Tottenham gamers James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Archie Grey all hope boss Ange Postecoglou stays answerable for the membership.
Regardless of main Spurs to Europa League glory, there’s uncertainty over the way forward for Postecoglou on account of their dismal Premier League marketing campaign.
Tottenham completed seventeenth – their lowest end since promotion to the highest flight in 1978 – as they 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.
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 supply readability on his future in his end-of-season message.
However, two days after the final-day 4-1 residence defeat to Brighton, the Australian, who delivered the killer line that “season three is at all times higher than season two” eventually week’s trophy parade, acquired sturdy help from a few of his gamers.
Postecoglou declared ‘season three is at all times higher than season two’ at Tottenham’s Europa League trophy parade
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, mentioned: “Yeah, he is been good.
“Even at the beginning of the season, saying ‘I do not often win issues [in my second season], I at all times win issues’. It is one among them, we knew that will create an enormous uproar within the media, with you lot by no means shutting up about it. However by no means as soon as did I cease believing that he meant that.
“The season three line, that was iconic as nicely. He is received them within the locker, them motivational mic drop moments.
James Maddison (proper) has backed Spurs’ Europa League-winning boss
“Managers and golf equipment can go lengthy intervals with out profitable trophies, however he is a person who’s at all times had success. His largest energy is his self-belief in what he does, and that feeds off into us. That is been put in into us in Europe this 12 months in all the away video games, even those within the group stage.
“Within the spherical of 16, we had a very unhealthy 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.
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 each step we received nearer and nearer, and we believed extra, and now we’re winners and nobody can ever take that away from us.
“It is a robust 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 mentioned, can preserve the sensation, and we have now that profitable feeling now, and we all know what it takes to win.”
‘Ange has achieved an amazing job’
Teenage midfielders Bergvall and Grey, who have been additionally a part of Maddison’s Charity Golf Day, additionally backed Postecoglou.
Questioned how a lot he wished to see the ex-Celtic boss keep at Spurs subsequent season, Bergvall advised Sky Sports activities Information: “100 per cent.
“I believe he is achieved an amazing job. It is not been straightforward for any of us, particularly due to all of the accidents, however as he mentioned, he at all times wins issues in his second 12 months, and that is 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 advised Sky Sports activities Information: “Yeah, positively.
“It has been an amazing season this 12 months, and it has been a rollercoaster of a season as nicely.
“We have had some actually robust occasions, and we have caught collectively.
“He is massive 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 staff.
“We imagine in one another, and we have been like brothers going on the market on the pitch within the ultimate.”
Ange: Why am I even being questioned on my Spurs future?!
Postecoglou mentioned he can not reply questions on his future
Following Sunday’s residence loss to Brighton, Postecoglou admitted his bemusement on the “bizarre” hypothesis over his future.
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 achieved one thing unprecedented.
“I’ve needed to reply the questions as a result of nobody else on the membership is type 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 type of considering, nicely, why have I been requested that query? However it’s what it’s.
“And I’ve received little question, although, that this could possibly be an actual kind of defining second for this membership as a result of wherever I have been, I’ve type of made an affect the place I’ve introduced success to a membership that hasn’t had for some time, and also you simply have to take a look at these golf equipment’ trajectory even after I’ve left, they’re nonetheless competing for issues.
“I actually suppose 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.”
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy (left) has a call to make over Postecoglou’s future
Requested for his intestine feeling on his future, Postecoglou replied: “My intestine feeling is that I really feel, proper now, that I’ve achieved 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 achieved. I haven’t got to consider one other sport. I simply need to go on a break and luxuriate in my household and replicate on being a part of one thing unbelievably particular.
“I have been lucky to be on this place a lot of 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 stunning factor and I simply need to take pleasure in that.
“To be trustworthy, the remainder of it, I do not even need to be speaking about it. I simply suppose it is pointless.
“You are proper to ask the query, however you are asking the one who cannot offer you that reply. And I assume, 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 individuals can, so from my perspective, it does not diminish the achievement.
“I am so assured about what we are able to construct at this soccer membership, and I need to push on and take it to the following stage and we’ll see whether or not that occurs or not.”
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