What happens next for Tottenham & Postecoglou’s future?

Ange Postecoglou has limited options. Tottenham’s chairman Daniel Levy has the final say in what comes next.

In their final game of a season that has spanned the sublime to the awful, Spurs host Brighton on Sunday.

A defeat would send the team to their worst Premier League campaign to finish 17th with 38 points.

However, given what has happened recently, supporters’ disappointment is unimportant.

For the moment, Tottenham are almost no longer a man. The excitement over Wednesday night’s Europa League victory over Manchester United won’t continue for a while. They are winners.

The architect of Spurs’ first trophy triumph since 2008 and their first European title since 1984 may now be uncertain about his future.

Tottenham have begun the search for candidates to replace the Australian before the 2025/26 campaign because of the club’s terrible domestic campaign.

In fact, it is widely believed that Postecoglou’s presidency almost certainly would have ended if they had lost to United in Bilbao.

But that was not their choice. And there might be a quandary for Levy.

22 league defeats would be unacceptable for a club with the resources and squad of Tottenham, in the event of a loss on Sunday.

The manager would typically be blamed and delegated from his duties.

These circumstances are not unusual, though. Postecoglou has succeeded in a situation where many, including Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho, and Mauricio Pochettino, have failed.

Spurs’ success in Bilbao was well-known, and aside from the glory, it also represented a qualification for the Champions League.

At Friday’s club’s trophy parade, many of those who had abandoned Postecoglou a few weeks ago were chanting his name.

The 59-year-old has managed to change the narrative and sway a fanbase who had been hampered for so long on Wednesday night in the space of 90 plus minutes.

You may wonder how much public opinion and the swathes of affection Postecoglou’s directed affection will have on Levy in light of this.

If Postecoglou had lost the final, it would have been difficult to keep, but there is a much stronger case in place right now.

Which manager could Tottenham choose to pique the fans’ interest so much that they would accept the Australian’s departure is another important factor?

Given Postecoglou’s newfound love, there is a chance that replacing him with a subpar position will polarize the club’s fan base, who is already having a difficult relationship with Levy and the club’s ownership.

Given the acclaim that Tottenham fans have received for Jurgen Klopp or Carlo Ancelotti in recent weeks, would they accept Postecoglou’s departure as a manager with a proven track record of winning trophies?

By retaining Postecoglou, you’d think Levy could earn some significant brownie points.

He might be considering his decision based on the strength of the relationship between the players and the manager.

In recent weeks, senior players have all publicly backed Postecoglou. Achieving a trophy will only strengthen a relationship that appears to have developed toward the end of the season.

You’d assume that Postecoglou will choose Postecoglou as the person to take next when they meet.

It’s still to be seen whether the aforementioned factors will hold Levy’s nerves.

Whether the chairman has been influenced by the emotion since Bilbao will affect much of what transpires over the next 72 hours.

Levy can be ruthless, according to history. Just six months after guiding Tottenham to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost to Liverpool, Pochettino was fired.

Just before the 2021 Carabao Cup final, which Mourinho lost to Manchester City, he also fired Mourinho.

Levy doesn’t pay much attention to emotion, based on the evidence.

Having said that, you wouldn’t have to be a robot to have been influenced by Postecoglou’s outpouring of love this week.

The former Celtic boss plans to take a trip early this week, so there will be a desire to sort things out before leaving.

The imagination was captured by his intriguing address to supporters at the Friday night parade reception.

“All the best television series’, season three is better than season two,” roared Postecoglou.

Perhaps he is aware of something that we are unaware of. He might not, perhaps not.