Ange Postecoglou is sure that Tottenham will build on the foundations laid by their Europa League triumph, after he was fired from his duties on Friday.
Postecoglou ended the 17-year waiting time of Spurs last month for a large trophy because his Manchester United team conquered in a full-English Europa League final in Bilbao.
That only made him the third Spurs manager to win a continental trophy, after Bill Nicholson (1962-63 Cup Winners' Cup and 1971-72 UEFA Cup) and Keith Burkinshaw (UEFA Cup 1983-84).
The European adventure of Tottenham, however, came across their worst Premier League campaign because they ended 17th, above only Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City.
After the club had carried out a review of the 2024-25 campaign, Postecoglou became the first Premier League manager to be fired at the end of a season in which he won a big trophy since Antonio Conte, which was fired by Chelsea after winning the FA Cup 2017-18.
Postecoglou then issued a statement through his agents, CAA Base, in which he was proud that he helped spurs' current crop to become 'legends' club.
Postecoglou wrote: “When I think about my time as a manager of Tottenham Hotspur, my compelling emotion is one of it.
“The possibility of leading one of the historic football clubs in England and to bring back the glory it deserves will live with me for a lifetime.
“Who share that experience with all those who really love this club and the impact it had on them is something that I will never forget.
“That night in Bilbao was the highlight of two years of hard work, dedication and relying faith in a dream.
“There were many challenges to overcome and a lot of noise that is accompanied by trying to achieve what many said was not possible.
“We have also laid foundations that mean that this club does not have to wait 17 years for their next success.
“I have enormous faith in this group of players and I know that there is much more potential and growth in it.
“I really want to thank those who are the lifeline of the club, the supporters. I know there were some difficult times, but I always had the feeling that they wanted me to succeed, and that gave me all the motivation I needed to continue.
“It is important to recognize the hard -working people at Spurs who have given me encouragement every day.
“And finally I want to thank those who have been with me every day for the past two years. A fantastic group of young men who are now legends of this football club and the brilliant coaches who never have doubted that we could do something special.”
Postecoglou took the lead over Spurs in 101 matches, won 47 (D15 L39) and ended his term of office with a profit percentage of 46.5%.
But in the Premier League that profit percentage drops to 40.8%, with 31 wins in 76 games, with Spurs on average 1.4 points per match in the competition.
There were 3.47 goals per match in Postecoglou's Premier League matches that are responsible for Tottenham (264 in 76 matches), the highest goals-per-game ratio of a manager to take the lead over 50 or more competitions in the history of the competition.
Thomas Frank van Brentford, Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola, Fulham's Marco Silva and Crystal Palace's FA Cup-winning boss Oliver Glasner have been advertised as possible successors.