Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is bemused on the “weird” 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 residence defeat to Brighton seeing them end seventeenth – their lowest in Premier League historical past.
Tottenham additionally grew to become 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 document for many defeats in a league season (22 in 1934/35).
A primary European trophy in 41 years towards the backdrop of a dismal home season has led to intense hypothesis over his future, which Postecoglou fails to grasp.
He mentioned at his post-match press convention: “I will be trustworthy, I have been discovering it actually bizarre speaking about my future once 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 assume. However I am unable to reply that query about me and my future, and a part of me is sort of considering, nicely, why have I been requested that query? However it’s what it’s.
“And I’ve got no doubt, though, that this could be a real sort of defining moment for this club because wherever I’ve been, I’ve kind of made an impact where I’ve brought success to a club that hasn’t had for a while, and you just have to look at those clubs’ trajectory even after I’ve left, they’re still competing for things.
“I actually assume it is a second in time the place this membership can actually push on and be an actual contender for honours on a yearly foundation.”
Levy gives no clarity 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 gut feeling is that I feel, right now, that I’ve done something that no one believed I could. And I shouldn’t be here, sitting there, talking about it. That’s my feeling, but it is what it is.
“And doubtless I am speaking now as a result of I am drained, mate. It is completed. I haven’t got to consider one other sport. I simply wish to go on a break and revel 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’ve been fortunate to be in this position a number of times, but seeing those scenes yesterday and the people who’ve reached out to me and talked to me about how it’s affected and what’s happened the last couple of days, that’s just a beautiful thing and I just want to enjoy that.
“To be trustworthy, the remainder of it, I do not even wish to be speaking about it. I simply assume it is pointless.
“You’re right to ask the question, but you’re asking the person who can’t give you that answer. And I guess, even for you guys, you wouldn’t be asking it if there wasn’t a doubt. But I can’t answer it. There’s nothing I can say that can answer that question. Other people can, so from my perspective, it doesn’t diminish the achievement.
“I am so assured about what we will construct at this soccer membership, and I wish to push on and take it to the subsequent degree and we’ll see whether or not that occurs or not.”
Ange has ‘no doubt’ Spurs will be stronger in PL next season
Postecoglou’s name was chanted by Spurs fans during the Europa League trophy parade at the end of the Brighton defeat.
He was also shown plenty of love and affection during Friday’s open-top bus parade, which saw him deliver the killer line that “season three is at all times higher than season two”.
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Postecoglou declares “season three is always better than season two” at Tottenham’s Europa League trophy parade
Questioned on why subsequent season shall be totally different domestically, he mentioned: “I made decisions that I felt were going to give us the best chance for achieving the goal we needed to achieve this year, and that’s affected our league form.
“If individuals do not wish 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 bought the membership a trophy it has been crying out for, Champions League soccer, we completed fifth final yr.
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Sky Sports activities senior soccer journalist Pete Smith analyses the stats behind Tottenham’s historic Europa League win
“Either people are saying last year was a huge anomaly for us to finish fifth, or this is what we deliver.
“I’ve bought little question subsequent yr we’ll be in a a lot stronger place within the league, difficult for the highest locations.
“I’ve got no doubt we’ll tackle the Champions League with the same determination that we tackled the Europa League.
“I’ve no doubts about that. I believe 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 another season
Sky Sports’ Jamie Redknapp:
“I mentioned earlier than that if he wins the Europa League, he ought to hold his job.
“Forget what’s happened because it has been a disappointing league campaign. It’s been a bizarre season when you can finish so low but still win a European cup.
“It’s a must to credit score it him for that and successful a trophy was his transient.
“What he said in mid-season was one of the great quotes of all time. ‘I always win something in my second season’ is almost up there with ‘I’d love it if we beat them’. It’s up there with the ‘special 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 just a few issues about issues not getting into his favour.
“They have had injuries this year but they still shouldn’t perform as they have done in the league. However, I think he does deserve another season.”
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