Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is bemused on the “bizarre” hypothesis over his future as Spurs chairman Daniel Levy failed to supply readability on his place in his end-of-season message.
The Australian led Spurs to Europa League glory on Wednesday to finish their 17-year trophy drought and earn Champions League qualification.
However he has presided over one among their worst-ever league campaigns, with Sunday’s 4-1 house defeat to Brighton seeing them end seventeenth – their lowest in Premier League historical past.
Highlights from the match between Spurs and Brighton within the Premier League.
Tottenham additionally turned the primary facet in top-flight historical past to lose 22 video games in a 38-game season and never be relegated, whereas their 22 league losses equalled the membership’s all-time membership report for many defeats in a league season (22 in 1934/35).
A primary European trophy in 41 years in opposition to the backdrop of a dismal home season has led to intense hypothesis over his future, which Postecoglou fails to grasp.
He stated at his post-match press convention: “I will be sincere, I have been discovering it actually bizarre speaking about my future after we’ve completed one thing unprecedented.
“I’ve needed to reply the questions as a result of nobody else on the membership is sort of within the place to take action, I suppose. However I am unable to reply that query about me and my future, and a part of me is sort of pondering, effectively, why have I been requested that query? However it’s what it’s.
“And I’ve acquired little doubt, although, that this might be an actual type of defining second for this membership as a result of wherever I have been, I’ve sort of made an impression the place I’ve introduced success to a membership that hasn’t had for some time, and also you simply have to have a look at these golf equipment’ trajectory even after I’ve left, they’re nonetheless competing for issues.
“I actually assume this can be a second in time the place this membership can actually push on and be an actual contender for honours on a yearly foundation.”
Levy offers no readability on Ange future
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy (left) has a call to make over Postecoglou’s future
Postecoglou’s feedback come after Tottenham chairman Levy provided no assurances concerning the long-term way forward for the previous Celtic boss in his end-of-season message to followers, which was launched earlier than the defeat to Brighton.
Requested for his intestine feeling on his future, Postecoglou replied: “My intestine feeling is that I really feel, proper now, that I’ve completed one thing that nobody believed I may. And I should not be right here, sitting there, speaking about it. That is my feeling, however it’s what it’s.
“And possibly I am speaking now as a result of I am drained, mate. It is completed. I haven’t got to consider one other recreation. I simply need to go on a break and luxuriate in my household and replicate on being a part of one thing unbelievably particular.
Ange Postecoglou led Spurs to Europa League glory to earn the membership’s first trophy in 17 years
“I have been lucky to be on this place numerous occasions, however seeing these scenes yesterday and the individuals who’ve reached out to me and talked to me about the way it’s affected and what’s occurred the final couple of days, that is only a lovely factor and I simply need to take pleasure in that.
“To be sincere, the remainder of it, I do not even need to be speaking about it. I simply assume it is pointless.
“You are proper to ask the query, however you are asking the one that cannot offer you that reply. And I suppose, even for you guys, you would not be asking it if there wasn’t a doubt. However I am unable to reply it. There’s nothing I can say that may reply that query. Different folks can, so from my perspective, it does not diminish the achievement.
“I am so assured about what we will construct at this soccer membership, and I need to push on and take it to the subsequent degree and we’ll see whether or not that occurs or not.”
Ange has ‘little doubt’ Spurs will probably be stronger in PL subsequent season
Postecoglou’s title was chanted by Spurs followers throughout the Europa League trophy parade on the finish of the Brighton defeat.
He was additionally proven loads of love and affection throughout Friday’s open-top bus parade, which noticed him ship the killer line that “season three is at all times higher than season two”.
Postecoglou declares “season three is at all times higher than season two” at Tottenham’s Europa League trophy parade
Questioned on why subsequent season will probably be totally different domestically, he stated: “I made choices that I felt had been going to provide us one of the best likelihood for reaching the objective we would have liked to realize this yr, and that is affected our league kind.
“If folks do not need to take that into consideration, then there’s nothing I can say to elucidate it any higher than that.
“I got here to the membership when it completed eighth. I did not take over a membership that completed second. It had no European soccer to talk of. It misplaced the one participant [Harry Kane] that most likely ensures you European soccer. That was my start line. On the finish of two years I’ve acquired the membership a trophy it has been crying out for, Champions League soccer, we completed fifth final yr.
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“Both persons are saying final yr was an enormous anomaly for us to complete fifth, or that is what we ship.
“I’ve acquired little doubt subsequent yr we’ll be in a a lot stronger place within the league, difficult for the highest locations.
“I’ve acquired little doubt we’ll sort out the Champions League with the identical willpower that we tackled the Europa League.
“I’ve no doubts about that. I feel if persons are in search of any extra proof about me, then there’s nothing I’ll say that is going to persuade them in the event that they have not seen it within the final two years.”
Redknapp: Ange deserves one other season
Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Redknapp:
“I stated earlier than that if he wins the Europa League, he ought to preserve his job.
“Overlook what’s occurred as a result of it has been a disappointing league marketing campaign. It has been a weird season when you may end so low however nonetheless win a European cup.
“It’s a must to credit score it him for that and successful a trophy was his temporary.
“What he stated in mid-season was one of many nice quotes of all time. ‘I at all times win one thing in my second season’ is nearly up there with ‘I would find it irresistible if we beat them’. It is up there with the ‘particular one’.
“To say it after which ship it, it blew my thoughts. However I am getting the sensation when he speaks and I am listening to a number of issues about issues not moving into his favour.
“They’ve had accidents this yr however they nonetheless should not carry out as they’ve completed within the league. Nevertheless, I feel he does deserve one other season.”
Sky Sports activities to indicate 215 stay PL video games
From subsequent season, Sky Sports activities’ Premier League protection will improve from 128 matches to at the least 215 video games solely stay.
And 80 per cent of all televised Premier League video games subsequent season are on Sky Sports activities.
