'it's Going To Upset A Lot Of People' - Postecoglou Hits Back At Critics

"If it's truthful easy to get to a final, past why doesn't everyone who finishes successful nan apical 3 do it?"

In Norway, leader Ange Postecoglou took purpose astatine Tottenham's critics aft they reached nan Europa League last arsenic he remained connected people to proceed his grounds of winning a trophy successful his 2nd season.

Spurs eased past Bodo/Glimt 2-0 successful nan 2nd leg of their semi-final successful nan Arctic Circle to complete a 5-1 aggregate triumph connected Thursday.

Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro sent Spurs to nan final, wherever they will look Manchester United successful Bilbao connected 21 May.

Tottenham are 16th successful nan Premier League aft a mediocre home play and are chasing their first awesome trophy since 2008.

Postecoglou has travel nether immense disapproval for Tottenham's form, contempt losing a number of elder players to injury. They won successful Norway without James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall - some retired for nan play - pinch Son Heung-min besides missing.

At times he has been mocked aft stating, accurately, he wins trophies during his 2nd play astatine a club.

In nan Aspmyra Stadion, minutes aft seeing his squad scope nan final, he came retired fighting again.

"It's going to upset a batch of group isn't it," Postecoglou said. "The debate's now raging. The latest 1 is that neither of america will beryllium capable to get a trophy if we win, they're conscionable going to return a squad photograph because we're not worthy.

"I mean, who cares if we're struggling successful nan league? It's a abstracted thing. It's sewage thing to do pinch convention form.

"I couldn't attraction little who's struggling and who's not. I deliberation some america and Manchester United person earned nan correct to beryllium there."

It is Tottenham's sixth European last - their past was successful 2019 erstwhile they mislaid to Liverpool successful nan Champions League.

Since winning nan 2008 Carabao Cup Spurs person mislaid 3 finals and been beaten successful 3 semi-finals. They person besides reached 4 FA Cup semi finals without progressing.

The nine has not lifted nan Europa League successful 41 years, since beating Anderlecht to triumph what was nan Uefa Cup astatine nan time.

"I've said each on that this is important," Postecoglou continued. "What's happening now is group are fearing that - that it really mightiness happen, and let's spot really we tin tear it down someway and diminish it someway by saying it's been a mediocre play and we don't merit this aliases we don't merit that, aliases someway comparing america to Man United.

"Maybe if we had Man United's occurrence past possibly I'd person a different view. So, of people it's massive. Of people it is, because you person to framework it against what this nine has been done complete nan past 15 aliases 20 years and what nan supporters person been through.

"We've fixed them immoderate existent dream and thing to dream astir that we tin do thing typical this year."

Postecoglou's comments astir winning a trophy successful his 2nd play looked for illustration they mightiness travel backmost to haunt him astatine times, but he is now conscionable 1 crippled distant from delivering nan goods.

"Be observant what you dream for," erstwhile Spurs midfielder Glenn Hoddle told TNT Sports.

"He has travel retired and said it and his players person travel retired and responded. He's saying 'I ever triumph thing successful my 2nd season' and he believes it, nan players are believing it and now nan fans are believing it. Anything tin happen."

Former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robison, portion of nan BBC 's commentary squad successful Norway, believes winning nan Europa League is much important to Postecoglou than it is to Manchester United leader Ruben Amorim.

"If Tottenham don't triumph he won't beryllium successful complaint adjacent season," Robinson said.

"Ange Postecoglou's full play and Tottenham profession depends connected that 1 result. You cannot underestimate really large that crippled is for Tottenham to triumph nan final.

"Champions League football, yes, and nan finances that travel pinch it, but not having to spell done a full restructure. If they don't triumph that last they are backmost to quadrate one. It's monolithic for Tottenham."