“I usually don’t get things, I always win things in my second year,” said Ange Postecoglou last September after Tottenham was beaten home from Arsenal.

“Nothing has been changed. I’ve said it now. I don’t say things if I don’t believe them.”

It is a statement that can fall quite easily on her face, especially as a club manager without a trophy in 17 years.

Soon forward to May and Postecoglou is able to support his words, leading moment In the Europa League final after winning their second semifinal foot 2-0 in Bodo/Glimpse.

Arriving at this stage has – quite clearly – come with its challenges for a team of spurs down to the 16th in the Premier League and earlier was thrown by both the FA and the league cup in the space of a week.

The Europa League has not been navigating simply for them, despite completing the League phase in a good fourth place.

Spurs tried on the eve of a last 16th output after a 1-0 loss of first leg in Alkmaari and faced a scary journey in Eintracht Frankfurt in the neighborhoods while only gathering a draw at home.

And even though things were ongoing for their second semifinal match after a 3-1 triumph at home, there was still a job to do.

But Tottenham made him happen and it was in some micro tweaks made by Postecoglou after his team waged the battle in an unknown environment.

Playing the case

The whole conversation was for They will/glijThe artificial area of ​​the game, the conditions as they played inside the Arctic circle and the armies that lose only once at home throughout the season in the Europa League.

You also have to do it without damaged midfielders James Maddison AND Lcas bergvall – Two of the best spurs performers over the past two months and players who can be trusted to the ball.

Basically, it was a catastrophe recipe on paper for spurs, which in the past have been divided into stitches at the first sign of pressure or disaster.

But none of them are promoted by spurs or postecoglou, who showed that he may be adaptable in his ways.

Knowing a two -goal lead in the tie can change very quickly, the spurs left playing from the back, this is what Postecoglou has strictly pierced in its players.

The artificial field was previously immersed, despite taking a lot of rain all day – something that could have trampled spurs high like it with other sides.

Viklielmo abandoned looking for one of his defenders and instead went directly, knowing ahead Solarian AND successor can exceed their opponents physically.

It has not always come out, but the spurs seemed more than the content to go long to raise the field, reducing the chances of error in the back.

Dark arts?

But there were other elements from Tottenham who showed that they were there to quarrel a result and not around, including the slowdown of the game.

Under Postecoglou, spurs are printed by resuming as soon as possible and has often made them play in trouble.

There was absolutely none of them Thursday in Norway.

Vicario withdrew as long as he could prevail goal strokes, testing Judge Maurizio Mariani’s patience before being finally reserved during the second half.

Spurs also made it a wild and waste game when the ball was in the game that prevented every moment a moment of tracking a Glimt side tried to feed.

Many jumps and corners make it a scattered affair that you can feel the construction of disappointment from the hosts and the supporting crowd.

However, for Tottenham and Postecoglou, the plan worked perfectly.

“Perfect” has been everything, but for Postecoglou’s incentives, however here they are, in a position to win their first European trophy in 41 years.

With a similarly strange way Manchester United In anticipation of Anna, there must be an element of trust from a Tottenham perspective given that they have beaten them three times this season.

The truth is, potentially raising the trophy on May 21, it may not be enough for him to save his work, but he has given himself and his players a great chance to eat their words.

Ultimately would be the perfect germ.