Aobo: When you win the trophy, no problems exist. The key to winning is to play on the spot.

May 16th According to TNTSprots, Postkoglu talked about the UEFA Cup final and the situation of the team in an interview.

It is reported that in the interview, Postkoglu talked about what it would mean for him and his players if the team beat Manchester United in the UEFA Cup final. Both Premier League teams have a chance to save the disappointing season in the final in Bilbao on May 21, which will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and discovery+. Tottenham won the championship in the 2008 League Cup final, when they beat Chelsea through overtime at Wembley Stadium. Since then, they have missed opportunities many times, most notably losing to Liverpool 0-2 in the Champions League final in 2019.

About the UEFA Champions League

This is a good opportunity as it could destroy 50% of the negative narrative surrounding the club's status quo. All the time, people are questioning that everything else doesn't matter until you actually win something. No matter how beautiful your stadium is, how supportive the fans are, how advanced the training facilities are, or even if you finish second in the league, it doesn't matter unless you win the trophy. Once you win, and it's an important trophy, those problems no longer exist.

Then there will be new problems that you need to continue to deal with, but this is a different path. All the sayings about you not winning anything, I think will disappear in a flash. I really want to spend a few weeks thinking about it because it was very emotional for me and that was the day when I watched the UEFA Champions League, the League Cup or the Winners Cup final with my dad.

About entering the UEFA Cup final

Thinking that all this will be copied now, especially the people I know and people in my life will see how I am on the court, it is really surreal. I feel like an impostor and think something is wrong, but at the same time I have also put in a lot of effort for it. Many people in my inner circle have made a lot of sacrifices to keep me in this position, so I am very grateful.

Voices about doubts

Sometimes these criticisms are boring, but I can understand them, because I am an alien. When you are an alien, it is not common for people like me to appear in this position, and people will naturally question it. I think I'm qualified here, all the successes I've achieved are valid, but since these successes don't happen in the traditional European football environment, people are easily found for reference, so I'm always questioned, and I don't think any coach can make it to the European finals but is questioned as I do management skills.

I can understand that some of these criticisms are logical, but some are really boring over time. If you completely deny everything I do and I am here, it means you don’t have a high opinion of this competition. So you have to weigh it, either I'm doing something important and I'm qualified here; or it's not a big deal at all, because anyone can do it.

Regarding the team's status

I think the finals are unique, and the form before the finals and the record of past confrontations is meaningless. This is my experience, which is why you see so many finals… You can have your hottest or your unpopular, but it doesn’t make sense. The past forms are meaningless, and even the ones before the finals are meaningless, because the key lies in the performance that day. So, what we need to do is be prepared to face the strongest opponent, and we must also be prepared to perform at our best and then see who can win.