“Top five? I came here to win.”

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou responded to a question from the press about whether a “top-five” finish would be enough to qualify for the Champions League.

Fifth-place Spurs (50 points) host fourth-place Aston Villa (55 points) on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET in a top-four clash for pride. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa have been on a roll of late, winning three straight league games. Spurs have lost their last three meetings, including one since Postecoglou’s arrival.

“Since Unai’s arrival, we have built a really strong team. We have a clear identity, we have a good understanding of what we need to do every week. The players he has brought in have been very impressive and fit really well with the way he wants to play.” “It will be a tough game because they are a competitive team at home every game. I’m looking forward to it, especially as it’s a big match away from home. “I thought we were good last week and I was really happy with our overall performance, so hopefully we can build on that,” he said. 카지노사이트 He also talked about the return of players like Pedro Foro. “All the players who participated last week are in good shape. Pedro will be back.

He’s been training all week, so it’s no problem.

Other players, such as Michy Batshuayi and others, are not available because they haven’t trained with the main group yet,” he said.When asked about the fourth-place battle with Aston Villa, Postecoglou laughed when asked if he thought a fifth-place finish would be enough to qualify for the Champions League. “We still have 12 games left. We’ll aim for eighth place and see what happens and then I’ll be really happy,” he joked, before adding, “What’s the point of aiming for anything other than first place? I don’t know what the point of the question is.” When asked, “What if we don’t finish in the top four?” he replied, “Teams that qualify for the Champions League and have a good season, like last year and this year, are guaranteed next season. It would be against logic to aim for anything other than winning.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that we will always be at the top, but I will not settle for anything less.

If I fall short, that’s my responsibility. But I’m not going to sit here and try to create a scenario where I’m satisfied with anything other than being the best,” he said, making it clear that he’s not aiming for fourth or fifth place.

“What’s more important is to build a team that when this year is over, we can challenge the next year and continue to grow. The most important thing right now is us, our identity, our football. Just joining Willy Wonka is not a golden ticket, you can play in the Champions League for one year. But if you don’t progress or grow from there, it doesn’t mean anything. It’s not a competition to be in, we’re in it to win,” he continued.

“Of course, if we qualify for the Champions League this year, it will mean we have improved from last year. But you have to ask yourself, ‘Has our football improved? 메이저 토토사이트 Have we become a better team, a stronger team?’ That’s much more important to me.

My goal this year was always to lay a strong foundation to become a team that can win, and that’s the beginning and the end,” he emphasized. “Logically, if we progress and get to the Champions League, it means we’ve had a good year. But if we don’t play the football I want to play and we don’t improve in the off-season to prepare for the next step, it won’t be any consolation,” he concluded.