Ange Postecoglou Believes Football Is More Challenging Than Being Prime Minister

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has compared the challenges of his job to that of being a Prime Minister, stating that coaching in the Premier League is like facing an election every weekend with the possibility of being voted in or out based on results. The Australian coach, who took over at the London club last year, has been under pressure due to Tottenham's lack of silverware since 2008 and their current 10th place in the league table. Postecoglou's comments came after Southampton's manager Russell Martin was sacked following a 5-0 defeat to Tottenham, just hours after Wolves' Gary O'Neil also lost his job. Despite the intense scrutiny and pressure, Postecoglou remains focused on the task at hand and is determined to turn things around for his team. When asked if his job was harder than being a Prime Minister, Postecoglou acknowledged the unique challenges that come with managing a top-flight football team but remained resolute in his dedication to the job.

He insisted: "Oh yeah, how many times does he have an election? I have one every weekend, mate. We have an election every weekend and either get voted in or out."

On Thursday, Postecoglou's Tottenham face Manchester United for a place in the English League Cup semi-finals. 

The Australian admits that defeat will again put his position in the spotlight.

"We have lost all sort of modes of respect in our society where guys are in jobs and they are putting up names of who is going to replace them while they are still working," said Postecoglou.

"As a society, we are so quick to just throw people in the trash and move on really quickly with no thought or any care around it."

He added: "I get people who say, 'managers have always been sacked'. I just think now it has gone beyond that now where we forget there is a human being involved.

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"This job is the hardest job now in any walk of life. You can say politics, but this is harder than any job. The tenure and longevity of this role now means that you go in to it and very few are going to come out of it without any scars."

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