Spurs' Europa League triumph was undoubtedly a major positive that could be drawn from an otherwise testing campaign last year.
The North Londoners finished 17th in the Premier League table under Australian head coach Postecoglou, who paid the price for Spurs' poor domestic form with his job.
Levy and the board of directors took the decision to sack the ex-Celtic boss, despite having ended Spurs' 17-year wait for a major trophy.
Daniel Levy: 'Spurs losing 22 league games is unacceptable'
Levy admits in a new episode of Sky Bet's 'The Overlap' that Postecoglou left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after writing his name into the club's history, but factors external to the manager's European victory ultimately informed his sacking.
"Ultimately, the decision sits with me, but its always a collective decision. We have a board of directors, but under the board, we have a group of technical staff, and they advise.
"When Im not here Im sure Ill get the credit." When you come here & look at this wonderful building [Tottenham Hotspur Stadium] & the fact other clubs are trying to copy what were doing, that should be a sign that maybe we did do something bold & something right." pic.twitter.com/bT1lmsfqWlAugust 4, 2025
"We had to explain the decision to part ways with Ange. Ange just won us a trophy a European trophy highly significant and hes always going to be in our history.
"However, we couldnt lose sight of the fact that we finished 17th in the league, we lost 22 Premier League games, and its impossible for Tottenham to be in that position, and so we had to take the emotion out of it and we had to give some data points as to why we decided to do what we did.
Whichever level you do it, no one likes telling somebody, Youre losing your job, but it is the nature of football. Were there to win and yes, we won a European trophy and it was fantastic but we also need to win on all fronts and the Premier League says it all," Levy said.
The Spurs chairman is regarded as an unpopular figure by supporters of the club and has held his current position for almost 25 years.
Levy is hopeful Spurs can get back to winning ways on the pitch, although that may prove difficult without talismanic skipper Son Heung-min who is expected to leave the club shortly, and midfielder James Maddison who was stretchered from the field during Tottenham's 1-1 pre-season friendly game with Newcastle United over the weekend.
We will support him to the best of our ability," Levy said of new head coach Thomas Frank. "If you look at transfer fees, weve been in the top four spenders since the stadium opened, weve spent close to �700 million net on new players this isnt just about money. This is about some luck, having the right balance in the team, having the right coach theres a lot of things that have to come together.
I very much hope that Thomas will bring all the right ingredients and bring this team to where it belongs, which is right at the top.
