Tottenham Hotspur won the Europa League: Is it Obo s book of staying at home or the best breakup gift?

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Yan Yu

"The UEFA Cup winner probably won the championship and could not save Postkoglu." Before the decisive battle between Manchester United, many British media chose to say ugly things ahead, including celebrities Carragher and Keane who warmed up the game a few minutes before the start of the game, and they all said unanimously that "breakup is the best choice." Of course, at this moment when Tottenham celebrates all the players, it is always a bit unsightly to mention the coach's get out of class, but then again, the problems that have already arisen will not be completely erased because of a championship trophy or a Champions League ticket. Winning the championship is a great achievement, especially Tottenham has ended its 17-year championship drought, but neither the club nor Postkoglu himself will immediately become particularly great.

The trophy is not a talisman

Let me ask you a question first: Do you remember who was the coach who led the team when Tottenham won the cup last time? Juander Ramos, Spanish. He was poached from Sevilla by Tottenham in October 2007, and then led the team to defeat Chelsea in February 2008 to win the League Cup - Tottenham's first important trophy after the 1999 League Cup. However, after that, Ramos's glory did not shine for too long, and was dismissed in October 2008 due to a poor start. Ramos then became the head coach of Real Madrid. From December 2008 to June 2009, the get out of class was dismissed before he led the team for a long time. Later, he went to Russia and Ukraine, and gradually faded out of the mainstream sight of European football.

With this precedent, we have reason to believe that the "champion coach" is not a sufficient guarantee for success, or from another perspective, the patience of Tottenham's senior executives has never been very good. This is not to say that Postkoglu will definitely leave office soon. According to the Australian, he regards this championship as the "starting point". As for the club's intention to keep him or drive him away, it is not discussed for the time being. Aobo will participate in the championship parade on Friday, lead the team to play the last round of the Premier League on Sunday, and it will be time to go on vacation next Monday. If you want to discuss the future with Chairman Levi, it will be a future.

However, regardless of the final choice, existing problems must still be faced. Not only the championship trophy is placed in front of Postkoglu, but also the weirdness that is likely to end the season with the fourth to last in the Premier League, and the record of a record of up to 21 league losses - this is the team's highest single-season losses in the 38 rounds of the top league, and it also has the possibility of tying the team's highest single-season losses in a single-season history. The previous record was born in the distant 1934-35 season. Tottenham lost 22 games in the 42 rounds of the old League One and was finally relegated.

Getting fame depends on offense, and winning the championship depends on defense

Since Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester City have "three fools" to support the bottom this year, Tottenham has never really faced the risk of relegation. From some perspectives, their performance in the league has some advantages, such as the offense being always positive. In the 2023-24 season, Postkoglu, who first arrived in Tottenham, shocked the Premier League with his "rather than death than attack" style, and Australian and Poland almost made a big splash. This season is essentially similar. Although Tottenham's ranking is low, they scored 63 goals in the first 37 rounds. This is not only the absolute highest in the lower half of the standings, but also stronger than Villa and Nottingham among the five groups, and is on par with Chelsea.

In addition, Tottenham is expected to become the lowest-ranked team in the Premier League ever with a positive goal difference. They only have 38 points to 17th, but they still have two goals. Is this scene considered Tottenham very special and unfair? Especially compared with Manchester United, who has a goal difference next to him - 12. In fact, similar examples have also been there in the past, as is the current record holder, Manchester City in the 2003-04 season. That season, Blue Moon finally ranked 16th in the Premier League, with a goal difference of +1. Manchester City coach Kevin Keegan also had many similarities with Postkoglu, both of whom advocated offense and were not good at or were unwilling to judge the situation.

Kegan is a very successful player, a good guy, but as a coach, he is not particularly outstanding. His most famous team leadership experience was that he once led Newcastle to lead the Premier League significantly, but was eventually reversed by Manchester United, and the highest honor he had won was only the secondary league championship. In this regard, Postkoglu seems much more successful, and "leading the team to win the championship in the second year" is not empty talk. Being able to stand on the UEFA Cup podium, Ao Po also showed his strength than Keegan. In the European War, he did not blindly stick to his offensive style, but adopted a more pragmatic strategy. The possession rate of the

finals was only 26.6%, and the total shots were 3 times. This scene was very unpopular and was also the best evidence that Postkoglu could make changes. In fact, it was almost the same before, such as the semi-finals against Bode. Even when facing opponents from the minor league at home, Tottenham took the initiative to give up a lot of ball possession time. They no longer worry about various complex side-fitting and frequent high-level pressure, but instead make the offense more direct. They will hand the ball to the frontcourt Trident to handle it themselves as soon as possible, and the defense is more compact and determined. Such "Aobo" such as

has decreased its excitement, but the benefits obtained are extremely precious. Tottenham's knockout opponents are not particularly strong along the way, but they can turn Alkmaar into victory and defeat Frankfurt away, including a double-kill against Bord and a four-kill in a single season against Manchester United, which can be regarded as a commendable result. In addition, Postkoglu also showed his personality charm that can still unite the team. In the midst of difficulties, Spurs did not disintegrate, although there were rumors that some players had a somewhat "distancing" relationship with the head coach in the second half of the season.

Tough decision?

"They never lost confidence in me." This is Postkoglu's comment on winning the championship, and it also has a hint that "I can continue to lead the team." So is the confidence of club chairman Levi still there? With the case of Tenghach, all choices must be cautious, but decisive.. As Tottenham celebrity Bell suggested: "I think the board needs to make some decisions, either support Postkoglu or do not support him, and must make a decision as soon as possible."

According to the Welsh legend, he likes the football style of Obo. However, when winning the Europa League, Tottenham obviously did not rely on this style of play, and this sense of contradiction may be another difficult cycle. If Postkoglu transforms from then on, is he likely to be stronger than his predecessors Conte and Mourinho? If he returns to his true nature after victory (similar to Tenhah), will Tottenham still have to continue to fall? Regarding Tottenham's fall in the Premier League this season, AUP always mentions the excuse of "too many injured people", which is also a fact. But on the other hand, the fact is that Aobo’s radical tactics are quite "expensive". If you want to play well enough in the long and high-intensity Premier League, either you are a top player in every position, or the coach can take on the responsibility of a young player at will, or the team doctor can develop some "black technology".

Compared with other Premier League giants, Tottenham has relatively limited resources to give the coach, otherwise Conte would not have complained that the club did not spend money at the beginning. Obo is much more open-minded in this regard. After all, he can spend a small amount of money to do big things at the Celtics, so he can watch Kane leave the team calmly, and then he also used a lot of fresh blood to live, such as Van der Fen and Udorge who were amazing in the 2023-24 season, or Brennan Johnson who scored the winning goal in this final. But these are not good enough, and the stunning is always not long-lasting. It cannot make people believe that Aobo is the first "leader" after Pochettino to fully match Tottenham in terms of temperament, style and ability, and can lead Tottenham to continue to move forward.

It is currently confident that if Tottenham continue their tradition of loyalty to change coaches, there will not be too few candidates who are expected to replace Postkoglu. Tottenham technical director John Lange from Denmark highly praised his compatriot Frank, and the current Brentford coach has indeed received good reputation in the Premier League. If the lockdown order expires in June this year, the former sports director will bring more ideas: Marco Silva of Fulham, Raiola of Bournemouth and Glasner of Crystal Palace... these legendary names are familiar to the Premier League. In addition, the young coach Falioli was also included in the scandal list. The 36-year-old Italian coach just bid farewell to the Dutch Legion runner-up Ajax, and it is rumored that Paratic is very optimistic about him.