TOTTENHAM’S Europa League winners were quick off the mark with a huge but quirky sign of support for manager Ange Postecoglou.
Bedecked in medals after beating Manchester United 1-0, Spurs stars unfurled a banner revealing a famous boast from the Aussie.
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Postecoglou has claimed he always wins silverware in his second season.
But with Tottenham having plunged down the Premier League to 17th place in an injury-hit term, that’s looked a long shot for most of the campaign.
However, Brennan Johnson bundled the only goal against United in Bilbao.
And sharp-thinking Tottenham players pounced on the opportunity to back Postecoglou.
Sergio Reguilon and James Maddison lifted a banner with a picture of the ex-Celtic chief and his fateful words: “I don’t usually win things, I ALWAYS win things in my second year.”
The snap of Postecoglou above his quote was suitably full of swagger – as he was wearing dark sunglasses and grinning.
It was Maddison’s second big moment of the night after the sidelined knee-injury victim went “full John Terry” by changing from a suit to his kit for the trophy-lifting celebrations.
Bizarrely some Tottenham aces had to go without gongs – because Uefa ran out of medals.
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Europa League joy won’t save Postecoglou from criticism over a woeful Prem season.
But he’s the first Spurs boss to pick up silverware in 17 years.
And fans enjoyed the clever tribute from the Tottenham players.
One posted: “Ange’s crystal ball was clearer than anyone else’s—call it prophecy or just pure genius.”
Another joked: “Wow they got that picture printed quickly.”
Postecoglou himself insisted Spurs can “build” on the experience – after hailing long-serving skipper Son Heung-min.
He said: “We’ve had some unbelievable footballers, Harry [Kane] is an example, that has not had a moment like this here.
“I wanted a day like this for Sonny and for one reason or not it has not happened before.
“Outside the dressing room [at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium], there are pictures of winning teams and I said to Sonny ‘we have to get you up there’.
“I think there’s an opportunity here, that’s my belief, and we can build on this.
“These players in there want it again. Until you feel it and win something you can’t describe it to people so now they have got that, they will want to get this feeling again.”
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