Rio Ferdinand thinks Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou may have given up his Manager of the Year award from the London Football Awards.
There were a few people scratching their heads last week.
The London Football Awards took place in Camden, recognising the absolute best of the best in the capital.
The Manager of the Year award was up for grabs with some stern competition among the nominees.
arteta had a great year with Arsenal, moye brought a European trophy to West Ham United, Richie Wellens guided Leyton Orient to promotion and Emma Hayes continued her excellence with the Chelsea women.
However, the award went to Ange Postecoglou despite him managing for just about six months in the Tottenham dugout.
That decision left fans baffled, believing that the other candidates had a stronger claim than Postecoglou, even if he has impressed at Spurs.
Rio Ferdinand on Ange Postecoglou award
Rio has now been asked about the situation and told five that he doesn’t know how Postecoglou won the award.
The former England defender added that he believes even Postecoglou won’t believe that he deserves the award.
Ferdinand suggested that Postecoglou will have sent the award on to David Moyes, viewing him as a worthy recipient.
“I reckon Ange has sent it to David Moyes, because that’s the type of guy he is,” said Ferdinand.
Postecoglou has been a breath of fresh air at Tottenham, especially after the reigns of Conte
The Australian is bringing exciting football back to Tottenham again and whilst Spurs are not the finished article by any stretch of the imagination, this has been a positive first season for Postecoglou.
It speaks volumes that Postecoglou was not only nominated but ended up winning the award whereas mauricio was nowhere to be seen despite being at Chelsea for a similar amount of time.
The award is slightly confusing given the achievements of other managers in the mix, and Postecoglou himself may well feel that others had stronger arguments – even if giving up the award is a little far.
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