Ange Postecoglou is sick and tired of being asked about his future after leading Tottenham Hotspur to Europa League glory this week, but who else could possibly speak on the matter and put the speculation to bed — besides chairman Daniel Levy?
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Spurs slumped to a club-record 22nd defeat in the Premier League on Sunday as they closed out the 2024-25 season in all-too-familiar fashion, but Postecoglou’s side began brightly less than 48 hours after celebrating the Europa League trophy in an open-top bus parade around north London.
Ange Postecoglou reaction — How did Spurs boss react after season-ending defeat to Brighton?
“I’ll be honest, I’ve been finding it really weird talking about my future when we’ve done something unprecedented. I’ve got to answer the questions because nobody else is in a position to do so. Part of me is thinking, why am I even being asked the question? I’ve got no doubt, though, that this could be a real defining moment for this club because wherever I’ve been, I have made an impact where I have brought success to a club that hasn’t had it for a while. You just have to look at those clubs’ trajectories even after I left, they are still competing for things. I really think this is a moment in time where this club could push on and be a real contender for honors on a yearly basis.
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“From my perspective, I made decisions that I felt were giving us the best chance of achieving the goal we needed to achieve this year and that has affected our league form. If people don’t want to take that into account, then there is nothing I can say to explain it any better than that.
“I came to the club and we had finished 8th. I didn’t take over a club that had finished 2nd. They had no European football to speak of; lost the one player who probably guarantees you European football. That was my starting point. At the end of two years, I’ve got the club a trophy it has been crying out for, Champions League football, we finished 5th last year. Either people are saying, ‘Last year it was a huge anomaly for us to finish 5th, or this is what we deliver right.’
“I have got no doubt next year we will be in a much stronger position, challenging for the top places. I’ve got no doubt we will tackle the Champions League with the same determination that we tackled the Europa League. I have no doubts about that. If people are seeking any more evidence about me, then there is nothing I’m going to say that’s going to convince them if they haven’t seen it in the last two years.”
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“It’s fair to say the last few days have shown how the club can be when it’s unified. It’s such a massive club with such a massive reach. You’ve seen the outpouring of emotion and that’s something we need to build on. That’s what a trophy does. That’s what we’ve done does and people want more of it.”
"[We can push on] if we get some good experience in the transfer window. I’m not talking age, so much as experience at this level. Every club that gets into the Champions League sees it as a chance to strengthen with players who are comfortable at that level, not stepping up to the level.”
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“I think [vice-captain Cristian] Romero is absolutely important to keep at this football club. You just saw the way he’s been in recent games, and he hasn’t been entirely fit with his toe. The lads respect him highly and he makes them walk taller. For me, it’s a no-brainer with players like him. If he goes, who do you replace him with? There aren’t a lot of players out there like him. It’s very important to keep him, and for the long term.”
