Ange Postecoglou has hit out at criticism of his management by insisting “I am not a clown” and vowed to “keep winning trophies” wherever he goes as speculation mounts over his future at Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs will aim to end a 17-year wait for a major trophy in Wednesday’s Europa League final against Manchester United, an achievement which would go a long way to salvaging an otherwise desperate season in which they have suffered a club-record 21 Premier League defeats and sit in 17th place.
Sources have told ESPN that Postecoglou is facing an uphill battle to save his job and one report suggested Wednesday’s game could define the 59-year-old as either a “hero or a clown” depending on the outcome in Bilbao.
“I’ll tell you one thing: irrespective of what happens tomorrow, I’m not a clown and I never will be,” Postecoglou said in a pre-match news conference. “I’m really disappointed that you would use such terminology about a person who for 26 years without any favours from anyone has worked his way to a position where he’s leading out a club in a European major competition [final].
