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‘I’m sorry’ – Tottenham warned they signed wrong Premier League manager to replace Ange Postecoglou
Simon Jordan has named the candidate he would have chosen to replace Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham. The Australian was dismissed by Spurs earlier this month despite ending the club’s trophy drought. GettySpurs have been told they should have chosen an alternative manager to Thomas Frank[/caption] GettyThe former Brentford boss replaced Postecoglou following his dismissal[/caption] Postecoglou’s exit came just over two weeks after winning the Europa League, Spurs’ first silverware for 17 years. He has since been replaced in the dugout by Thomas Frank on a three-year deal. The former Brentford boss will officially take charge on July 1 after seven years as the Bees’ manager. However, Jordan believes Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner would have been a better upgrade on Postecoglou in the role. Discussing the appointment on White & Jordan, the talkSPORT co-host explained: “I would have gone in the Glasner direction. “I’m sorry Crystal Palace fans but I would have gone that way. It’s a difficult one to contextualise about the upgrade because they’ve won something but Brentford have finished above them in the league and it becomes by which metric do you measure this upgrade? “Clearly they think it’s an upgrade otherwise Ange Postecoglou would still be in the job and this fellow wouldn’t be. It’s a very easy answer to give and both of us are giving it and we’ll find out. “Again it’s by what metric. If you want your team at the upper end of the Premier League at all costs, then the answer probably is yes. “If you want them to win something again, I don’t know. I don’t know.” Glasner is fresh from winning the FA Cup with Palace, their first major trophy. GettyJordan believes Glasner would have been a better appointment than Frank[/caption] GettyThe Danish coach has signed a three-year deal at Spurs[/caption] The triumph also secured a maiden European campaign for the Eagles. Although he is set to enter the final year of his deal at Selhurst Park, Palace are confident of finalising a new contract for Glasner. The Austrian has been in charge since succeeding Roy Hodgson in February 2024. Meanwhile, Martin O’Neill admits time will tell whether Frank is an upgrade on Postecoglou. The former Aston Villa manager added: “Only time will tell, like everything else. I can’t read into the future. “If you’re asking me if Thomas Frank deserved the opportunity to manage a bigger club than Brentford, if that’s the case, what he’s done at Brentford, I would suggest yes, he has earned that right. “If he goes and wins a big competition for Tottenham Hotspur and has better results in the Premier League, then you would have to say that’s right but that’s in the future.” Frank secured promotion to the Premier League with the Bees in 2021 before securing five consecutive seasons of top-flight football. The club’s current spell at the highest level is their longest since relegation in 1947. Meanwhile, they came close to qualifying for Europe for the first time during Frank’s final season at the helm.
Simon Jordan has named the candidate he would have chosen to replace Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham.
The Australian was dismissed by Spurs earlier this month despite ending the club’s trophy drought.
Postecoglou’s exit came just over two weeks after winning the Europa League, Spurs’ first silverware for 17 years.
He has since been replaced in the dugout by Thomas Frank on a three-year deal.
The former Brentford boss will officially take charge on July 1 after seven years as the Bees’ manager.
However, Jordan believes Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner would have been a better upgrade on Postecoglou in the role.
Discussing the appointment on White & Jordan, the talkSPORT co-host explained: “I would have gone in the Glasner direction.
“I’m sorry Crystal Palace fans but I would have gone that way. It’s a difficult one to contextualise about the upgrade because they’ve won something but Brentford have finished above them in the league and it becomes by which metric do you measure this upgrade?
“Clearly they think it’s an upgrade otherwise Ange Postecoglou would still be in the job and this fellow wouldn’t be. It’s a very easy answer to give and both of us are giving it and we’ll find out.
“Again it’s by what metric. If you want your team at the upper end of the Premier League at all costs, then the answer probably is yes.
“If you want them to win something again, I don’t know. I don’t know.”
Glasner is fresh from winning the FA Cup with Palace, their first major trophy.
The triumph also secured a maiden European campaign for the Eagles.
Although he is set to enter the final year of his deal at Selhurst Park, Palace are confident of finalising a new contract for Glasner.
The Austrian has been in charge since succeeding Roy Hodgson in February 2024.
Meanwhile, Martin O’Neill admits time will tell whether Frank is an upgrade on Postecoglou.
The former Aston Villa manager added: “Only time will tell, like everything else. I can’t read into the future.
“If you’re asking me if Thomas Frank deserved the opportunity to manage a bigger club than Brentford, if that’s the case, what he’s done at Brentford, I would suggest yes, he has earned that right.
“If he goes and wins a big competition for Tottenham Hotspur and has better results in the Premier League, then you would have to say that’s right but that’s in the future.”
Frank secured promotion to the Premier League with the Bees in 2021 before securing five consecutive seasons of top-flight football.
The club’s current spell at the highest level is their longest since relegation in 1947.
Meanwhile, they came close to qualifying for Europe for the first time during Frank’s final season at the helm.
