Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says a fifth-placed end within the Premier League is a superb fulfillment in his first season however insisted he has “lofty ambitions”.
Spurs showed their playground in then season’s Europa League with a 3-0 win at relegated Sheffield United at the ultimate past of the season.
Dejan Kulusevski’s double and Pedro Porro’s crash ensured they completed above Chelsea.
That represents advance within the first season later celebrity striker Harry Kane’s leaving and they’ll glance to push on then time period.
“It is a great challenge in the Premier League and taking over a big club that didn’t have a great year last year, you understand it is not going to run smoothly,” Postecoglou mentioned.
“I have enjoyed the whole season. I have got some lofty ambitions for the football club and until we reach that point I am not going to be smiling too much.
“I have enjoyed it and looking forward to pushing on from here.
“I am obviously not delighted with the way we finished the season but in fairness to the players and staff we have been in the top five all season, in a year where there was a fair bit of upheaval.
“We finished eighth last year, player turnover, different football, different way of training, it is not easy to maintain a level when you are trying to do that.
“Even in our tough periods this year we have still been competitive for the most part. I think I have got maximum effort, which is all a manager can ask for.”
The Blades will likely be within the Championship later a horror season which noticed them report the joint third-lowest issues tally in Premier League historical past with 16, and the 104 targets they’ve conceded and objective extra of -69 also are information they’ll now not be happy with.
They desperately sought after to exit out in taste however overlooked early probabilities and have been punished on the alternative finish.
Boss Chris Wilder mentioned: “I’ve been sat in this position before and I am going to say exactly the same things I have said over especially the last eight weeks.
“We don’t take chances and then any opportunity the opposition gets to put us to bed they take. The first half an hour summed our season up.
“There was a familiarity of what happened, great chances, should be two up, then one mistake leads to two, to three.
“When adversity strikes we haven’t been able to dig our way out of it. The league has been too strong for us, we can’t get away from that.
“We have to work hard during the summer to get ourselves in the position Leeds and Southampton have got of giving themselves an opportunity to come back up.
“This is my biggest challenge that lies ahead, I am the most determined and committed that I have ever been to get right and create a team that everyone can recognise and represents us.”
