Ange Postecoglou saw it coming long before his Tottenham sacking became a reality, as the Australian manager had already hinted at the exact circumstances that would lead to his downfall.Tottenham Hotspur’s sacking of Ange Postecoglou has since been confirmed, and it would not have come as a surprise to many, given the Australian’s Premier League record.Spurs revealed in their long statement following the manager’s sacking that Postecoglou’s run of 78 points from his last 66 Premier League games meant that they had to part ways with him.A new manager is expected in the Tottenham dugout this season, with reports strongly linking Thomas Frank as the club’s main choice to take over from Postecoglou.(Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / Instagram)Ange Postecoglou predicted Tottenham sacking back in OctoberWinning the Europa League trophy was not enough to paper over the cracks of Postecoglou’s poor domestic campaign, as Tottenham made Ange the 15th manager to be axed by chairman Daniel Levy.While the decision came as a surprise to a few Spurs fans, with many questioning why Levy would part ways with a European winner, Postecoglou might not have been surprised, given that he predicted such an outcome back in October 2024.Speaking on Erik ten Hag’s sacking by Manchester United, the Australian manager was quick to highlight that winning trophies is not enough to keep a manager in a job, given that ten Hag was sacked after winning two pieces of silverware with the Red Devils.Postecoglou said, as relayed by TNT Sport: “We’ve got a manager who’s won two in the last two years who’s just got the sack. Everyone tells me, just win a trophy and you’ll be fine. I don’t think so.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by TNT Sports Football (@tntsportsfootball)Tim Sherwood outlines what next Spurs manager must prioritisePostecoglou’s prediction was indeed correct, as he was sacked after leading Tottenham to their worst ever domestic finish in the Premier League, with Spurs ending the 24/25 season in 17th place.Tim Sherwood has revealed what the next Tottenham manager needs to do if he is to keep his place in the dugout. According to the former Spurs boss, it is not enough to win a trophy – instead, the objective has to be to remain competitive in the Premier League.He said: “I am not surprised to be perfectly honest. It does not mean to say I agree with the decision, I just felt that having lost 22 games in the Premier League, and finished in the position where Tottenham did, I thought that it would not have sat well with the hierarchy there.“Even though they went on and won a major European competition and qualified for the Champions League in the meantime, and that look there after the Brighton game – I think that was the writing on the wall there. When I saw Daniel’s face, I thought you have got to be really careful what you wish for.“I was worried for the Tottenham fans because the new man going there – what is the objective? Because the objective is not to win trophies obviously.“The objective is to be more competitive in the Premier League, which is the bread and butter, where people pay for their season tickets and they go and watch it week in, week out. That seems to be the objective of the board.“You need to be quite clear when you are going in there, whoever it may be. There are a lot of managers being tied around, they need to make sure they know what the objective is and what success looks like.”READ MORE: Thomas Frank has already revealed he loves ‘very, very, good’ Tottenham trioThe post Ange Postecoglou predicted his own Tottenham downfall 9 months before it happened appeared first on Spurs Web.