Tottenham manager says coaching in the Premier League is harder than being prime minister

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said on Wednesday that the job of a Premier League manager is more difficult than that of a prime minister, saying coaches face “an election every weekend and we vote for or against them”. The London club has not won a single trophy since 2008 and currently occupies 10th place in the Premier League. On Sunday, Spurs’ big victory (5-0) against bottom-placed Southampton led to the dismissal of Saints coach Russell Martin, just hours after the dismissal of Gary O’Neil by Wolves, also in difficulty in the English first division. Asked on Wednesday if his job was more difficult than that of prime minister, Postecoglou replied: “Oh yes, how many times does he have to hold elections? I have one every weekend. We have elections every weekend and we are elected or removed from office”. “This job is the hardest there is in any walk of life. We can talk about politics, but it’s harder than any other job.”

A decisive match against Manchester United this Thursday

According to him, the short duration and precariousness of coaching mandates in the Premier League, whose function is at the mercy of a series of poor results, “cause very few people to escape unscathed”. On Thursday, Tottenham must face Manchester United for a place in the semi-finals of the English League Cup. The Australian technician, appointed head of Tottenham in June 2023, confided that a defeat against the Red Devils would undoubtedly put his position in danger. “We have lost any form of respect in our society where people have jobs and where they post the names of those who will replace them while they are still working”he lamented. “We are so quick to throw people in the trash and quickly move on, without thinking or caring about anything”explained the former Celtic coach. “People tell me that managers have always been fired. I just think that today it goes further and that we forget that it is a human being”indicated Postecoglou.