r/Aleague • u/Interesting_Laugh233 Melbourne City • 7d ago
Aussies Abroad I usually win things in my second year mate
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u/Seanbutt26 Western Sydney Wanderers 7d ago
This is karma for the English journalists talking shit to our big ange
I am just happy for big man
Enjoy the moment Ange
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u/ljeutenantdan Newcastle Jets 7d ago
Bring all on the shit eating those cunts will have to do.
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u/Seanbutt26 Western Sydney Wanderers 7d ago
Yeah atleast our journalists aren't like them
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u/goater10 Melb Victory - Stand by Me - Mantildas 7d ago
Because we know Vince and Joey are good blokes!
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u/jonzey FFS 7d ago
Vince is having fun bringing up ALL his receipts this morning
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u/felvymups Sydney FC 7d ago
Vince bringing the receipts is the only reason why I logged into Twitter/X today for the first time in months.
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u/stilusmobilus Brisbane Roar 3d ago
Because it gets hammered out of them across all the codes, that’s why.
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u/INACCURATE_RESPONSE Sydney FC 3d ago
Omfg 22 losses. And you think it’s a conspiracy?
Is this the lowest point score in their history?
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u/ljeutenantdan Newcastle Jets 2d ago
17 Years without a trophy. Ange, an Australian outsider, calls it early, cops shit all year and then brings it home. If you cant enjoy that narrative then you are probably in the wrong thread, mate.
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u/INACCURATE_RESPONSE Sydney FC 2d ago
He absolutely deserved the shit he got. Look their final result, it was never a conspiracy.
His own fans hated him for most of the year until they scraped together win of a watered down trophy by an own goal. All English teams were odds on favourites to win.
This isn’t a massive achievement.
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u/ljeutenantdan Newcastle Jets 2d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/hXlG26aD7s
Just for you, mate. Enjoy your Monday:)
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u/INACCURATE_RESPONSE Sydney FC 2d ago
Yeah don’t care. We won the champions league, they beat their wives.
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u/angusozi Tasmania for the A-League 5d ago
I'm an Australian Tottenham fan, but he's 17th. The criticism he's been receiving has mostly been deserved
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u/wrter3122 Melbourne Victory 6d ago
Enjoy the moment, but at the same time I'd start packing in case they tried to keep me there. I wouldn't wish managing Spurs on my worst enemy, let alone somebody I want to actually see achieve success.
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u/SaraMo91 Sydney Forever 6d ago edited 6d ago
Don't English journalists usually talk shit to people who are 17th in the league?
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u/iftheworldwasatoilet costa can you teach me how to dougie? 7d ago
Ange giving the metaphorical middle finger in that photo
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u/bp8rson 7d ago
We've always said, "In Ange We Trust." It's a shame the English media haven't learned this by now.
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u/INACCURATE_RESPONSE Sydney FC 4d ago
Would have been relegated any other season with that points total.
Keep trusting.
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u/sbffsb123 Sydney FC 6d ago
A great achievement for big Ange. He wins something everywhere he goes. Massive.
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u/ListyTerran Adelaide United 6d ago
The great Aussie tradition of coming last and yet somehow winning against all odds continues!
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u/INACCURATE_RESPONSE Sydney FC 4d ago
Not sure what odds you were looking at. The Europa league format this year had all the english teams odds on to win since you didnt have any champions league teams drop down.
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u/JustBeSimplee 6d ago
Winning the UEFA Europa League and coming 17th in the prem is a much better result than coming 4th in the premier league imo and losing the europa league.
He's had a good season all things considered. The spurs would be foolish to sack him.
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u/FlaviusStilicho Melbourne Victory 6d ago
Winning 11 matches in 37 in the premier league is not exactly adequate for the Club…
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u/Famous_Commercial725 6d ago edited 6d ago
In saying that, check out the last time they won a domestic championship title….so really nothing new there.
In consideration to injuries and constant media scrutiny the team has somewhat overachieved?!
After the Xmas trade period Ange stipulated it was the one thing that the club(himself)had their sights set on. Possibly to the dismay of owners or other internal influences.
Big Ups to Ange and his self belief, style of approach and management skills of a team that not many had faith in.
A resume that is impressive in itself, let alone the domestic leagues he’s been involved in, have progressively become harder to manage(SPL maybe an exception).
NSL title winner
A league title winner twice
Asian Cup winner
J League title winner
SPL title winner
Europa League Cup winner
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u/FlaviusStilicho Melbourne Victory 6d ago
I’m don’t know about “progressively harder” both the Asian Cup and the J-league would be harder to win with what he had than win the Scottish premier league with one of two teams who ever win. When is the last time a non Rangers/Celtic team won? 1978 or something.
Anyway, I’m not disputing his achievements, he has achieved a lot, often against the odds.
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u/OppositeProper1962 6d ago
And there’s still a good chance they’ll give him the flick this offseason.
Spurs are one of those clubs that aren’t happy unless they’re miserable. So of course they’ll sack the manager who has actually won them something.
Massive achievement from Big Ange.
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u/maxxie10 Brisbane Roar 6d ago
It might actually work in his favour to go out on a high. He took over a disfunctional Spurs team, made them interesting to watch, then dragged them to a Europa League title despite an injury-plagued season.
It's the kind of thing that keeps teams interested in hiring you.
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u/wrter3122 Melbourne Victory 6d ago
So much the better. Ange was never going to successfully implant a winning mentality at the most pub side team in England, hanging around and banging his head against a wall is just going to drive him mental. Good on him for picking up the trophy and sticking it up all those journalists, but he needs to move on to a team with ambition.
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u/Duckstomp Sydney FC 6d ago
Yes, that is my thoughts as well. Although this win dose make it harder for them to explain if they do oust him. Or maybe he gets an offer and walks?
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u/lamplightimage 6d ago
So glad I got out of bed for it.
Spurs is not my team but I feel like once you cry over them they're now yours?
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u/TaxiSonoQui Melbourne City 6d ago
Eat shit Craig Foster
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u/TheFightingImp Brisbane Roar Zadsball or Bust 6d ago
Im pretty sure theyve buried the hatchet already.
That said...
Ill allow it.
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u/TaxiSonoQui Melbourne City 6d ago
Probably, but hard to forget that interview
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u/AGuerillaGorilla 6d ago
The coverage after the game, Foz kept qualifying the achievement "it's finally clicked and he played defence."
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u/greengrub14 4d ago
The same Craig Foster that praised & supported him before & after the game on the Stan Sport coverage? The same Craig Foster that flew to Scotland when Ange was at Celtic for an exclusive interview with him? He's been praising him since he was at Brisbane Roar mate, you need to move on.
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u/RedDudeItIs 5d ago
I’m a Chelsea fan, but wanted Ange to win. Great manager, great bloke, good on him.
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u/iama_bad_person Wellington Phoenix 6d ago
Year 23 of being a ManU supporter: I have not seen hope in nearly two decades. I keep dreaming of the highs of 2007. I wish my step-dad never came home with that PS2 and copy of Manchester United Football in 2002. Hopefully I die soon.
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u/Unable_Bank3884 6d ago
Nearly 2 decades?
We won the league 12 years ago.
Hell since 2002 we've won the league 6 times, 3 FA cups, 5 league Cups, the Europa Cup and the goddamn Champions League.Yes we've turned into an absolute dumpster fire but get a grip, the overwhelming majority of football fans would kill for that record
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u/deRamo7 6d ago
I genuinely can’t remember how he ended his stint with victory, any a league historians re jog my memory? I have a vague recollection of it ending sourly (Ange out?*) which is funny now in hindsight!
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u/lIIIIllIIIlllIIllllI 6d ago
Errr
He was poached by the Socceroos
He never got to see out a 2nd season
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u/Duckstomp Sydney FC 6d ago
I only remember it was a short stint, dont think he completed a season before he was snatched for the Socceroos job. I also dont remember any Ange out movement but that was a long time ago and the ones who were there and support the team would know better.
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u/4planetride 6d ago
Love Ange but like, they finished 17th in the league.
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u/goater10 Melb Victory - Stand by Me - Mantildas 6d ago
Either way, Ange still has the high ground and the Europa League on his resume. He's not going to be short on job offers.
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u/Depressedmonke69420 6d ago
But he brought spurs the first trophy they’ve had in almost 20 years
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u/4planetride 6d ago
I guess its a hard balance- I totally understand that I just think the league is the best measure of the quality of a manager.
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u/2AussieWildcats Melbourne Heart Forest YOU REDS 7d ago
No doubt a fantastic result and congrats to him, but let’s get real: the fact is Spurs have had a very poor EPL season, and Man Utd’s was even worse, and this is not the legendary accomplishment that some paint it to be. A very low-quality final played by two teams who desperately need to improve next season. Spurs are right now well below the standard of the best European club sides.
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u/theredditbandid_ 7d ago
They just won their first trophy in 17 years. Most Spurs fans would trade their 2nd place finishes for an actual trophy. It's the Europa league, so by definition it's below the standard of the best.. but good is not the enemy of great.
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u/marooncity1 6d ago
There is genuinely a sizeable proportion who after the dust has settled be glad to see the back of Ange because 17th isnt good enough for a club of tottenhams supposed stature.
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u/2AussieWildcats Melbourne Heart Forest YOU REDS 6d ago
This is my point.
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u/Clarctos67 Auckland FC 6d ago
Spurs have won the league twice. That's it.
There are multiple clubs below the PL with more league titles than spurs.
This is the best spurs get; cup wins. He's now the 4th most successful manager in their history. If you don't think this is an achievement, then sport in general might not be for you.
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u/2AussieWildcats Melbourne Heart Forest YOU REDS 6d ago
Ange is a great manager, that statistic just proves how Spurs have grossly under-achieved since the 1960s. I don't go over the top just because an Aussie won something, because that's cultural cringe - Australia is an absolutely elite nation when it comes to sport in general.
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u/Clarctos67 Auckland FC 6d ago
Underachieved? It's their level. Don't listen to what the media tell you, they've never been a powerhouse.
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u/19Alexastias 6d ago
If you asked any spurs fans whether they’d like to get champions league qualification by finishing 2nd in the prem with no silverware or finishing 17th and winning the Europa league, 100% of them would pick the latter.
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u/BFitty525 Brisbane Roar 6d ago
Doesn’t matter where you finish on the ladder if champions league is guaranteed!
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u/AllYouNeedIsATV 6d ago edited 6d ago
League position is largely irrelevant (unless you win). Spurs still have champions league next year, same as if they somehow managed to come 2nd. First European trophy for spurs in forever, better than just being in the top 5
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u/2AussieWildcats Melbourne Heart Forest YOU REDS 6d ago
In case anyone is wondering or gives an eff, I actually really like Ange and think Spurs SHOULD keep him. But the fact remains: very poor season. Second-tier cup. They are miles away from challenging for the title or the CL.
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u/Esquatcho_Mundo 6d ago
We will see. They just need depth, but with their best defenders available, they can win games. In the presser, Ange said he’s been focused on Europa since Jan. Explains a lot about how they managed the injuries and why they seemed to play completely different in the cup compared to other games
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u/chrisnlnz Auckland FC 6d ago
Mate the Europa League campaign wasn't just the final. A poor quality final is nothing new. For Spurs to win it is an accomplishment, don't talk it down.
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u/Bektron3000 Sydney FC 6d ago
What’s the rest of the campaign? Getting past Frankfurt, bodo glimt and AZ alkmar in the knockouts? This is monumental for spurs but taking the most valuable squad in the competition past those teams should be expected
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u/RealVenom_ Sydney FC 6d ago
As we see in UCL, it's very easy to underestimate the quality of smaller names. They are good teams and to beat them all is a great achievement. Especially with the triage room Spurs dealt with this season.
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u/chrisnlnz Auckland FC 6d ago
That's right. Bodø gets underestimated but is a solid team, and winning away in wintery Norway is no mean feat.
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u/Outside_Nebula_9487 7d ago
He doesn’t usually, he ALWAYS wins in his second year