After a turbulent start to the campaign, Ange Postecoglou’s men found form in Europe and ended their trophy drought with a dramatic run to the title. It was a statement win, led by a mix of young stars and experienced heads. We asked James Trembath of LondonWorld to reflect on Tottenham’s Europa League triumph—and what it means for the club’s next chapter.
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00:00After a turbulent start to the campaign, Ange Postacoglu's Tottenham found form in Europe.
00:09To end a trophy drought was incredible with a statement win and mixing young stars and potential experienced.
00:16Now with European success finally secured, the club's challenge shifts.
00:20How can Spurs build on this momentum?
00:22A summer of smart recruitment combined with a clearer identity under the new manager
00:28could be the catalyst for sustained progress both domestically and abroad.
00:33We asked James Schoenbath of London World to reflect on Tottenham's Europa League triumph
00:38and what it means for the club's next chapter.
00:44So James, Tottenham Hotspur, Europa League winners obviously since we last caught up
00:49they have claimed that trophy in what proves to be Ange Postacoglu's final moments
00:54as Spurs' boss and obviously on a personal level for him he goes out on a bit of a high
00:59in terms of what was a terrible season domestically.
01:01But they got the job done in Europe, it was a bit of a lacklustre final by both sides really
01:06but how important it was for Spurs on the night to get it done.
01:10What was your take on the game? How it went?
01:12And then where it leaves Spurs now that can say they've had some success in Europe finally.
01:19Yeah, well I mean firstly what a night, what an absolutely unbelievable, unbelievable night.
01:25I was there at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with 40,000 other fans celebrating, watching the big screens.
01:31It was truly amazing to be honest with you. Big outpouring of emotion, of relief at the end of the game.
01:40I mean I sort of watched the last ten minutes from inside my jacket, I didn't look at the TVs,
01:44it was certainly nerve-wracking but we got the job done.
01:48I mean it's all about the result, the performance was robust.
01:51I think we had a game plan, very, very sort of European in terms of the way we've been playing.
01:56You know, we set up really, really tough to beat.
01:58We were bang at it, the football wasn't very good, you know, it was a very, very poor final.
02:05But we got that first goal, we got in front and then we kept Manchester United largely at bay.
02:10I mean, you know, they had one or two openings, van der Ven with an unbelievable clearance off the line
02:15and then a Luke Shaw header at the end, which was a terrific save from Vicario.
02:19But, you know, overall we did the job and that was what it was all about.
02:23We got that sort of monkey off our back.
02:25We've broken the Spursy tag, first trophy in 17 years, you know, first European trophy for 41 years.
02:31And, you know, what it meant to the fan base, you could see, you know, at the parade the following day,
02:36or the day after, sorry, you know, 220,000 people just shows, you know, what a big club Spurs is
02:42and what it absolutely meant to every single one of us.
02:45So, yeah, fantastic. It's memories that will live with me forever.
02:48And, you know, what an unbelievable achievement to win a European trophy.
02:53Yeah, there's a lot of sort of characters throughout the Spurs group, whether that is Posse Coglu,
02:58you know, Brennan Johnson as well, even James Madison, who got his moment with the trophy on the pitch.
03:03Yet in spite of sort of John Terry going back and forth on social media with trophies,
03:08you can't really argue with Terry's collection.
03:11But just a massive, as you say, monkey off their shoulders.
03:15How has it sort of changed the future? How has it changed the expectations of Spurs now?
03:20They're, you know, back in the Champions League.
03:22They obviously can't go and defend the Europa League now with the way it works.
03:26They don't drop into that if the Champions League doesn't go to plan.
03:29But they certainly don't want this trophy cabinet to, again, lie dormant for as many years as it did, you know, before.
03:37Well, I think it gives us a platform now. You know, I mean, the league form was horrendous.
03:41You know, a lot of context around that. We'll come on to that, I'm sure.
03:44But, you know, that's given us a platform now to build. We're back in the Champions League.
03:49And we've got the option now and hopefully the sort of momentum to kick on, really.
03:55And I think it was really interesting. So, you know, the parade with all the interviews and the sort of fan colour and the coverage, etc.
04:02But the one interview that stuck with me was Ryan Mason.
04:05Obviously, he's now departed for West Brom, but he was talking about how superior Spurs felt in that final.
04:11They were ready. They were prepared mentally. You know, they were bang up for it.
04:15And, you know, that sort of really rang true. And that's got to be the mentality now that we kick on with.
04:20You know, we've got the trophy in the bag. As I said, monkey off the back. The Spurs tag's been broken.
04:25It's now about what we do next. And, you know, we've got the momentum. We can continue to build.
04:30We need some win now players in the transfer window, which is going to be huge for Thomas Frank going forward.
04:36And we need to go and have a really good run in the Champions League.
04:38And, you know, you could say, well, to Spurs fans, we're sort of backed in Europe and that's where we belong.
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