Tottenham's 17th place finish in the Premier League was confirmed on Sunday
Postecoglou had put all his eggs in the Europa League basket ahead of victory
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By LEWIS BROWNING
Published: 03:47 EDT, 26 May 2025 | Updated: 03:47 EDT, 26 May 2025
Tottenham endured an indifferent season as they won a trophy for the first time in 17 years - but finished 17th in the Premier League.
The club's fate was confirmed on Sunday as they lost 4-1 at home to Brighton on the final day of the league season, condemning them to the final survival spot in the top flight.
They were never in any serious danger of relegation - finishing 13 points above Leicester in 18th - but the position itself has largely been deemed a catastrophic failure for the club the size of Tottenham.
The defeat by Brighton was the club's 22nd of the league season, meaning they lost around 58 per cent of their league matches this season as they focused on Europe.
Leicester, meanwhile, lost 25, while other relegated sides Ipswich and Southampton lost 24 and 30 respectively.
Spurs' 22, however, meant they club broke a Premier League record - the most league defeats in a season without getting relegated.
A damning stat has revealed how poor Tottenham's 2024-25 Premier League campaign was
Ange Postecoglou's side suffered the most defeats (22) by a top flight side without getting relegated
The Spurs boss did, however, hail the campaign as 'outstanding' because of their success in the Europa League
It was clear that Spurs and Ange Postecoglou had put all their focus into their Europa League campaign when it became evident they would struggle to reach the Champions League via the league.
Postecoglou would often rotate his side in league matches, prioritising Thursday nights - a decision that has reaped its rewards.
And the Australian was clear on his views of the season after Sunday's game, despite their poor league finish.
'How do I assess the season? Outstanding,' he said. 'We won a trophy which we haven't done for 17 years and we're in the Champions League.
'Ask any supporter at the start of the season if they'd take that and there wouldn't be a person in the house that wouldn't.'
The Spurs boss' future remains unclear, with Daniel Levy having a decision to make amid the poor results of his side to go with the trophy they won. Postecoglou was reluctant to discuss his future after the season's end.
'I'll be honest, I'm finding it weird to be talking about my future when we've done something unprecedented,' he said. 'I made decisions I felt gave us the best chance of achieving the goal we needed to achieve and that has affected our league form. If people don't want to take that into account, then there is nothing I can say.
'Part of me is thinking: Why am I being asked that question? I've done something no one believed I could do, and I shouldn't be here sitting here talking about this but you guys wouldn't be asking it if there wasn't a doubt, right?'