No âclownâ Ange Postecoglou hopes to remain Spurs boss whatever outcome in final
Speculation over Ange Postecoglouâ??s future has been rife throughout Spursâ?? run to Bilbao.
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Ange Postecoglou told his critics he was not a âclownâ after he revealed his desire to remain Tottenham boss whatever happened in Wednesdayâs Europa League final.
Speculation over Postecoglouâs future has been rife throughout Spursâ run to Bilbao with make-or-break ties against AZ Alkmaar, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bodo/Glimt navigated.
With Tottenham down in 17th in the Premier League, Postecoglou admitted last month the âgeneral sentimentâ was he would leave even if he ended the clubâs 17-year trophy drought, but during a fiery press conference at San Mames, the embattled head coach felt his work in north London was far from finished.
âI donât think my job is done here,â Postecoglou claimed before Wednesdayâs showpiece with Manchester United.
âI really feel like we are building something and what a trophy does is hopefully accelerate that. So, I still think there is work to be done.
âIt is quite obvious with the challenges weâve had this year, which I think are well chronicled, but there is some reasoning in the context of that, but also there has been some growth I would like to see through.
âWhether that happens or not is not that important right now, but I donât think far from it is this job finished. I certainly feel there is some growth there that we can take this club to where it needs to be.
âIâve been in this position before where the big game was the last game I managed. Itâs not unusual territory for me.
âI have always navigated it pretty well because for me, nothing is more important than my responsibility for this football club and its fans that tomorrow me, the players, our mind is only on one thing and that is to create something special.â
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Spursâ domestic struggles mean Postecoglou has presided over the clubâs worst ever Premier League campaign with a record tally of 21 defeats, but he also stands on the brink of the holy grail â eagerly-awaited silverware.
Asked about the fine line of infamy versus legendary status, Postecoglou snapped: âIâll tell you one thing, irrespective of what happens tomorrow, Iâm not a clown and I never will be.
âIâm really disappointed that you would use such terminology about a person who for 26 years without any favours from anyone has worked his way to a position where heâs leading out a club in a European major competition (final).â
Postecoglou played down Lucas Bergvallâs chances of being fit to face United after an ankle injury, with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski (both knee) also sidelined, but Pape Sarr is available.
The big choice for the Australian ahead of his 100th game in charge of Spurs is who will provide creativity in a three-man midfield alongside Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur.
Wilson Odobert was used in the attacking midfield role at Aston Villa, but another alternative is to drop Dominic Solanke slightly deeper.
Despite continuous discourse over his future, Postecoglou will not lose focus on Tottenhamâs chance to taste European success for the first time since their 1984 UEFA Cup victory.
âWhatever happens beyond tomorrow is kind of irrelevant when you think about the opportunity that exists right now,â Postecoglou said.
âThat opportunity is to provide something special for the football club, for the supporters and for everyone who has worked so hard.
âNot just this year, but for the 15, 16 years, however long it has been without a trophy and also the 41 years without a European trophy.
âIâm pretty good at just making sure all my focus is on giving this football club the best opportunity that itâs had for a while to do something special.â
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