Ange Postecoglou has endured a difficult time since making the switch from Celtic to Tottenham Hotspur in 2023, with the club sitting 15th in the Premier League
Ange Postecoglou admitted leaving Celtic for Tottenham was a "tough decision", as his time in north London has been difficult.
The experienced manager graced the Scottish Premiership with Celtic from 2021 to 2023, securing two league titles and three domestic cups, before switching allegiance to Tottenham in a four-year deal. During his introductory press conference as Spurs' head coach, Postecoglou said: "We had some fantastic success and great moments within that, and I'll cherish them, but I am the kind of guy who always loves a challenge - I love a build, I love a rebuild.
"That's where I feel I am at my best and this challenge, when it came along, I just thought had all the elements of what I need to get going again." Explaining why he decided to jump ship after Scottish success, he told the Irish Examiner: "I came to this club with a clear purpose and vision of what the club needed and what I could offer.
"That is to change the way the team plays, to obviously rejuvenate the squad because it was a squad that was coming towards the end of a cycle and to bring success." Despite ambitions, Postecoglou's tenure at Spurs has been tough, with his inaugural season concluding with a fifth-place finish in the league.
The current season has proven brutal for Postecoglou. Spurs are 15th in the Premier League, and their chances of winning any silverware rest on Europa League success. With a mere 11 victories out of 32 matches, supporters and analysts are mounting criticism, with some suggesting it might be time for Tottenham to look for a new boss.
Yet Postecoglou is steadfast in his determination to steer Spurs to success, remaining focused despite the club not having won a Premier League title since the competition began in 1992. He said: "As long as I'm in this position, that's always my focus, irrespective of whatever noise there is or what there may or may not be in the future.
"I don't see that that should diminish my burning ambition, my desire and my determination to make that happen. Anything you achieve in life usually comes with a struggle.
"Certainly, everything I have achieved in my life has come with a struggle from a professional perspective. This is just another struggle, but never through this struggle have I lost the will to fight for what I think is the right thing to do and I'll continue to do that."
Since embarking on his managerial career in 1996 with South Melbourne, Postecoglou has garnered an impressive array of achievements, including stints overseeing Australia's U17 and U20 squads from 2000 to 2007 and subsequent positions at Panachaiki, Whittlesea Zebras, Brisbane Roar, and Melbourne Victory.
Postecoglou then took charge of the Australian national team from 2013 to 2017, clinching the AFC Asian Cup in 2015. He later managed Yokohama F Marinos, Celtic and eventually, Spurs.
The Lilywhites are due to play Eintracht Frankfurt away in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday. The two teams first clashed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last Thursday, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.