Emotional ange postecoglou on verge of tears with family after europa league win

THE EX-CELTIC BOSS ENDED SPURS' AGONISING 17-YEAR TROPHY DROUGHT BY BEATING MAN UNITED IN BILBAO 23:07, 21 May 2025Updated 09:12, 22 May 2025 Ange Postecoglou was on the verge of tears

with his wife and kids after getting his hands on the Europa League. The ex-Celtic boss cut an emotional figure as he fulfilled his promise of ending Tottenham's agonising 17-year wait

for silverware. Big Ange famously declared back in September: "I always win things in my second year." And the Aussie did it his way as he told TNT Sports: "I think people

misinterpreted it. It wasn't me boasting. It was me just making a declaration and I believed it. "At the time I said it, we were still in the Carabao Cup. I just had this thing

inside me that, more than anything else, and I know our league form has been terrible and nowhere near good enough, but us finishing third wasn't going to change this football club.

"The only thing that was going to change this football club was us winning something. When I said that, that was my intent. I'm not afraid to declare that. That was my ambition, I

wanted it stated. I couldn't expect anyone from the club to say that, but I can say that. "I was prepared to wear it if it didn't happen. The beauty of it is that people kept

reminding me of it. But the reason they kept reminding me of it was because there was still a chance to do it. So I was comfortable with it." Spurs are on course to end the campaign

17th in the Premier League but are guaranteed Champions League football next season after their historic 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao. No longer the laughing stock of North

London, Postecoglou took aim at the club's critics as he said: "I think that's the more important bit, is how the club perceives itself. Just being at the club for the last

couple of years, and because of what's happened in its history, people are quick to take shots at the club. "I've felt at times the club hasn't defended itself as

strongly as it should. I understand that because people have been here a long time and haven't got anything to sort of lean on to. But I'm hoping this starts. "There's no

reason now why they can't go into next year knowing they can win another trophy and building a team that consistently strives to win things. I think if you see yourself in that way,

irrespective of the noise of the outside, hopefully this takes the club forward." Various reports have suggested that Daniel Levy has already decided to axe Postecoglou this summer but

he added: "I've had such a laser focus on winning this thing. Whatever happens, happens. "We're still building this team, it's still a very young team. We need to

add some experience to it. We're in the Champions League. I've been trying to build a team that can be successful for the next five or six years. "But I'm the manager of

the football club, that decision is not in my hands. If it does affect me, you would've seen it building up to here. All I cared about was this thing and having this medal around my

neck because if I did, that means the football club has won a trophy." Article continues below Asked if he wants to continue, he added: "I do. I don't feel I've completed

the job yet. We're still building. The moment I accepted the role, I had one thing in my head and that was to win something, more than anything else. We've done that now so I want

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