Angelos Postecoglou has faced serious criticism for Tottenham’s performances this season. The Spurs have looked very poor in the Premier League, currently sitting in 15th place—an absolute disaster. They’ve already been knocked out of both the League Cup and the FA Cup, and their defense has been as full of holes as Swiss cheese. At first glance, all the criticism directed at Postecoglou seems completely justified. But the Australian of Greek origin hasn’t held back in responding. He’s been known to say that the negative remarks about him are cheap and shallow, and that there are people who genuinely enjoy criticizing someone’s work.SEMI-FINALS HERE WE GOOOO!!!!! pic.twitter.com/M99gXtiowT— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 17, 2025 One thing, however, can’t be taken away from him: Tottenham has been delivering solid results in the Europa League this season, which is probably the only bright spot. Last night, the Spurs managed to eliminate Eintracht and secure a place among the final four in UEFA’s second-tier competition—for the first time since 1984. Interestingly, back in that very year, Tottenham eliminated Hajduk Split in the semifinals and went on to beat Anderlecht in the final. Spurs fans can now hope that history might repeat itself.Kulusevski: “We played perfect football, I believe in Postecoglou”As was often the case before, Postecoglou had some interesting words for the press after the match in Frankfurt.“Today, I’m the same manager I was yesterday, so if people think that a win makes me a better coach—or if anyone thinks I’m not doing a good job—they should feel the same way regardless. I don’t care, and it doesn’t bother me. It doesn’t affect what I do. What matters to me is the locker room—whether the players and coaching staff believe. That’s way more important to me than what anyone else thinks. So, to the misfortune of many of you, you’ll have to put up with me a bit longer. Let’s see how far we go,” said Postecoglou.“I’m super proud of this group of players and staff.” 💚Ange reacts to a memorable night in Frankfurt 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/tCYTjUdavo— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 17, 2025 The popular “Ange” also addressed the question of whether he feels this difficult season could end with a trophy—which would likely keep him on the bench for Tottenham next season.“No, I don’t think that way. From our perspective, it’s been an extremely tough season, and I believe there’s a very clear reason for that. We’ve suffered a lot—our team’s spine is made up of Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Rodrigo Bentancur, Micky van de Ven, and Dominic Solanke, and all of them were missing at different times due to injury. We know that when we’re at full strength, we can convincingly beat anyone.”It seems that the Spurs have a clear path to the final, as they’ll face Bodo/Glimt—on paper, a match where they’re overwhelming favorites. Anything but their progression to the final would be a major upset. However, this season, Northern Norway has already devoured Porto, Besiktas, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Twente, Olympiacos, and Lazio—not to mention Roma, Celtic, and AZ Alkmaar not long ago.🗣️ “Whoever thought I wasn’t doing a good job yesterday, should be feeling the same today”Ange Postecoglou says that the press will have to ‘put up with him for a bit longer’ following Tottenham’s win over Eintract Frankfurt 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/cn3hZxCIr2— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 18, 2025 Tottenham will have the advantage of playing the first leg at home. Postecoglou will have a golden opportunity to silence his critics once again. Just imagine the satisfaction he’d feel if, after everything, he became the man to bring a European trophy to Tottenham.##NAJAVA_MECA_8867793##
