He said in his post at Tottenham, “I haven’t won many titles. But I’ve won titles in my second year at every club.” Australian coach Ange Postecoglou’s words have remained a common phrase in football until now. But after Wednesday night, these words will definitely be valued much more.
When Ange Postecoglou was speaking, Tottenham had not won a trophy in their trophy cabinet for 16 years. And they had not won a European trophy for 40 years. In the meantime, Postecoglou showed his magic again in the new season. Although the quality of his team was not maintained at the end of the season.
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However, Postecoglou kept his word. He continued his title-winning streak in his second year at Tottenham. Spurs won the Europa League final by defeating Manchester United. After 17 years, Tottenham finally smiled the smile of winning the title.
While European team Tottenham and the global media are praising this Australian coach, a memory from 10 years ago is also emerging among Bangladeshi football fans.
When talking about great football coaches who have set foot in Bangladesh, the name of Zinedine Zidane comes first. He came to Bangladesh in 2006. Then there may be the name of Ange Postecoglu. Postecoglu’s profile will be higher than that of Tom Saintfitt or Otto Pfister.
Postecoglu came to Bangladesh in 2015 as the coach of the Australian team in the World Cup qualifiers. Bangladesh lost helplessly to Australia that day at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Of course, the Socceroos team at that time was literally the best in Asia. They won the AFC Asian Cup in 2015.
Postecoglu then went to Japan’s Yokohama Mariners and Scotland’s Celtic. They also got to see the title there. He came to Tottenham in 2024. Despite the situation in the league, he kept his promise to the Spurs fans.
He brought the title in his second season. From Gulistan in Bangladesh to Spain’s San Mames – Posteglu kept his word and gave the team the taste of winning the title.
