Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou vows to never rewatch Europa League final after 'perfect night' in Bilbao | OneFootball

Ange Postecoglou delivered on his promise and delivered a trophy in his second season as Tottenham boss

Brennan Johnson got the better of Luke Shaw as he bundled the ball over the line in the first half, scoring what proved to be the winner. Spurs were content to sit back and defend their slim lead in the second half, finishing the match with just 26% possession and the goal as their only shot on target.

“People will say we didn’t play well,” he said. “That doesn’t bother me. For me, that night will stay in my memory forever as a perfect night.”

Postecoglou will do what he can to preserve the raw memory of the night and the delirious celebrations which followed.

He added: “I tend to just leave the moments in perfect periods of time. I will never rewatch Bilbao.

“I have never rewatched any significant game I’ve won in my career, because if I do, I’ll start picking holes in the performance and I don’t want to do that.

“It’s a perfect memory for me. I leave that in its rightful place and move on to what the next thing is.”

I have never rewatched any significant game I’ve won in my career, because if I do, I’ll start picking holes in the performance and I don’t want to do that

Ange Postecoglou

While he is content to leave the tie in the past, he hopes to use it as fuel ahead of next season, which will start with a UEFA Super Cup tie against the winner of the Champions League final between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.

He has been clear in his intention to build on this season’s silverware as he looks to add more in years to come, provided he stays with the club, his fate still unconfirmed.

The Europa League final hero Johnson has been tipped to become Spurs’ figurehead after he capped a difficult campaign off-pitch with a historic goal. The Welshman faced vicious abuse from fans early in the season, later deactivating his Instagram account, but recovered well to finish the campaign with 18 goals in all competitions, a tally which could still grow as one match is still to be played.

Postecoglou continued: “Brennan is kind of indicative of what I have been trying to build here. People of character, people of resilience. He hasn’t had it easy.

Tottenham captain Heung-min Son lifts the Europa League trophy

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“That’s what you need from attacking players, not just in any games but in big games as well.

“Fair to say he’s one of the ones who has enjoyed himself the last couple days and rightly so. I’m hoping that him doing that on such a big stage, that he comes back next year as a mentality monster.

“I know what it takes to win, I know what I want again, and that feeds onto everyone else. That’s what you hope Wednesday night creates. All these guys have got a taste of it now and want more of it.”