Although Ange Postecoglou finished just 17th in the Premier League last season as Tottenham Hotspur manager, his 2024/25 campaign will always be viewed as a success by the fanbase for leading the club to its first European trophy in more than 40 years.
Postecoglou being fired wasn't really a surprise to Spurs supporters, because even though many of them thought the historical nature of his European title win could be enough for him to keep his job, the tactical issues and poor Premier League finish understandably doomed him.
What irked Tottenham fans was how the club fired Postecoglou. Then-Chairman Daniel Levy waited weeks to make a decision, keeping Postecoglou and the entire club in a holding pattern. And then, worst of all, he insulted Postecoglou by waiting until he went on a holiday with his family to fire him that Friday night before the weekend.
Well, karma got to Levy in the end. The embattled Tottenham chairman got his walking papers abruptly just days after the summer transfer window ended, and while he wasn't fired before the weekend, Spurs, as Levy did with Postecoglou, didn't give their ex-chairman much of a warning.
Tottenham gave Daniel Levy a taste of his own medicine
According to a report from Matt Lawton and Tom Allnutt of The Times, Tottenham didn't even inform Daniel Levy of his dismissal from the club until the day of the official announcement, waiting until just hours to give Levy a heads up that he would be "stepping down" from Spurs.
It's a not-so-cruel twist of fate for Tottenham fans, as Levy had worn the patience of the fans thin. Even though Spurs had a strong summer transfer window of investment, the timing of Levy's firing seems to indicate that this had nothing to do with Levy and more to do with the other decision-makers at the club who no longer saw eye to eye with Levy's stingy nature.
Levy is out, and somewhere, perhaps on his way to Bayer Leverkusen, Ange Postecoglou is smiling at the former chairman's misery. Postecoglou got mistreated on his way out by Levy, so the only natural thing to do was give Levy a taste of his own medicine as he got his boot on the way out. Levy is a great example of how small someone who seemed so powerful can get in an instant, and very few Spurs fans will be lamenting the exit of the club's most controversial figure.