‘I could hear my dad’s voice’

Ange Postecoglou delivered on his promise when he gained the Europa League with Tottenham in 2025.

Former Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou has recalled a loopy second from the final minutes of Tottenham’s Europa League last win in opposition to Manchester United, again in Could 2025, at San Mames, Spain.

After a superb begin in his debut season at Tottenham, Postecoglou ran out of steam (so did his crew) 3-4 months into the 2023/24 EPL season. Because it had been the case for over a decade, they as soon as once more went trophyless that 12 months. Nevertheless, Postecoglou who often ‘wins issues in his second season,’ instilled the identical perception within the Spurs devoted as effectively.

Whereas it did appear far-fetched as a result of Tottenham hadn’t gained a title since February 24, 2008, it seemed prefer it would possibly grow to be a actuality because the North London membership started progressing within the 2024/25 Europa League season. And really quickly, they discovered themselves only one step away from glory, as they reached the ultimate, with Manchester United because the opponents.

Postecoglou’s promise was delivered as effectively, as a first-half Brennan Johnson aim meant that Spurs would win 1-0, and finish their 17-year trophy drought. Regardless of bringing house Tottenham’s first trophy in a few years, Postecoglou was sacked on the finish of the season.

Ange Postecoglou reminisces concerning the 2025 Europa League last between Tottenham and Man United

In his look on the favored soccer present Follow Soccer, which has racked up over 3.5 million views (2 episodes), Ange Postecoglou reminisced about the previous couple of minutes of the Europa League last. He even joked that he might hear his dad’s voice ringing in his head, throughout the tense moments.

“Within the final minutes of the match, we had seven defenders on the pitch! I used to be even wanting on the bench to see if there was one other defender I might carry on. At that second, I might hear my dad’s voice in my head saying, ‘What are you doing?’”

Rather a lot has modified at N17 since then. Thomas Frank was appointed because the alternative following Postecoglou’s sacking, and the Dane couldn’t actually enhance Tottenham within the Premier League, after that they had completed only one spot above the relegation zone within the 2024/25 season (below Ange).

Flash ahead to 2026, with Tottenham languishing at sixteenth, Frank was fired, too. At the moment, Igor Tudor sits because the interim supervisor.