Spurs captain Son says Postecoglou a club 'legend'

Tottenham skipper Son Heung-min says sacked head Ange Postecoglou is simply a "legend" who has "changed nan trajectory of this club".

Postecoglou, 59, was sacked connected Friday conscionable complete 2 weeks aft ending nan club's 17-year hold for silverware pinch triumph successful nan Europa League final.

Spurs vanished 17th successful nan Premier League aft losing 22 retired of 38 matches.

"Gaffer. You've changed nan trajectory of this club," Son posted connected Instagram, external.

"You believed successful yourself, and us, since time 1 and ne'er wavered for a second. Even erstwhile others did.

"You knew what we were tin of each along. You did it your way. And your measurement brought this nine nan champion nighttime it's had successful decades. We will person those memories for life.

"You trusted maine pinch nan captaincy. One of nan highest honours of my career. It's been an unthinkable privilege to study from your activity up close. I americium a amended subordinate and a amended personification because of you.

"Ange Postecoglou, you are a Tottenham Hotspur fable forever. Thank you, mate."

England playmaker James Maddison, who joined Spurs from Leicester City successful nan aforesaid summertime that Postecoglou arrived, paid his ain tribute.

"Your instant belief successful maine to not only motion maine but make maine nan club's vice-captain and portion of nan activity group from nan get-go is thing I'll ever beryllium thankful for," said Maddison.

"You led america to triumph and we're European champions, and successful this club's history books, because of you and your winning mentality.

"Lastly and astir importantly, is really you are arsenic a man and a person. Your unwavering self-belief and beardown mindset is infectious and a monolithic logic successful why you were nan man to extremity this club's 17-year drought for a trophy.

"A family man pinch awesome morals and I person honestly learnt truthful overmuch from you. More than you will astir apt ever know."

Goalkeeper Vicario said, external: "Boss, I conscionable want to opportunity a monolithic convey you for everything you person done for maine and for each of us.

"From that very first call, correct from nan beginning, you ever showed truthful overmuch belief successful me.

"Giving maine nan opportunity to beryllium portion of nan activity group... those moments, and galore others, will enactment pinch maine forever.

"You are not only a apical manager, you are an unthinkable personification to activity for, a existent leader, a mentor, and personification I'll ever look up to.

"What we achieved TOGETHER will enactment successful nan history books.

"Wishing you thing but occurrence arsenic I cognize you will spell connected to execute much and more.

"Thank you, Boss. Forever grateful, Vic."

Defender Micky van de Ven said, external: "Gaffer, Thank you for everything!

"Believed successful maine from nan first time I arrived astatine nan club. Many ups and downs successful nan past 2 years but you kept believing successful america and kept pushing us.

"Big portion of nan occurrence from nan nine this year, and everlastingly grateful that u made maine portion of it.

"All nan best."

Forward Dominic Solanke said, external: "Thank you for bringing maine to this awesome club, convey you for bringing america a awesome trophy.

"Won't ever hide nan convo we had earlier I signed and we achieved a dream! All nan champion successful your adjacent adventure."

Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust, external said nan immense mostly of fans will will "love Ange forever" though convention results were a "long measurement short" of expectation.

The fans group called for Postecoglou's replacement to beryllium "fully supported" by nan club's committee successful bid to build connected nan "cup occurrence that Ange has lain".

Brentford leader Thomas Frank is among nan starring candidates to switch Postecoglou, while Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola, Fulham's Marco Silva, Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner and erstwhile Spurs leader Mauricio Pochettino are besides linked pinch nan vacancy.