Tottenham’s Postecoglou on his future: “Que sera, sera”
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says he’s unsure of his future, replying “que sera, sera” after ending Spurs’ 17-year wait for a trophy.
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Postecoglou: “Que sera, sera”
Brennan Johnson scored the only goal as Tottenham beat Manchester United 1-0 in Wednesday’s Europa League final in Bilbao.
It marks the North London club’s first silverware since the 2008 League Cup and their first European trophy in 41 years.
Meanwhile, Postecoglou delivered on his vow to “always” win trophies in his second season, following past successes with Celtic, Yokohama F. Marinos, Australia, and Brisbane Roar.
However, sources have told ESPN that Postecoglou faces an uphill battle to keep his job.
Tottenham has slumped to 21 Premier League defeats and currently sits 17th in the table ahead of Sunday’s final round of matches.
Nevertheless, Spurs have secured a place in next season’s Champions League.
When asked whether any meetings were scheduled with the club’s hierarchy to discuss his future in the coming days, Postecoglou replied: No planned meetings. I haven’t had any discussions.”
“No one has spoken to me about anything. Maybe they felt like they don’t need to or maybe they are waiting for this game.”
“Look, what I do know is I’m going back to my hotel room, get my family and friends together, open up a nice bottle of scotch, have a couple of quiet ones, get ready for a massive parade on Friday, play Brighton on Sunday — really important last home game, I want to finish strong — and then Monday I am going on holidays with my beautiful family because I deserve it.”
“And que sera sera.”
Europa League was the priority
Postecoglou said he prioritized winning the Europa League after assessing the state of his injury-hit squad.
“It has definitely been the toughest thing I’ve ever done, without a shadow of a doubt,” he said. “And I knew that going into it. This club has had some unbelievable world class coaches and world class players and they haven’t had a night like this.”
“I knew what I was taking on. It is fair to say it has been really challenging because where else I’ve had success by this stage, I’ve kind of had the faith and trust of everybody.”
“Here it has been different. I understand, that’s not a criticism, it is just the club with its recent history, I don’t think they could always ever go all in on one person. For me, that’s how it has always worked well.”
“People back my vision. But within that, we got to the end of January, the end of the transfer window, I assessed our situation and I made a decision there and then that this was the trophy we were going to go for. It was probably at odds with what other people at the club believed at the time we should do, again that’s understandable, but I just really believed we could win this.”
Postecoglou reiterated his desire to continue working with the team, noting that the 59-year-old has two years remaining on his current contract.
“I’d be disappointed if I couldn’t continue on this path. I understand why it would be difficult for a club like this to buy into one person’s vision
