Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou says managing football is “the hardest job in any position in life” – including being prime minister.
Postecoglou, whose side finished five Premier League games without a win on Sunday A win against bottom club SouthamptonSays he faces an election “every weekend”.
A win at St Mary’s lifted Spurs to 10th in the table but Cost Saints manager Russell Martin his jobJust hours after fellow top-flight clubs Wolves have parted ways with boss Gary O’Neill.
“This job is the hardest job in any position in life right now. You can say politics, but it’s harder than any job,” Postecoglou said on Wednesday.
“The tenure and longevity of this role now means you get into it and very few get out of it unscathed.”
Postecoglou has faced criticism over his side’s inconsistency in recent weeks and has picked up Deal with disgruntled supporters After the defeat to Bournemouth this month.
Asked if managing was harder than being prime minister, the 59-year-old Australian added: “Oh yeah, how often does he have an election? I have one every weekend.
“We have an election every weekend and it’s either vote in or out.
“We have lost all respect in our society where boys are employed and they are still putting out the names of those who are going to replace them when they are employed.
“As a society, we’ve moved too quickly to throw people in the trash and without any thought or care around it. I don’t know if there’s a good way or a best way to handle it.”
Spurs, who have not won a trophy since 2008, resume their Carabao Cup campaign with a last-eight tie at home to Manchester United on Thursday.
Postecoglou said ending the club’s trophy drought could help change the mood among supporters.
“If I go by the general feeling since I’ve been in this job, I think a trophy would transform this place into something, so let’s see,” he said.
“Me personally? Like I keep saying, I want more than that. I don’t think it’s just about getting a trophy.
“I think when you want to build a successful, sustainable club in terms of competing for trophies every year, it’s more than that, but it’s not the first time I’ve been wrong in this job. Maybe a trophy is needed, I don’t know.”
