Postecoglou tells Spurs silverware equals success
Ange Postecoglou has urged Tottenham to embrace the challenge of trying to end their long trophy drought and said he is happy to be regarded as a failure if he does not win anything this season.
The Australian was in a defiant mood before visiting Coventry in the third round of the Carabao Cup tonight and is determined to maintain his record of lifting silverware in his second year in a job.
Spurs’ most recent trophy was the League Cup in 2008 and Postecoglou wants the club to adopt a fearless mindset in pursuit of glory.
“It’s why I came here,” the former Celtic manager said. “I came here to try to win things. I think that should be our measure and if we fall short of that then we’ve fallen short and we need to be better. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with embracing that.
“It’s just the way I’m wired, I think it’s the way forward and you need to embrace that if you want to become a successful club and not shy away from it. If I said: ‘This is going to take three or four years,’ then yeah it would relieve pressure. But I don’t want to wait three or four years. This year’s an opportunity.”
Postecoglou, who has made an inconsistent start to his second season, insisted he had no problem with being judged a failure if Spurs end up empty-handed again.
“I’m willing to be measured against that – that means that I’m fair game. I’m happy to be judged against that standard because that’s my standard, that’s what I’ve done in the past and I don’t want to dilute that. I have no problems with people using that as a yardstick … I don’t think there’s anything limiting this club having success,” he said. “I really don’t believe that. That’s why I’m here.”