Ange Postecoglou has promised that there are more trophies in his future amid talk about his position as head coach.
The Greek-born Australian landed their first piece of silverware in 17 years with the victory in Bilbao, which was the first European trophy in the club's cabinet in 41 years. It led to a parade in front of an estimated 220,000 Tottenham fans in N17 which ended withpromising that .
However, the north London club's torrid season in the Premier League which brought a 17th-place finish after Postecoglou prioritised the European campaign when it became clear his injury-ravaged squad was not going to achieve anything in the table nor be relegated, has led to fears for his future as chairman decides upon his position.
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Now, while on holiday in Greece with his family, Postecoglou has spoken to ABC News for , following up a documentary they did on him 10 years ago.
"I had no doubt that for me the mission when I joined the football club was to win a trophy," said the 59-year-old. "It became 'well we've got this opportunity in Europe, what do we do about that?'. Making the final was I guess, for me anyway, a real vindication of the road we had taken. A final, a final of a significant tournament. An opportunity to create history.
"We're talking about a club who had lost three finals in the last 17 years and had made eight or nine semi-finals. That's not a great record in big games, so there were a lot of nervous people around the club, trust me, who were fearing the worst. Probably our supporters as well.
"Two Premier League teams playing together in a European final, it doesn't get any bigger than that I don't think. This was the one game on the planet that night. You know the whole world is watching."
Spurs finally ended their long trophy drought and Postecoglou made it very clear that if he does another edition of the documentary in a decade's time then he will be speaking about further silverware he has won.
"When we sat down 10 years ago and did the initial Australian Story, I think maybe even you guys thought that that was the culmination of what I was about to achieve," he said.
"What I do know is that in 10 years' time, if we sit down again, I've got no doubt in my mind that there'll be more stories to tell, there will be more trophies that have been won."
Postecoglou explained that when he is under pressure and the noise around him is at its loudest, that's when he rises to the top.
"It's when I'm at my best because I like pushing through that stuff. It's an opportunity to convince more that I haven't got here by accident," he said.
The Spurs boss also spoke about his anger ahead of the final when he hit back at a reporter who had written that the result of the game would decide whether he was seen as a hero or a clown.
"I'm a human being. Do I get angry sometimes? Do I get frustrated? Do I get disappointed? Of course I do, but what I will always do is call out people who I think have got it wrong," he said.
Postecoglou is used to people mocking him along his journey, including at Celtic when radio pundit Alan Brazil struggled to pronounce his name when he was first linked with the job and thought it was a prank.
"I've grown up in a schoolyard in Australia with a long surname so trust me I've heard every variation. Nothing they were going to say was going to upset me," said the Tottenham head coach.
Now Postecoglou is in the Premier League, a place he believes was always his destiny.
"When I was lying in my bed as a nine or 10-year-old, what were the visions I was having? The Premier League was it for me. It was where I wanted to see myself one day. That was the dream for sure," he said.
When discussing his declaration at the trophy parade about what's to come in season three, it was noticeable that Postecoglou very much referred to this victorious team as "my players".
"I didn't want us to just enjoy the moment. I also wanted us to think about what's next, you know - don't settle for this," explained the Australian. "We've got a taste of it now. My players have got a taste for it. The club's got a taste for it. Well, let's make sure we're back here again."