Tottenham Hotspurs boss Ange Postecoglou's last conference of the season and telling the boys to celebrate
24/05/2025
Tottenham Hotspurs Training Ground, London, UK
24/05/2025
Tottenham Hotspurs Training Ground, London, UK
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00:00Beautiful words, final time this year, music to my ears, go on mate.
00:04Arch, congratulations on this week.
00:06After the celebrations witnessed yesterday, will you be able to field the team against Brighton?
00:10Yeah, no, we'll field the team.
00:12Look, I, you know, as I've got older and I used to be a bit different,
00:18but I really feel you need to celebrate your achievements properly
00:23and that was kind of my message to the boys that, you know, it's really important
00:29because it's important for them because they've, ones that have achieved it
00:34and they've done it in a very difficult way, it's important for the people around them
00:38because then they can relax and enjoy it as well
00:40and it's important to make the experiences, you know, as memorable as possible
00:45so that, you know, when I ask them to climb the mountain again, there's a reason for it, you know,
00:50and fair to say they took my words literally
00:54and certainly enjoyed themselves over the last couple of days
00:58and, you know, like all parties, there's always one family member that embarrasses you
01:06and you want to keep control of, but fair to say we had a couple of those
01:12but again, it doesn't make them bad people
01:14and they're probably the first ones you re-invite to the next party
01:18so the boys are all good, we'll be good tomorrow.
01:21Any insight into those moments?
01:22No, I mean, I sort of stayed right away from it
01:26but I just love seeing the boys, like I said, it's important the boys celebrate
01:30look, we've been through a lot
01:32and it's part of sort of how I think you create this kind of winning mentality
01:38and bond because, like I said, you know, I'm sure when they reflect
01:45they'll obviously reflect on the game and the feelings afterwards
01:47but even the aftermath of that, you know, the last 20, sort of 48 hours
01:51and the parade yesterday was just unbelievable
01:53all those things I think are important.
01:57The best TV series usually bring out a trailer
02:00what can Spurs fans expect from season three?
02:04Not sure, I should have thought about it a bit more
02:06because as somebody rightly pointed out
02:08sometimes they kill off the main character
02:09so I could be in strife there
02:12Yeah, look, I, you know, I said sort of even before the game
02:18that I really believe we're just building something
02:21but, you know, a significant win accelerates that
02:25and I really believe that's the case
02:29and I'm not going to put a limit on what we can achieve
02:31but I certainly believe that it's exciting
02:34the possibilities of next year
02:36knowing I've got a group of players now
02:37and staff and a club
02:39that knows what it takes to win
02:41and wants more of it.
02:45Look, the trophy, Champions League football
02:48fan and player connection looking very strong
02:51what has Daniel Levy said to you
02:53about being the main character next season?
02:55Can you now confirm you will be the main character next season?
02:57No, look, I haven't had any discussions
02:59similar to before the game
03:01I haven't had any discussions with the club
03:03you know, like I said before the game
03:05maybe they were just waiting for sort of clear air
03:08to kind of give me some guidance
03:11but I haven't heard anything from the club.
03:13Is there still a chance either scenario happens?
03:16Because it now feels, does it not feel
03:17almost like that would be a hugely brave call?
03:21I haven't given, you know, I haven't given a lot of thought
03:24but as I said, I just refuse to be distracted by anything
03:30in terms of the opportunity that was before us
03:32and since the game I just wanted to take the opportunity
03:34also to enjoy that as well
03:36so I haven't thought about it
03:38I assume at some point somebody will tell me something
03:40or if not I'm just going to roll up next year
03:42and I'll be a bit like Costanzo from Seinfeld
03:48I'll just sit in the desk and just get on with my job.
03:51And congratulations on the proper league win, firstly.
03:56Yeah, thank you.
03:57How would you sum up, from your point of view
03:59how the last couple of days has been
04:01if you could sum up in one word
04:02what word would you use?
04:05Yeah, hard to sort of pin down
04:07because you go through all the sort of range of emotions
04:11I think just tremendous pride more than anything else
04:13because I, it's fair to say
04:16we've had a real tough time this year
04:18and I've said it quite a few times
04:23that could have made my position really, really difficult
04:27more difficult than people even may imagine
04:31because I could have felt very sort of isolated
04:37but, you know, the fact that this group of players
04:40and the staff that I work closely with
04:43just stayed true and still believed in me
04:47it's just tremendous pride to see that
04:50then come to fruition in something so special
04:53and that's why I just love sitting back
04:57and watching the players, the staff, our supporters
05:00all just, you know, rejoicing
05:03like I said, obviously you take on a great responsibility
05:08when you take over, you know, as a manager of any football club
05:11there's a lot resting on your shoulders
05:13and I can tell you every manager
05:15whoever sort of is fortunate enough to win something
05:19he'll tell you the first feeling you have more than anything else
05:21is just relief, you know, relief that
05:23all the burden you've carried has been rewarded
05:28The Europa League win does make up for the form in the league
05:33have you had a sense from the players
05:35going into this final game of the season
05:37that they don't want to finish in 17th
05:39because you can still finish above West Ham and Manchester United?
05:43Yeah, look, you know, it's not through the lack of will or trying
05:46but, you know, as I said, it hasn't been easy
05:49because, you know, I'm making seven or eight changes every game
05:52you know, guys don't have a rhythm
05:54there's no connections and, you know, we've suffered
05:57but even withstanding that, we should have been better
05:59so, look, tomorrow is about, you know
06:01we know the fans are going to come to the ground
06:03you know, continuing to celebrate
06:05we still want to make it a good day for them
06:07we want to perform well
06:08we want to make sure that, you know, we finish the season off strong
06:12and, you know, we know we need to address our league form
06:17I still believe where we are is not a true reflection
06:20of, you know, who we are as a team
06:21but within that context, we still need to be better
06:24and that's what we'll try and do tomorrow
06:25and how are the players like in training today?
06:28I mean, did you get a sense from them in training today
06:30that they are desperate to be on the pitch tomorrow
06:32to be in front of the fans one last time this season?
06:35Some of them
06:36I had to push a few out there
06:38but I think by the end of training
06:41I think they're all keen to get back out there
06:43and perform well
06:44there will be a couple of absences
06:46I'm sure you should have mentioned that
06:48but Romero, he's been struggling with his toe for quite a while
06:51so we'll leave him out
06:52and probably Sonny as well
06:53because his foot's still not healed
06:55I mean, they both sort of made a massive effort
06:57to get to the final
06:57Basuma got a knock in the game
07:00so he's kind of 50-50 at the moment
07:04but the rest of them, physically anyway, are okay
07:09Yeah, there's always those kind of stories
07:23whenever it happens
07:24we'd love for Deky to be there
07:26because he was a big part of our season
07:28a big part of what we did
07:33and played such a crucial role for us
07:36and Bodo away just to get to the final
07:38so I would have loved for him to experience that
07:41but what it does do, I know
07:45is it'll fuel him even more
07:47he'll be even more determined
07:48the next time he's going to be there
07:50and that's only going to be a good thing for us
07:52You've mentioned numerous times this season
07:54the bond the players share
07:55what does winning a European tail do to that bond?
07:58because now they're linked together forever
08:00It does, it is significant
08:03they are forever connected now
08:05irrespective of what their futures hold
08:08they're always going to be connected
08:10they'll always have the 90 bill bow
08:12they'll always be the ones that broke the drought
08:15and hopefully there isn't another drought like it
08:19and they'll always be remembered for that
08:21but I think it does bring them closer
08:23which again, as I was saying before
08:25that's how you create a winning culture
08:26because I'm sure they want to experience it again
08:28together as a group, you know
08:29they want to have another moment
08:31they want to have another night
08:32like Bill Bow
08:33they want to lift another trophy
08:34they want to have another parade
08:35they probably want to go out again
08:37all those kind of things
08:39I think it does unite them
08:42to an even greater extent
08:45It's the last game
08:46Matisse tells Wendil
08:48tomorrow
08:48do you want to keep him in the club next season?
08:50Yeah, look
08:51I guess they're the kind of discussions
08:55that we still need to have
08:56but again, without myself
09:00gate-crashing meetings
09:01I need to be invited to them
09:03but we'll assess all those things
09:05Look, Matty's done really well for us
09:06we put him in a real difficult position
09:09in that
09:09as a young player
09:11who hadn't played a lot
09:12probably wasn't fit enough
09:13we just threw him straight in
09:14but he's handled it really well
09:15and I think he's been a really important contributor for us
09:19and he'll definitely play tomorrow
09:21at some point
09:22whether he starts or come off the bench
09:24and I'm sure their decisions will kind of look into post-season
09:28Okay, thanks
09:29Okay, well then
09:29Let's go see
09:30Well then
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