Ange Postecoglou says Hugo Lloris’ claim that chairman Daniel Levy has held Tottenham back from succeeding jars with his own impression by declaring: “We all have our own truths.” Former captain Lloris wrote in his new book that Levy’s gift of a luxury watch engraved with “finalist” before the 2019 Champions League showdown with Liverpool left him questioning if the club “really want to win.” And while the goalkeeper never played under Postecoglou before leaving for LA in January after 11 trophyless seasons, the Australian says his impression of club chief Levy is very different.
“We look at things through the prism of how it affects us,” said Postecoglou, who has not read Lloris' comments. “I think Hugo's talking about his own experience but is that the experience of everyone? “I'm sure Daniel had a different view on it and if you asked him he'd have a different context to why it transpired that way. When something doesn't work, it's very easy in a post-mortem to look for reasons why.
I never think it's just one. It's bigger than that. “It would have been a very different story if [the Champions League result] had gone the other way because it was a pretty tight final.
” Postecoglou added that no limits have been placed on his own ambition to deliver success but repeated his belief that “the floodgates won’t open” if he can win silverware. He added: “My dealings with Daniel at the club - I haven't changed from the moment I took on this task.