Ange Postecoglou explains why there is fresh excitement in the Tottenham squad

Ange Postecoglou has revealed that despite the way extremely challenging times that the Tottenham players have endured this season, one crucial factor has added a lot of enthusiasm and excitement among the squad ahead of their final run-in.

While Tottenham Hotspur find themselves in a sorry position in the Premier League table, the players will be aware that they still have an opportunity to make this campaign a memorable one by lifting the Europa League.

Doing so would end the club’s 17-year trophy drought and ensure passage into the Champions League, thus putting a completely different lens on their whole campaign.

The Tottenham boss has revealed that there is another added factor that has created an extra buzz and motivation among his squad ahead of what could be an extremely important couple of months.

Ange Postecoglou explains why Tottenham players are desperate to make an impact

After having had to cope with an extremely bloated injury list for much of the campaign, Postecoglou now finds himself in the privileged position of having nearly a fully fit squad to choose from.

The Australian explained that some of the players who have not played much football over the last few months are now desperate to contribute to the side and their enthusiasm is now rubbing off on others in training.

When asked if he has reminded the squad that they can achieve something special at the end of the campaign, Ange Postecoglou responded (via Football.London): “I haven’t had to remind them, internally they’ve felt that. The injured players have been really frustrated they haven’t been able to help. You’ve seen that.

“We all understand what a tough year it’s been for everybody but particularly those players who have had to carry the load. It’s the worst thing when you can’t help your team and contribute.

“As they’ve trickled back, you can sense their enthusiasm and their energy is transferring to the guys who have gone through that period. I do sense the players are excited by the prospect of: we’re here now, whatever we’ve been through, we’ve been through and we’ve still got an opportunity to do something special this year.

“Let’s tackle that in the manner we try to do everything so far. Playing our football and having a real positive mindset about things.”

Postecoglou says Spurs deserve a crack at silverware

In some ways, one can argue that Spurs winning the Europa League or even reaching the final in Bilbao would paper over the cracks of their struggles in the Premier League this season.

However, Postecoglou points out that the Lilywhites have earned the opportunity to have a crack at the trophy by continuing to produce results in their competitions despite their injury problems.

Speaking about Tottenham’s Europa League hopes, he added: “We’ve earned the right to that. We’ve got to the quarter-finals because of our performances through the tough period. We had to do that to get to this point with some very difficult moments and a lot of young players, not just first-team players but players in our academy, to get us to this point.

“I think the players who have deserved to be in this position to have a crack at achieving something. We kind of know now that there’s nine league games, hopefully, five in Europa, so you’ve got 14 games – 53 days together. So you’ve got a clear amount of time, with no interruption. So you’ve got a clear plan there of what we can do. But you’ve got to chip away at it game by game and it starts against Chelsea.”

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