It has been a rollercoaster first 12 months for Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, as he approaches a year in the job. A fifth-placed finish in his debut campaign secured Europa League qualification meaning European football will return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next season, while he has significantly improved Spurs' style of play despite the loss of the club's all-time leading scorer Harry Kane. But having missed out on the Champions League following five losses in their last seven games, and with the club's trophy drought now standing at 16 years, has Postecoglou's first season in charge been a success? Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports' analyses that question through reporter insight, pundit opinion and a look at the statistics.
.. Sky Sports News reporter Michael Bridge: Don't tell Ange Postecoglou he would've taken fifth at the start of the season.
It was a question put to him a few times before the final game at Sheffield United. "I only settle for first, mate." Such ambition should put smiles on supporters' faces who witnessed plenty of ups and downs during the campaign.
The truth is that fifth is a more than respectable first season for Postecoglou. As he himself acknowledged, the club finished eighth the season before and had the best striker in the world to call upon. Postecoglou didn't have that luxury.
In fact, he lost Kane less than 48 hours before their opening game at Brentford. Stream Sky Sports on NOW Get Sky Sports D.
