Ange Postecoglou was sacked 16 days after winning the Europa League — and now a theory has emerged as to why Spurs waited til then.

TEAMtalk has learned that three Tottenham Hotspur players in particular will likely be livid over Daniel Levy's decision to axe coach Ange Postecoglou, following the decision to call time on the Australian's tenure on Friday evening.

Min, Guglielmo Vicario, Dominic Solanke and Micky van de Ven have paid tribute to Ange Postecoglou following his dismissal on Friday. Postecoglou was sacked with the club saying a change was necessary in order "to compete on multiple fronts.