Ange Postecoglou tells Thomas Frank he deserved Tottenham sacking and dubs Spurs 'baffling

Ange Postecoglou has admitted Thomas Frank's lack of positive results in the Premier League rendered his sacking as a "fair departure." Frank was dismissed as manager of the north Londoners after their 2-1 home loss to Newcastle United.

The loss to the Magpies left the Europa League champions in 16th place, just five points above the relegation zone. He is the second permanent manager in seven months to be sacked by Tottenham, with Postecoglou being dismissed at the end of last season.

The Australian was shown the door after the club finished in 17th position, with his Europa League triumph not enough to spare him from the axe. Around eight months after his sacking - and four months after he was also fired by Nottingham Forest - Postecoglou offered his honest verdict on Frank's departure.

The ex-Celtic boss said to the Overlap : "It's always, having been in that position twice in the last six months, it's tough, it's tough. You know that he can't be the only issue at the club and that's probably every manager.

"But, ultimately that's what we get judged on. But it goes back to me, it's a curious club Tottenham . It's made a major pivot at the end of last year, not just with me but with Daniel (Levy) leaving as well.

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"You've created a whole sort of environment of uncertainty because there's no guarantees, no matter which managers you bring in because they've had world-class managers there and not had success and for what reason?

"What was the reason for such a major pivot, you know Thomas was walking in, what's his objective? What's the club's objective? At the start of the year, obviously to compete on all fronts but the club hasn't competed on all fronts for a long time.

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"Also the most influential person at the club for the last 20 years is also going so if you're going to do such a major pivot, you have to understand there is going to be some instability there. Did Thomas know he was walking into that? I don't know.

"It's a fair departure from me, anyone who studies the game, it wasn't like it was a progression from me. I built that sort of squad for want of a better word to play a certain way for a number of years and he's sort of coming in and like we said, it's a curious club Tottenham."

Spurs finished fifth in Postecoglou's first campaign, which saw them only just miss out on the Champions League positions. Injuries and poor form at home - which also ended up costing Frank his job - blighted the Australian's second season at the club.

While the Europa League triumph did end Spurs' long run without a trophy and provided them with a place in this season's Champions League - the one competition Frank thrived in. However, Postecoglou also believes Spurs also need to look inwards to find their issues instead of merely sacking one manager after the other.

He added: "If you look at the list of names (managers), there isn't really a common theme there in what they are trying to do. I do think part of Tottenham's DNA - for the lack of a better word - is that they do like their teams to play a certain way.

"It's fair to say with Mauricio (Pochettino) they were going down that path, but at the same time, I think people have been too dismissive of Harry's (Kane's) influence through that period.