Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou declared his facet’s season as ‘excellent’ regardless of ending seventeenth within the Premier League.
A 4-1 defeat to Brighton on the ultimate day ensured Tottenham completed the Premier League season on 38 factors, their lowest tally for the reason that 1976/77 marketing campaign.
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Moreover, the loss was Tottenham’s twenty second within the league this time period, essentially the most by any workforce who prevented relegation within the Premier League period.
Fortunately for Spurs the sheer lack of high quality from Leicester Metropolis, Ipswich City and Southampton ensured the north London outfit have been by no means in a struggle for survival.
Regardless of the defeat, Postecoglou was in an upbeat temper when he was requested how he assessed Tottenham’s season.
“Excellent,” Postecoglou responded.
“We received a trophy, which we have now not accomplished for 17 years, and we’re within the Champions League.
“Ask any supporter in the beginning of the season in the event that they’d take that and there would not be an individual in the home that would not.”
Postecoglou was additionally in no temper to debate his future after the match and labelled such speak as ‘pointless’.
Regardless of ending Tottenham’s 17-year look forward to a trophy, there was hypothesis Postecoglou might nonetheless be axed given the membership’s alarming kind within the league.
The Australian remained a defiant determine throughout Friday’s trophy parade to have fun their Europa League conquer Manchester United and declared that in ‘all the very best TV sequence, season three is best than season two’.
He jokingly famous ‘generally they kill off the primary character’ the next day however took a a lot stronger stance following the Brighton defeat.
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” my intestine feeling? My intestine feeling is I really feel proper now that I’ve accomplished one thing that nobody believed I might,” Postecoglou stated.
“And I shouldn’t be sitting right here speaking about it (my future).
“That’s my feeling, however it’s what it’s.
“As I stated I’m and possibly I’m speaking now as a result of I’m drained, mate. I’ve to [talk] about one other recreation and I simply need to go on a break and revel in my household and replicate on being a part of one thing unbelievably particular, unbelievably particular.
“I’ve been lucky to be on this place plenty of occasions, however seeing these scenes Friday and folks have reached out and talked to me about the way it has affected them what has occurred during the last couple of days. It’s a stupendous factor and I simply need to get pleasure from that.
“To be trustworthy, the remainder of it? I don’t even need to be speaking about it. I simply suppose it’s pointless.”
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Regardless of the defeat, the temper on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was certainly one of pleasure following from the workforce’s Europa League triumph final Wednesday.
The texture-good issue was in full circulation after simply 17 minutes when Dominic Solanke netted from the penalty spot after Mathys Tel was fouled contained in the field.
Postecoglou’s facet repelled Brighton’s assaults however have been damaged open within the 51st minute when Jack Hinshelwood netted the equaliser for the Seagulls.
The 20-year-old had his second simply 13 minutes later earlier than late strikes from Matt O’Riley and Diego Gomez sealed the win for the Seagulls.