Premier League statement highlights failure of Tottenham and Manchester United after poor domestic campaign

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A statement on the Premier League’s official website has made a big claim about Tottenham Hotspur and the so-called “Big Six” after the disastrous domestic campaign endured by the Lilywhites and Manchester United.While the 2024-25 season will always be remembered by Tottenham fans as the year in which the club broke the longest trophy drought in their history, the team’s abject showing in the league cannot be completely glossed over.Tottenham have had their worst-ever season in Premier League history, ending the campaign with 22 defeats and finishing just one spot off the relegation zone.This abject showing is exactly why reports indicate that Ange Postecoglou is likely to be sacked by Spurs despite winning the Europa League trophy.Photo by SpursWebPremier League’s statement says the old “Big Six” is redundantThe Premier League have completed a round-up of the takeaways from the 2025-25 season on their official website, and they suggest that the “Big Six” might be a thing of the past.They point out that unlike previous seasons where the six biggest clubs in the country always tended to finish in the top six, that has not been the case for the past few years in a row.Their statement reads: “In five of the eight Premier League seasons between 2014 and 2022, the “Big Six” clubs filled every top-six spot in the table.“In the three years since 2022, not once have those six clubs occupied all of the positions from one to six. In fact, the same number of top-six places have gone to clubs not in the “Big Six” in the last three years as in the previous eight years combined (five).“The historically bad campaigns for both Man Utd and Spurs signal the end of the “Big Six” era, as does Chelsea’s ongoing battle to retain their status alongside the disruptors Newcastle and Aston Villa.”Tottenham’s domestic showing this season was unacceptableIt is fascinating to see a lot of Spurs fans on social media riling against the idea of the club sacking Postecoglou, which was perhaps to be expected, given how long the fan base has been starved of silverware.However, one cannot overlook how unprecedentedly poor Tottenham’s league campaign was, with 22 defeats being an acceptable number for a club of the Lilywhites’ resources, irrespective of any extenuating circumstances.Some supporters seem to forget that the last Spurs manager to win a trophy, Juande Ramos, took two points from his first eight games of the 2008-09 season following his trophy success.While winning cup competitions certainly cannot be scoffed at, a club of Tottenham’s stature need to be in the top six, and Levy now has to decide if Ange Postecoglou is the right man to get the club back where it belongs.READ MORE: Video resurfaces of Heung-min Son and Leroy Sane amid Tottenham transfer linksThe post Premier League statement highlights failure of Tottenham and Manchester United after poor domestic campaign appeared first on Spurs Web.