Ange Postecoglou has now left Tottenham Hotspur but little has been said about the staff who worked with him at the north London club.
In the statement announcing the Australian’s departure there was no mention of the team of coaches who helped Postecoglou and the squad win the Europa League, Tottenham’s first trophy in 17 years and their first European title in 41 years. The reason for that is because some of them could be remaining at the club depending on what happens over the coming days with the incoming Thomas Frank.
Postecoglou mentioned his staff at the end of his statement in leaving the club, saying: “I sincerely want to thank those who are the lifeblood of the club, the supporters. I know there were some difficult times but I always felt that they wanted me to succeed and that gave me all the motivation I need to push on. It’s important to acknowledge the hard working people at Spurs who gave me encouragement on a daily basis.
“And finally I want to thank those who were with me every day for the last two years. A fantastic group of young men who are now legends of this football club and the brilliant coaches who never once doubted we could do something special. We are forever connected. Audere est Facere. Ange.”
Ryan Mason had already left Spurs to take up his first managerial role at West Bromwich Albion in the Championship. Coaching duo Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo will also head off after both playing key roles in the Europa League win. Both men continued their tradition of winning trophies at the clubs they have worked together at, barring their stint at Hibernian where they took over a club at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership but did make the cup semi-finals in Scotland.
Mile Jedinak will be looking for his next step in coaching with the 40-year-old having spent a couple of seasons learning the trade from Postecoglou and his staff after making the switch from Aston Villa.
However, there is the potential that either or both of Matt Wells and Rob Burch could remain at the club if the new head coach, expected to be Frank, wants to keep them involved in his staff.
Both men were already employed by the club before Postecoglou’s arrival and Spurs would ideally like to keep them involved as they rate both highly as former players who have come through the ranks as coaches. One of the coaches linked with moving to Tottenham with Frank, albeit also tipped to be his successor at Brentford, is a former Spurs man in Justin Cochrane.
The 43-year-old was a youth team coach at the north London club and would have worked with Burch, although reports have suggested Frank would like to bring Brentford goalkeeper coach Manu Sotelo with him. Cochrane is believed to be friends with Wells, who he knows well from their time together at Tottenham, which could give the 36-year-old the edge as Frank compiles his staff, whether Cochrane comes with him or not.
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