Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has explained how he is encouraging his players to try to end the club’s 16-year drought ahead of tonight’s Carabao Cup clash with Coventry City.
Spurs have not won a piece of silverware since the 2008 League Cup final, although there have been some near misses over the past decade and a half, most notably the 2019 Champions League final defeat to Liverpool.
However, Postecoglou is adamant that he does not see this as a burden but an opportunity, and in fact it has made this job more attractive to him as he would like to be the one to be able to end the drought.
It seems that the Australian coach is using this to motivate the Tottenham players, so that they don’t feel too much pressure themselves.
Speaking at his press conference before the start of the team’s Carabao Cup campaign, Postecoglou spoke well of the challenge of finally being able to bring silverware to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Postecoglou to end Tottenham’s cup drought
“The voice, you can try to ignore it … but the truth, the truth – just face it,” Postecoglou told reporters.
“What I keep saying to the boys – what a great opportunity. Think about what you are doing. It was very attractive for me to come here.
“I understand, it’s the Premier League, everyone wants to be here, it’s a big club, you get rewarded financially… Imagine what I did. Think about what happened. I think it’s something I can think about lovingly.
“I don’t see that as a burden, but an opportunity.”
It will be interesting to see if this mindset works for THFC, who have not had the best start to the season and will be hoping to bounce back from the disappointment of losing 1-0 at home to rivals Arsenal in the North London Derby last weekend. .
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