Fast forward to the business end of the 24/25 season, and Spurs find themselves with a golden opportunity: European silverware. Tottenham are currently in the Semi-Finals of the Europa League, set to face Bodø/Glimt in the first leg tomorrow, 1st April 2025. If Tottenham are to overcome the Norwegian side, they will face one of Manchester United or Athletic Bilbao in the final, which takes place in Bilbao on May 21st.
Chaos has ensued among Spurs fans in recent weeks, and it’s not hard to see why. Despite the Europa League run bringing hope, Tottenham’s domestic form has completely collapsed. As of now, Spurs sit a staggering 16th in the Premier League table, with just 37 points from 34 games. That’s relegation form, plain and simple.
To make matters worse, the club has just equalled an unwanted record: 19 league defeats in a single season, with four matches still left to play. For a squad with this level of talent, that kind of collapse is hard to justify. Injuries, lack of depth, and tactical rigidity have all been blamed, but the harsh reality is that this run has been nothing short of a disaster. Naturally, the fanbase is now deeply divided on Ange Postecoglou’s future. The Europa League semi-final should be a moment of unity and excitement, but instead, it’s become a backdrop for heated debate. While some still back Ange’s long-term vision and believe in his footballing philosophy, what I perceive to be the majority of the fanbase is now calling for change, regardless of what happens in Europe.
There’s a growing feeling that even if Tottenham lift the Europa League trophy, it might be papering over deeper cracks. Consistency in the league, squad motivation, defensive organisation, it’s all looked shaky for months on end. Winning a cup doesn’t always mean the foundations are stable. But when that club has gone without a trophy for so long, like Tottenham, it must be hard to ignore the fact that, contingent on winning the Europa League, Ange Postecoglou will be the most successful Tottenham manager in over 17 years, surpassing the likes of Harry Redknapp, André Villas-Boas, Mauricio Pochettino, José Mourinho, and Antonio Conte.
For the fans who’ve endured cycles of rebuilds, near-misses, and false dawns, the uncertainty is exhausting. And for some, including myself, Ange Postecoglou is still the man for Tottenham. If Ange does fail to win the Europa League, it will end a very abysmal season for Tottenham, something fans and players alike will want to put behind them as quickly as they can. And I do believe that Ange will be fired, or leave the club himself, if he fails to bring Spurs to glory, simply because the backlash and outrage will be too much for the club to withstand. The Europa League campaign and the hope and opportunity for glory and Champions League qualification despite the train wreck of a season it has been is one of the only things holding Spurs fans together at the moment, the chance they can experience silverware for the first time in over 17 years, European glory for the first time since 1984, a time well before the young and newer Spurs generations.
Although the League season has been abysmal to date, the Europa League campaign has shown that Ange Postecoglou's system is still a fit and a match for the players and fans. As aforementioned, injuries have been largely to blame this season for Spurs, and have played a large part in the Premier League trouble. It was an injury crisis that not many clubs would have suffered so greatly previously and that has to be accounted for, whether or not people want to admit it. Now that Tottenham have overcome this injury crisis and have the majority of the squad back fit, the continued disappointment in the league is causing Spurs, and rival, fans to point out that something needs to change, but I would make the point that of course the team is not going to be performing close to its potential, as those injuries and subsequent performances and losses will have mentally drained the players, as it has the fans, and the fact that the league campaign is almost worth nothing now also plays a part subconsciously among the players and staff team, even consciously as we are seeing team lineups that are not close to full strength being started in the Premier League to keep key players fit and fresh and avoid injuries so that we can give it our all in the Europa League. Namely, the lineup against Liverpool on the weekend, which saw opponents be crowned Champions of the 24/25 Premier League. The starting 11 was subpar, both Romero and Van de Ven dropped to the bench alongside Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski... with Rodrigo Bentancur, who seems to be part of Ange's first-choice starting XI, not even making the squad.
And despite it all—despite the chaos, the collapses, and the questions—I still believe Ange Postecoglou should stay.
We’ve seen the bright side of his football. That early run in the 23/24 season wasn’t a fluke; it was a glimpse of what this team can be under the right conditions. The fast, front-foot attacking football, the bravery in possession, the intensity... these aren’t just principles, they’re a blueprint for a modern, competitive Spurs side. Yes, there are flaws. Defensive tweaks are absolutely needed. The high line has been exposed, and certain tactical choices have cost us dearly in key moments.
But let’s be real, what manager walks into a Premier League club and builds a complete, title-contending side in two seasons? Very few. What Ange needs now is backing. A proper summer transfer window, where the club brings in players that suit his system, and ideally strengthens areas we’ve been weak in for years—especially deepening our choices at centre-back, particularly if we see Romero depart, central midfield, in particular that no. 6 role, and some depth up front in the wide areas.
With support, and with the return of squad stability, Spurs can bounce back quickly. We’ve seen it before. This club has been fighting for Champions League football and top four finishes regularly over the last decade, and we’re not far off from doing it again.
Ange still has more to offer. This project, this rebuild, it was never going to be linear. There will be bumps. But if the board can see the bigger picture and the fans can hold their nerve, there’s a real chance for success here. Let’s get behind him. Let’s finish this Europa League campaign strong. And let’s give Ange the platform to build something long-lasting at Tottenham Hotspur.
Because if there's one thing Spurs fans know by now, it's that when we do it right... it’s worth the wait.
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