Ange basks in the glory of being a Europa League Champion as he is keen to continue at Spurs next season as well.
‘Mate, I’m a winner’ as Ange basks in the glory of being champion.
After Tottenham defeated Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League, the club’s first trophy since 2008, Ange Postecoglou said he is a “winner” who wants to continue building despite demands to keep his position.
Ruben Amorim said he would resign as United’s head coach if the club’s executives and supporters lost faith in him, even if Brennan Johnson’s goal in the 42nd minute gave Spurs their first continental trophy in 41 years.
“All I’ve done in my career is win,” he said. “Even Daniel [Levy, Spurs’ chairman] said: ‘We’ve gone for winners [in the past] and now we have Ange.’ Mate, I’m a winner.
“We’re still building this team. We need to add some experience to it. I’m the manager of the football club, that decision is not in my hands. All I care about is this thing [his medal]. There are no meetings planned – no one has said anything to me.
“All I know is I’m going to go back to my hotel room, open a bottle of scotch, have a couple of quiet ones and prepare for a big parade on Friday. I don’t feel like I’ve completed the job yet, we’re still building. The moment I took the job, I wanted to win something. We’ve done that. It’s the toughest thing I’ve ever done.
“The moment I accepted the role [as manager] I had one thing in my head, and that was to win something,” Postecoglou added. “More than anything else I had that in my head, and we’ve done that now so I want to build on it. I am super proud – this is one for the true believers. I’m still taking it all in. I know what it means for this football club. The longer it goes, the harder it is to break that cycle.
“I could sense the nerves in everyone at the club and until you take that monkey off your back, you never understand what it feels like.
“We have a young group and I hope by tasting this, the players feel different about themselves and what it means to them is unbelievable. I’ve always felt knockout football is different to league football and when you’re in that situation it comes down to good organisation, having a real gameplan and moments and you can minimise moments by having a strong foundation.”