Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has spoken out about the brutal reality of being a Premier League manager, suggesting the scrutiny is even more intense than being UK Prime Minister.
Postecoglou has faced pressure this season amid challenging results in November and December, putting him under the media spotlight and enduring friction with Spurs fans.
Tottenham inflicted a 5-0 thrashing on Southampton last weekendtheir first win after a five-game winless run in all competitions, which saw Saints boss Russell Martin was fired within hours.
“They won’t even fire you in the morning now. You need to change your song,” he said postecogloureferring to the famous chant addressed to managers under pressure.
“We’ve lost all kinds of modes of respect in our society, where guys are at work and they’re putting names of who’s going to replace them while they’re still working. We’ve crossed that line now and it’s almost open. The season we’re so quick to trashing people and moving on really fast, without thinking or worrying about it.
“You have people saying, ‘Managers have always been fired.’ harder than any job in this role now means you go into it and very few will come out unscathed.
“How many times does (the prime minister) have an election? I have one every weekend, mate. We have an election every weekend and we’re either voted in or not.”
