Umění, nebo náhoda? Trenér Tottenhamu může znovu slavit trofej ve druhé sezoně

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Australský stratég podepsal v červenci 2023 v anglickém klubu čtyřletý kontrakt. „Obvykle něco vyhraju ve druhé sezoně,“ nechal se slyšet v předsezonním rozhovoru.

„Opravím se – ne obvykle, ale vždycky něco vyhraju ve svém druhém roce. Nic se nezměnilo. Neříkám nic, čemu bych nevěřil,“ dodal pro Sky Sports v září loňského roku po domácí porážce 0:1 s Arsenalem.

Kritici si ještě nedávno museli klepat na čelo. Zbláznil se? V Premier League patří Tottenhamu tři kola před koncem šestnácté místo se ziskem 38 bodů. Nejhorší ročník za více než dvacet let.

V únoru navíc v semifinále ligového poháru vypadl v součtu výsledků 1:4 s Liverpoolem. Cesta FA Cupem skončila už před branami osmifinále, kdy prohrál na Aston Ville 1:2.

Poslední možnost získat zmiňovaný pohár? Evropská liga. Nelehká výzva, kterou fotbalisté Tottenhamu upřednostnili. Soutěží postoupili až do finále, kde se 21. května utkají v Bilbau s Manchesterem United.

Oba týmy budou mít možnost alespoň částečně zachránit sezonu. Rudí ďáblové mají v anglické lize o pouhý bod víc než jejich finálový soupeř.

Kouč United Ruben Amorim tvrdí, že triumf v Evropské lize by nebyl takovým úspěchem, ačkoliv zajišťuje kvalifikaci do Ligy mistrů.

„Tottenham v Lize mistrů? To by vytočilo spoustu lidí, co?“ reagoval Postecoglou. „Pro nás by bylo vítězství velké. Mohli bychom být pátí v lize, ale garantuji, že bych slyšel: ‚To je sice super, ale tenhle klub něco potřebuje vyhrát,‘“ pokračoval.

Naposledy Tottenham v roce 2008 vyhrál ligový pohár. Od té doby fanoušci na další úspěch čekají.

„Letos se mohou dočkat. Kritici z toho mají strach. Musíme zasadit do kontextu, čím si tento klub a jeho fanoušci za posledních 15-20 let prošli. Koho zajímá, že se v lize trápíme?“ reagoval devětapadesátiletý stratég.

„Pokud by bylo tak jednoduché se do finále dostat, proč to tedy neudělal nikdo z ligové top trojky? Poháry jsou samostatnou kapitolou, s ligovou formou nemají nic společného,“ rýpnul si.

Australskému trenérovi schází poslední krok k tomu, aby znovu potvrdil téměř neuvěřitelnou konzistenci. Veškerou kariéru odehrál jako hráč South Melbourne, kde začal i trénovat.

V prvním roce skončil s týmem třetí. O rok později? Po čtyřech letech návrat na vrchol, vyhrál i australské playoff.

Další angažmá – Brisbane. Naskočil do rozjeté sezony, která dopadla nejhůř v klubové historii. Další ročník ale ovládl základní část i následné vyřazovací boje. Pro Brisbane navíc získal první double vůbec.

A to ještě nekončíme. Po úspěších ho oslovilo vedení australské reprezentace. Mistrovství světa 2014 sice nedopadlo podle představ, o rok později však Austrálie poprvé ovládla po vítězství nad Jižní Koreou domácí Asijský pohár, kterého se účastní od roku 2008.

Po rezignaci v reprezentaci se ozval v roce 2018 japonský klub Yokohama. První ročník klub skončil na dvanáctém místě. Kouzlo řeckého rodáka ale opět zafungovalo. V nadcházející sezoně ukončil patnáctileté čekání na titul.

Myslíte si, že už by to stačilo? Ne, ještě ne. Poslední zastávkou před Tottenhamem byl skotský Celtic. Tentokrát ligu vyhrál už v prvním roce, nicméně další rok slavil treble. Neuvěřitelné.

Jasně, Postecoglou trénoval ještě řecké Panachaiki a další dva australské kluby. Do druhé sezony se v nich ale z různých důvodů nedostal.

V Tottenhamu ano. V květnu bude mít jedinečnou možnost dokázat, že celý jeho příběh není jen náhoda.

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