word."
Fellow Hoops legend Chris Sutton was also left baffled. He told BBC Sport: "I would love to know the thought process behind the decision to get rid of him.
"Basically it is saying the finance of the Premier League is the be all and end all, is it? So finishing fourth or fifth in the Premier League and not winning a trophy is what matters - it is like they are morphing into Arsenal under Arsene Wenger at the end, if that's what is important.
"But money over glory sums up the owner, Daniel Levy, doesn't it?
"Nothing surprises me in football anymore, so Ange Postecoglou is better off out of it really - and maybe they can go back to being mediocre old Tottenham again now."
One-time Celtic defender Ramon Vega - who was a part of the Tottenham team that won the League Cup in 1999 described the decision as 'disrespectful' to work done by Postecoglou and his players to deliver a trophy.
He told talkSPORT: "This is just for me, absolutely major disrespect towards the manager, towards the players.
"If you can see what these guys went through only this season with the injuries, and I'm telling you now, that these players are playing for this coach. You can see that."
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