Ange Postecoglou said that Tottenham has a “incredible opportunity” to end a deplorable season with a trophy while preparing his team to face Bodo/Glimt in the first match of their Europa League semifinals on Thursday.

momentWho will be once again without captain Heung-mine boysuffered their 19th loss of a Premier League demoralizing campaign in Anfield on Sunday, destroying 5-1 as Liverpool champions were crowned.

The loss left the 16th in the table – in the course for their worst end of the league after they were moved from the high English flight in 1977, though they cannot go down.

But an optimistic postecoglou told his pre-hearing press conference Wednesday that spurs had to maintain a narrow focus while they Follow their first silver for 17 years and their first European trophy for 41 years.

“I just think, no matter what kind of season you have. How often will you be in this position?” He said.

“History tells you not so often, no matter how strong you are as a club, even the strongest clubs in terms of Europe.

“So any thoughts of what will happen next year or what happened this year, I just don’t think it really matters.”

Australian said he felt that some people were trying to reduce Tottenham’s achievement to reach the last four European club competition.

“No matter how this season went, we have generations of fans who want this more than anything else, share again with the people they love, a special moment, supporting their football club,” He said.

“This season could have gone very different, and we could fly in the league, but it wouldn’t make this opportunity otherwise.

“The opportunity is the same. I’ve made it clear to the players.”

Postecoglou rejected suggestions that the relative size of Spurs compared to Norwegian Bodo samples would be a factor.

“You say we’re a big club. They’re a small club,” He said. “It doesn’t matter. We’re two clubs in the semifinals of a European competition, and they have won the right to be there.

“They have done very well to get there, and we will treat them with the respect they deserve.”

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison said the players wanted Back something to fans after a weak season.

“It hurts a lot that we’re going through a weak season,” International England said.

“That is why we are so motivated for this competition because the season can still be very special.

“We want to reward them. We feel the support. It hurts, and we are trying to put it right.”

Postecoglou confirmed that South Korean international son Heung-min will lose his first match in London on Thursday.

The club’s captain did not submit from a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt On April 10 due to a foot injury.