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Ange Postecoglou has urged Tottenham to not ‘settle’ for their Europa League success amid uncertainty over his own future at the club.
The 59-year-old guided Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years as his side sealed a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final last month.
But Postecoglou’s future was in major doubt before the historic victory in Bilbao due to Spurs’ abysmal form in the Premier League.
A 4-1 loss at home to Brighton on the final day of the season ensured Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League, with only the relegated trio of Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City losing more games.
However, during Spurs’ Europa League trophy parade in front of thousands of fans, Postecoglou gave the clearest indication yet that he would be staying at the clubfor a third campaign as he declared: ‘All the best television series… season three is better than season two.’
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Despite his message to supporters, it’s understood that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is still yet to make a final decision over Postecoglou’s future.
When asked what he meant by his message during Spurs’ trophy parade, Postecoglou said on a documentary for Australia’s ABC News: ‘I didn’t want us to just enjoy the moment, I also wanted us to think about what’s next.
‘Don’t settle for this. We’ve got a taste of it now, my players have got a taste for it, the club has got a taste for it, well, well, let’s make sure we’re back here again.’
Postecoglou also revealed that figures inside Spurs were also ‘fearing the worst’ ahead of the Europa League final.
‘We’re talking about a club who lost three finals before, in the last 17 years had made eight or nine semi-finals, that’s not a great record in big games,’ Postecoglou said.
‘There were a lot of people around the club, trust me, who were fearing the worst, probably our supporters as well.’
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