Telegraph: Despite being fired by Tottenham, Aobo is still the best choice to lead the team forward

June 8, June recently, the Daily Telegraph talked about the dismissal of Postkoglu. They said that despite being fired by Tottenham, he is still the best candidate to lead the team forward in the future.

Postkoglu achieved Levi's 20-year goal in two years, but on Friday afternoon, the Tottenham manager lost his job. Postkoglu won the first European championship trophy for Tottenham since 1984 and the team's first trophy of any kind in 17 years.

Nevertheless, he was fired. Even though he had long doubted that he would not continue to coach Tottenham into the 2025/26 season, he was still the best candidate to lead the team forward.

Spurs' official statement was filled with a helpless feeling, as if trying to slip out of the room before someone was caught in the collar. But no one was surprised: Levi fired the coach several times during his 20 years as club chairman, showing reluctance and regret each time, but claiming that it is always right to make difficult decisions. "We made what we thought was the right decision to ensure a future success, not a simple decision," Tottenham's board of directors said in a statement on Postkoglu. "This is exactly the same as Levi's statement when he fired Pochettino in November 2019: "The board must make a difficult decision, and this time it's even harder because we have had many memorable moments with Pochettino and his coaching team, but we did it in the best interest of the club."

Every time Levi thinks his decision is right, however, it's not the case. After Pochettino, Tottenham changed several more coaches, including Mourinho and Conte, who all suggested when they left that the problem was the club itself. In the end, Levi chose Postkoglu. He won the UEFA Cup, which was the second trophy for Tottenham throughout the ENIC era, and Levi fired him.

Club believes that the 78 points won in the past 66 Premier League games are enough to justify the decision. Of course, they also realized that Manchester United allowed him to continue coaching last summer after weakening Ten Hach's prestige, and eventually had to fire him five months later. Tottenham is the same for Postkoglu, which hurts his credibility.

But Manchester United won five trophys during the chaos of Sir Ferguson's retirement, and the difference between Tottenham is that the club won only one honor this century before last month.

Postkoglu completely changed the atmosphere of the team and had a young and fighting roster, which was very different from Manchester United last summer. Postkoglu bets on everything, not only to win the Europa League, but also to save the league.

He persisted with frequent injuries and still stuck to the end with a strong sense that the club was considering other coaches. In fact, in the critical final weeks, Levi did not give him any substantial support, which had an impact on a manager and his relationship with players and fans. However, Postkoglu finally succeeded. Imagine that if he gets some support, he might achieve even greater success.

Levi made a decision within 16 days after the final of Bilbao, which usually drags until next week. Since the club has no statement, this has almost become a self-fulfilling prophecy. The club's failure to support Postkoglu led to his prestige damage, so he had to leave.

With the departure of Donna Karen, one of Levi's closest aides, and the appointment of new CEO Vina Venkatsham, it seems that Tottenham will usher in a change. However, as long as Levi is still in power, one can only assume that the club is still under the control of the same person. Unless Joe Lewis' majority equity controller has a different view.

For Postkoglu, there are actually many things to be proud of when he left like this. He won the Europa League and received the gratitude of the fans. He will become richer on Saturday morning, and his reputation will also improve. He showed tactical flexibility in the final stages of the game, especially in the final, where Tottenham hid his weaknesses better than Manchester United.

No matter what achievements the next Tottenham head coach achieves, he will not be able to win the club's first trophy in 17 years. Postkoglu has broken this record and changed people's perception of possibilities.

His successor will also know that the key factors in long-term coaching at Tottenham can be confusing. Is it to enter the top five in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League? Or win the knockout round? Or win a knockout round that will bring UEFA Champions League qualification?

Postkoglu regarded Tottenham's first trophy in 17 years as the most effective promoter of change and went all out to win it. And for Levi, league rankings may be the most important thing.

Now, he has UEFA's Champions League funds that can provide better conditions for Postkoglu's successor. However, the next head coach will also know that once things start to get worse, he will fight alone.