Daniel Levy on 'right decision' to sack Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy insisted he had no regrets about appointing Ange Postecoglou but believes sacking the Australian was the correct decision, despite him winning the club's first trophy in 17 years.
Levy, flanked by new chief executive Vinai Venkatesham in an interview posted on the club's YouTube channel, said he did not make the "emotionally difficult" decision to fire Postecoglou on his own.
Ultimately losing 22 Premier League matches and finishing 17th cost Postecoglou his job after two years at the club.
"I don't regret appointing Ange," said Levy.
"In his first season we finished fifth and in the second season we were over the moon to win a trophy but we need to compete in all competitions. We felt that we needed a change.
"It was a collective decision. It wasn't my decision. We do everything together.
"Emotionally it was difficult but we believe we have made the right decision for the club."
Tottenham have appointed Brentford boss Thomas Frank as Postecoglou's successor and Levy hopes a new man with new ideas will help get the club back on track.
"Whenever you have a new coach, it is always a fresh start. You have different ideas," he added.
"We want to build on the success of winning a trophy last season.
"One of the things that stood out to me with Thomas — clearly highly intelligent, great communicator, super human being, plus all of the other technical aspects that are important."
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