Tottenham supporters had to wait 17 long years for their trophy drought to finally come to an end. Triumphant head coach Ange Postecoglou would unfortunately not even be given 17 days to bask in what he had achieved.

In the period that followed that remarkable evening at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, talk regarding the Australian's future as head coach continued to dominate the headlines. That in turn left , who headed off on a family holiday the day after their final game of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion, not knowing about whether he would still be the man in charge by the time he returned.

As many probably expected, . The news and clarity everyone required finally arrived just after 5pm.

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, Spurs confirmed that they are of the belief that a change of approach will give them the strongest chance to compete on multiple fronts for the coming season and beyond. At a time when they could have built on their Europa League triumph and looked to kick on after all the previous failures, and the club now go back to the drawing board and start all over again with a new head coach at the helm.

There is going to be no season three for Postecoglou, . Unfortunately for the ex-Celtic boss, he has been killed off before the new season has even begun.

There is now always going to be one huge unanswered question when it comes to Postecoglou's Tottenham tenure. What if Postecoglou remained at the club and was given his season three? We will never find out that answer.

Postecoglou's successor will now be the man tasked with answering the questions when it comes to Tottenham. The Australian's Tottenham story may not have ended the way he would have liked but he will be forever be remembered after etching his naming into the history books with that Europa League win.

Tottenham fans will always have that night in Bilbao thanks to Postecoglou. Everything came together for the Australian and his team that evening after a season like no other with a mountain of injuries and the loss of pivotal members of his backline for large parts of the season.

Had he not guided Tottenham to silverware in the Basque Country then his future would have been decided fairly quickly after a torrid league campaign. , there was another couple of entries for all the wrong reasons after recording their lowest ever Premier League points tally and also their most defeats in a Premier League season.

The 22 defeats and points tally of 38 was unacceptable for a club the size of Tottenham and it meant that Postecoglou's name was always in the headlines. The Europa League triumph looked to give Postecoglou a stay of execution but it was not to be as the axe fell on him on Friday.

Amid the uncertainty over whether he would stay or be dismissed by Levy, Postecoglou at the very least deserved to start the season as Tottenham head coach given what he achieved in Europe. Just because Tottenham struggled in the Premier League in 2024/25 does not necessarily mean that would be the case the following campaign.

Their Europa League triumph could have been used as a springboard to attack the new term and challenge for major honours on a regular basis as the chairman wants. It is now down to the new head coach to do just that, with Spurs mentioning in Friday's statement that "Ange has given us a great platform to build upon".

What will not be forgotten is that Postecoglou gave many Spurs fans their greatest night as a supporter of the football club with that famous 1-0 win in Bilbao. The celebrations that evening and the joyous feeling that followed in the days after was truly special and something fans want to taste again and again.

His successor now has to try and deliver that feeling and ensure it is not a one-off. Postecoglou's Tottenham reign has been a remarkable ride with so many ups and downs and the ultimate high of winning that much-coveted trophy.

In the end, there was to be no season three for Postecoglou but there will always be that huge "what if" hanging over this decision.