Levy: “Bringing in Mourinho and Conte was a mistake”

The president of Tottenham Hotspur, Daniel Levysaid it was a “mistake” in the lease Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conteadded that the Premier League club “needs to return to its roots” under a new manager Ange Postecoglou.

In March, former Juventus manager Conte became the second serial winning manager to leave the north London side in just over three years, after Mourinho was also sacked two years ago after the Portuguese was hired to replace Mauricio Pochettino.

Levy has come under fire in the past, with some Spurs fans blaming him for the club not winning a title since 2008. “I want to win as much as anyone else,” Levy told a fan forum. “The frustration of not winning and the pressure from some players and a large number of fans to win… We have to spend money, we have to have a good coach, a good name. And it affected me. “

Now Chelsea manager Pochettino was sacked in 2019, just five months after leading Spurs to the Champions League final.

“I went through a phase where we almost won, with Mauricio we had a very good moment. We didn’t get there but we were very close and we had a change of strategy,” said Levy. “The strategy was to bring in a great coach and we did it twice. You have to learn from your mistakes.”

However, Levy claims they have turned Tottenham around with the appointment of Postecoglou, who managed to shake off the pessimism that had weighed on the club by guiding them to their best start to a league season in 57 years.

Spurs are second in the table with 13 points from five games, just two points behind treble winners Manchester City. Spurs visit London rivals Arsenal on Sunday before hosting third-placed Liverpool on September 30.

“They (Mourinho and Conte) are good coaches, but not for this club. For what we want, we want to play in a certain way and if that means it will take a little longer to win, maybe it’s the right one for us And it’s “That’s why bringing in ‘Ange’, from my point of view, was exactly the right decision.”