‘Football harder than Prime Minister’ comment was joke, says Postecoglou

AFP | London

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Under-fire Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou yesterday insisted he was joking when he said being a Premier League manager was harder than being Prime Minister.

The 59-year-old Australian told reporters earlier this month that coaches face “an election every weekend and either get voted in or out”, whereas a UK Prime Minister usually faces an election just once every four or five years.

“Can I just say that obviously sarcasm and irony is lost (on people) in this country if people actually believe that I was serious when I said that,” Postecoglou said ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game at home to Wolves.

“There are far more difficult jobs than being a football manager or even than being a prime minister of a country.”

Spurs’ recent league results have been no laughing matter for fans, with Thursday’s 1-0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest following an embarrassing 6-3 loss at home.