The victory can transform the mood into an instant and the players of Tottenham came triumphantly from a beautiful night in Frankfurt with new determination to end up style of suffering this season.
“Everyone suffered a lot this season,” said goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario after achieving a place in the semi -final of the Europa League. 'It has been very difficult, but we still live and want to fight for something special.
“It's an important achievement. The job is not ready, but it is a big victory for Tottenham Hotspur, for everyone, for the boss, for us players, for the staff, for the fans. We are very proud. '
Proud was clear in the way she overcome Eintracht Frankfurt. By sharpening tough opponents with 1-0 thanks to a fine scored by Dominic Solanke, in an enemy atmosphere to confront the most common criticism, that traces are thin and easy to defeat.
“It's just a perception,” Vicario said. 'We know where we are capable of when we are really matched, if we work hard as a team like we have shown. The performance over two legs was deserved. We showed the resilience and the desire to fight.
'We did the job and deserved to be in the semi -final of a major European competition. It was a great evening for us. The job is not ready. Now we are going to the semi -final. We are confronted with another tough opponent. But we will certainly fight. '
Tottenham takes on the Norwegian champions Bodo/shines in the semi -final, with the first stage at home on Thursday week. They strive to win major awards for the first time since 2008.
However, it will not mask a terrible campaign in the Premier League. Because they have been destroyed by injuries in Midwinter, they wallow in the 15th. They have lost 17 out of 32 league matches and host Champions League that chases Nottingham Forest on Monday.
Nor will the doubts delete about the future head coach Ange Postecoglou, but it will strengthen confidence in the dressing room.
“I have not felt at any stage that they lost a belief in me or what we do,” said Postecoglou. 'That is crucial if you have a difficult season, but there is also a season of opportunities there. That is what keeps driving. '
Scott Munn, an important ally of Postecoglou, is expected to leave Tottenham after two years as Chief Football Officer of the club when Vinai Venkatesham, formerly in Arsenal, arrives at the end of the season as Chief Executive.
Munn, 51, arrived in 2023 from the Chinese branch of the City Football Group, the same year as a colleague -Australian Postecoglou. He has been a background figure, hardly spoken publicly and was sued by chairman Daniel Levy van Shake and streamlining various departments in the club.
This included an assessment in the medical department that ended with the exit of long -term head of Medicine Geoff Scott, but did not succeed in the injury problems that the office period of Postecoglou has pursued.