What happens next for Tottenham and manager Postecoglou?

Ange Postecoglou has the power to win the Europa League, but what else can he do? Tottenham’s chairman Daniel Levy has the final say in what comes next.

Levy’s end-of-season message on Sunday morning didn’t provide any clarity about the Australian’s future.

Without revealing whether Postecoglu’s appointment as manager would result from this success, he said, “We have now tasted success and we are determined to use this as a springboard for more.”

In the final game of a season that has alternated between sublime and awful, Spurs travel to Brighton on Sunday.

A defeat would send the team to their worst Premier League campaign to finish 17th with 38 points.

However, given what has happened recently, supporters’ disappointment is unimportant in their eyes.

For the moment, Tottenham are almost no longer a man. They are winners, and Manchester United’s triumph in the Europa League final on Wednesday night won’t continue to elicit cheer.

The architect of Spurs’ first trophy triumph since 2008 and their first European silverware since 1984 may now be uncertain about his future.

Tottenham have begun the search for candidates to succeed the Australian before the 2025- after the club’s disastrous domestic campaign. 26 campaign.

In fact, it is widely believed that Postecoglou’s presidency almost certainly would have ended if they had lost to United in Bilbao.

But that was not their choice. And there might be a quandary for Levy.

22 league defeats would be unacceptable for a club with the resources and squad of Tottenham, in the event of a loss on Sunday.

The manager would typically be fired from his duties and take the blame for it.

These circumstances are not unusual, though. Postecoglou has succeeded in a situation where many, including Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho, and Mauricio Pochettino, have failed.

Spurs has qualified for the Champions League thanks to their triumph, and the enormous financial and reputational benefits of that accomplishment are well documented.

At Friday’s club’s trophy parade, many of those who had abandoned Postecoglou a few weeks ago were chanting his name.

The 59-year-old has managed to change the narrative and sway a fanbase who had been hampered for so long on Wednesday night in the space of 90 plus minutes.

You may wonder how much public opinion and the swathes of affection Postecoglou’s directed affection will have on Levy in light of this.

If Postecoglou had lost the final, it would have been difficult to keep, but there is a much stronger case in place right now.

Which manager could Tottenham choose to pique the fans’ interest so much that they would accept the Australian’s departure is another important factor?

Given Postecoglou’s newfound love, there is a chance that replacing him with a subpar position will polarize the club’s fan base, who is already having a difficult relationship with Levy and the club’s ownership.

Given the support Tottenham fans have received over the past few days for an Australian manager without a proven track record of winning trophies, would they accept Postecoglou’s departure for, say, Jurgen Klopp or Carlo Ancelotti?

By retaining Postecoglou, you’d think Levy could earn some significant brownie points.

He might be considering his decision based on the strength of the relationship between the players and the manager.

In recent weeks, senior players have all publicly backed Postecoglou. Achieving a trophy will only strengthen a relationship that appears to have developed toward the end of the season.

You’d assume that Postecoglou will choose Postecoglou as the person to take next when they meet.

It’s still to be seen whether the aforementioned factors will hold Levy’s nerves.

Levy thanked Postecoglou and the players for “making this incredible achievement possible” and claimed to have “shared in that pain and frustration” of the fans prior to the Europa League triumph.

This trophy, he continued, “is our clear goal as a club; our clear goal has always been long-term, sustained success, challenging for top honors each year.”

Whether the chairman has been influenced by the emotion since Bilbao will affect much of what transpires over the next 72 hours.

Levy can be ruthless, according to history. Just six months after guiding Tottenham to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost to Liverpool, Mauricio Pochettino was fired.

Just before the 2021 Carabao Cup final, which Jose Mourinho lost to Manchester City, he also fired him.

Levy doesn’t pay much attention to emotion, based on the evidence.

Having said that, you wouldn’t have to be a robot to have been influenced by Postecoglou’s outpouring of love this week.

The former Celtic boss plans to take a trip early this week, so there will be a desire to sort things out before leaving.

The imagination was captured by his intriguing address to supporters at the Friday night parade reception.

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Perhaps he is aware of something that we are unaware of. He might not, perhaps not.