Tottenham manager ‘sacked at half-time’ of Europa League game but loved it for incredible reason

Ange Postecoglou could meet the same fate as Martin Jol on Thursday night.

The Tottenham boss is at risk of losing his job if his side are knocked out of the Europa League by Eintracht Frankfurt.

Postecoglou could be sacked immediately after the match in a repeat of Jol’s Spurs exit.

The Dutchman was dismissed following a 2-1 defeat to Getafe back in October 2007, with Juande Ramos replacing him just two days later.

However, reports at the time and player accounts of the match claim Jol was let go at half-time.

Jermaine Jenas had been signed for Spurs by Jol but was not involved against Getafe.

He recalled in 2015: “I remember speaking to him before the game because I was carrying an injury and his face was just blank, as if he was looking right through me. In the weeks leading up to that, you could tell something had changed within him.

“It was leaked in the papers that Spurs were speaking to Juande Ramos. We’d seen it, he had obviously seen it, so it was impossible to ignore. As players, we were trying to concentrate on doing our jobs – and we all liked Martin – but there’s no doubt it was distracting.”

Meanwhile, Darren Bent told talkSPORT in 2023: “Yeah at half-time, during the game when I was at Tottenham. I can’t remember what game it was. Martin Jol got sacked during the game.

“He was standing on the touchline, he’s got a face on him. We come in at half-time, there is all this commotion so I said to Ledley [King], ‘Oi, Ledders, what is happening?’

“He said to me, ‘Ah the gaffer has been sacked’. Do you know what is mad, now I think about it? His team talk before the match was really subdued. He just said, ‘Get out and play lads’.”