Tottenham Hotspur Appoints Ange Postecoglu as New Head Coach Despite Lack of Big League Experience

[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = Tottenham Hotspur (England) has finally found a new head coach. Ange Postecoglu (57, Australia) was appointed as the manager. Although he highly praised the achievement of the ‘domestic treble (simultaneous win in the domestic league, FA Cup, and League Cup)’ by leading Celtic (Scotland) this season, on the other hand, there are concerns about the lack of big league experience.

Tottenham said on its official website on the 6th (Korean time), “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Postecoglu as the new head coach. He became the first Australian manager in the English Premier League (EPL). plans to join.”

Tottenham found a new command tower after firing manager Antonio Conte (53, Italy) for poor performance in March. However, as the former general manager Fabio Paratici (50, Italy) left under the disciplinary action of the International Football Federation (FIFA), there was no suitable person to lead the negotiations, and difficulties were encountered due to the failure to advance to the European competition in 14 years.

In fact, numerous directors have been connected and have risen to the top of the list, but all of them have been ‘rejected’ because negotiations have broken down or they have not been able to even contact. From Julian Nagelsmann (35, Germany) to Roberto De Zerbi (43, Italy), Luis Enrique (53, Spain), Luciano Spalletti (64, Italy), Xabi Alonso (41, Spain) coach , director Arner Slot (44, Netherlands) are typical examples.

Tottenham, who had not made progress in the appointment of the command tower, re-screened the list of candidates at the end of last month, and finally selected manager Postecoglu as ‘first priority’. In particular, he proved his leadership by achieving a ‘domestic treble’ at Celtic this season, and when he mainly used aggressive tactics, Daniel Levy (50, England) was impressed and highly evaluated. Since then, contact has started since the beginning of this month, and recently an agreement was quickly reached through personal negotiations. It really happened in one go.

Tottenham is receiving strong criticism from fans even after appointing a new head coach. In fact, reactions such as “the name value is declining” and “it will stop being irrelevant again” form the mainstream. This is because concerns are being raised one after another in the aspect that Postecoglu has ‘no’ big league experience. In fact, he has no leadership experience in the five major European leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France), and he has never achieved outstanding results in European competitions.

Moreover, considering the level difference between the Scottish Premiership and the EPL, it is true that the sense of weight drops sharply. It is the same if you look at director Steven Gerrard (43, England) before the actual coach Postecoglu. In the 2020-2021 season, he won the championship at Rangers (Scotland) and took the helm of Aston Villa (England), but was hardened without completing a year.