Tottenham gamers James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Archie Grey all hope boss Ange Postecoglou stays in control of the membership.
Regardless of main Spurs to Europa League glory, there’s uncertainty over the way forward for Postecoglou as a consequence of their dismal Premier League marketing campaign.
Tottenham completed seventeenth – their lowest end since promotion to the highest flight in 1978 – as they turned the primary facet in top-flight historical past to lose 22 video games in a 38-game season and never be relegated.
However Postecoglou delivered on his second-season trophy promise to finish the membership’s 17-year trophy drought by profitable the Europa League and thus incomes Champions League qualification subsequent season.
Regardless of clinching the membership’s first European silverware in 41 years, there’s doubt over his place after Spurs chairman Daniel Levy failed to offer readability on his future in his end-of-season message.
However, two days after the final-day 4-1 dwelling defeat to Brighton, the Australian, who delivered the killer line that “season three is always better than season two” ultimately week’s trophy parade, acquired sturdy assist from a few of his gamers.
When requested by Sky Sports activities Information whether or not Postecoglou deserves a 3rd season in cost, Maddison, talking at his Charity Golf Day, which raises cash for 3 completely different charities, stated: “Yeah, he is been sensible.
“Even at the start of the season, saying ‘I don’t usually win things [in my second season], I always win things’. It’s one of them, we knew that would create a big uproar in the media, with you lot never shutting up about it. But never once did I stop believing that he meant that.
“The season three line, that was iconic as effectively. He is acquired them within the locker, them motivational mic drop moments.
James Maddison (proper) has backed Spurs’ Europa League-winning boss
“Managers and clubs can go long periods without winning trophies, but he’s a man who’s always had success. His biggest strength is his self-belief in what he does, and that feeds off into us. That’s been installed into us in Europe this year in all of the away games, even the ones in the group stage.
“Within the spherical of 16, we had a very dangerous efficiency away at AZ Alkmaar, and he went heavy on us since you simply know he is a winner, and we turned it round within the second leg and we’re within the quarters.
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Spurs legends made a guard of honour for the gamers and Postecoglou with the Europa League trophy as Daniel Levy watched from the stands
“And every step we got closer and closer, and we believed more, and now we’re winners and no one can ever take that away from us.
“It is a powerful competitors to win, we managed to recover from the road with the gaffer, all collectively, all of us as a membership, all of us win collectively. Hopefully that, just like the gaffer stated, can preserve the sensation, and we’ve got that profitable feeling now, and we all know what it takes to win.”
‘Ange has done a great job’
Teenage midfielders Bergvall and Gray, who were also part of Maddison’s Charity Golf Day, also backed Postecoglou.
Questioned how much he wanted to see the ex-Celtic boss stay at Spurs next season, Bergvall told Sky Sports News: “100 per cent.
“I think he’s done a great job. It’s not been easy for any of us, especially because of all the injuries, but as he said, he always wins things in his second year, and that’s true.”
Postecoglou led Spurs to Europa League glory to earn the membership’s first trophy in 17 years
Requested whether or not Postecoglou deserved one other season, Grey informed Sky Sports activities Information: “Yeah, definitely.
“It has been an important season this 12 months, and it has been a rollercoaster of a season as effectively.
“We’ve had some really tough times, and we’ve stuck together.
“He is large on issues like household, and I believe that was the principle factor that helped us to get the ultimate and win the ultimate is our morals of what we’re like as a workforce.
“We believe in each other, and we were like brothers going out there on the pitch in the final.”
Ange: Why am I even being questioned on my Spurs future?!
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Postecoglou stated he can not reply questions on his future
Following Sunday’s dwelling loss to Brighton, Postecoglou admitted his bemusement on the “weird” hypothesis over his future.
He stated at his post-match press convention: “I’ll be honest, I’ve been finding it really weird talking about my future when we’ve done something unprecedented.
“I’ve needed to reply the questions as a result of nobody else on the membership is form 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 form of pondering, effectively, 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 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.”
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy (left) has a choice to make over Postecoglou’s future
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 executed. I haven’t got to consider one other recreation. I simply need to go on a break and revel in my household and replicate on being a part of one thing unbelievably particular.
“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 need 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 need to push on and take it to the subsequent stage and we’ll see whether or not that occurs or not.”
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