Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp hits out at club's players for showing support for sacked Ange Postecoglou as he tells them they should have 'tried harder'
Postecoglou led Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years in his second season but a dire Premier League campaign saw him lose his job.
There were joyous scenes in that part of north London after Tottenham beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final last month.
However, Daniel Levy and co chose to part ways with the 59-year-old two weeks later with the club's 17th-placed finish in the top flight the determining factor.
Spurs stars have taken to social media to show their support for Postecoglou in the time since while others have taken thinly veiled swipes at ownership.
Micky van de Ven labelled the decision to part ways with Postecoglou 'strange' while Cristian Romero took to Instagram minutes after the appointment of Thomas Frank was confirmed this week, making reference to the many obstacles that exist at the club.
Yves Bissouma also revealed some emotional private messages between him and his former manager in which he expressed his gratitude.
Redknapp, however, isn't a fan of this public well-wishing after seeing the performances of the team throughout the majority of the campaign.
'That's football, that's what footballers do,' he said at a Soccer Aid training session on Thursday.
'Oh we love the previous manager well why didn't you try a bit harder you might not have finished fourth from bottom.
'It's the same old message you know. The king is dead, long live the king. That's football.
'They all come out and say the manager was great and then the new manager comes and he'll great.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Independent
20 minutes ago
- The Independent
Aitana Bonmati reveals Spain ‘studied' goalkeeper before stunning Euro 2025 goal
Aitana Bonmati revealed Spain had spotted Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger 's tendency to step away from her near post after scoring from the tightest of angles to send the world champions into the Euro 2025 final. The two-time Ballon d'Or winner broke the deadlock in the 113th minute of the semi-final when she squeezed a shot from close to the byline past the Germany goalkeeper, as Spain set up a World Cup final rematch with European champions England on Sunday. Barcelona midfielder Bonmati confirmed after the match that she intended to shoot after Spain had studied Berger's positioning and found she often left the near post uncovered in anticipation of a cross or a pull-back. Berger had signalled to her defenders with her right arm, pointing towards the space in the penalty box, just as Bonmati unleashed a fierce strike of power and accuracy to find the narrow gap Berger had left behind. Breakthrough for Spain as Aitana Bonmati puts them ahead in extra-time! 👊 #BBCFootball #WEuro2025 — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 23, 2025 "We had studied Berger and sometimes the first post was left empty,' Bonmati told Spanish TV station RTVE, as world champions Spain progressed to their first ever European final. Berger had been Germany's hero in their penalty shoot-out win over France in the quarter-finals and had kept Germany in the game during the first half with a string of saves to deny Spain forward Esther Gonzalez. With the semi-final heading towards penalties, Bonmati broke the deadlock and the 1-0 victory meant that Spain defeated Germany for the first time at a major international tournament. "I'm proud because we deserve it,' Bonmati said. 'We had a tremendous championship. It was the first time we beat Germany, and on top of that, we reached the final." Bonmati has reached the Euro 2025 final after she was taken to hospital for treatment for viral meningitis the week before the tournament began. The 27-year-old only joined up with Spain's squad a few days before their opening game against Portugal but did not make her first start of the tournament until the third game against Italy. Bonmati has now produced magic moments to unlock both the quarter-finals and semi-finals for Spain, first setting up Athenea del Castillo's opener in the 2-0 win over Switzerland with a clever assist and then scoring from a tight angle to send Spain into the final.
The Sun
21 minutes ago
- The Sun
Fulham readying bid for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as Chelsea set to flog SIX outcasts to meet Uefa restrictions
FULHAM are interested in Chelsea's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The Cottagers are preparing an approach to take the midfielder on loan with a view to a permanent move. 3 Dewsbury-Hall, 26, has struggled for Premier League minutes following a £30million move from Leicester last summer. Fulham also remain in talks with Arsenal over a move for Reiss Nelson, who came off the bench against AC Milan in the Gunners' Singapore friendly. Dewsbury-Hall is not the only Chelsea man attracting interest. Atletico Madrid are closing in on a deal to take Renato Veiga to Spain. The Blues are ready to sell the Portuguese midfielder, who spent the second half of last season on loan with Juventus. Chelsea want around £35million for the man who arrived from Basel for £11.7m last summer. Veiga, who made 18 Chelsea appearances last season, has made it clear he wants to make the move to Madrid. Atletico, however, are trying to negotiate the Blues down to £25m. 3 The two clubs have a close relationship, with Conor Gallagher having moved from London to the Spanish club last summer and Joao Felix going the other way. Felix himself is moving closer to an exit back to former club Benfica. Topless hakas and wild celebrations - how rugby legend is bringing winning culture to Chelsea's billion pound youngsters Carney Chukwuemeka is another expected to leave having spent last season on loan with Borussia Dortmund. The midfielder is keen on another loan with the German club, though Chelsea would prefer a sale. RB Leipzig, who the Blues are speaking to about a deal for Xavi Simons, are interested and talks are ongoing. The Blues are in need of a summer sale in order to meet Uefa restrictions and register players for next season's Champions League. Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell and Axel Disasi are all also expected to be sold. 3
Times
41 minutes ago
- Times
HAPs, warriors and power ponies: what to say about the Lionesses
W ell, here we are again. England's women footballers are into the Euro 2025 final, their third consecutive major final, having knocked out Italy in a match that left the nation hiding behind the sofa, well after its bedtime. That followed a quarter-final against Sweden that ended in a penalty shoot-out and during which I chewed my nail varnish clean off. Some things never change in English football, then. But when it comes to the Lionesses there are new faces, more lucrative endorsement deals and weddings to report. At least our Dutch manager, Sarina Wiegman, still wears her trademark white T-shirts. So what do you need to know? Here's your guide to the team before Sunday's match. Chloe Kelly has been a household name since celebrating England's 2022 Euros win in her sports bra. But as recently as January the super-sub was considering giving it all up and in a 'dark place' after being left out of her Manchester City side and at risk of dropping out of the Lionesses due to a lack of regular match play. Thankfully, a successful loan to Arsenal — where the Londoner began her career aged 12 and with whom she signed permanently just three weeks ago — led to her securing her spot at the Euros.
