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    Champions League qualification is no 'golden ticket', says Ange Postecoglou: 'I'm here to win things'

    by Dan Kilpatrick Mar 08, 2024 4 minutes
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    Ange Postecoglou says qualifying for the Champions League would not be a "Willy Wonka golden ticket" to accelerate Tottenham's progress and insists he will never aim for anything but "being the best".

    Postecoglou suggested the examples of Manchester United and Newcastle, who have both slipped down the table since finishing in the top-four last season, illustrate that Champions League football does not always lead to progress.

    Spurs face Aston Villa on Sunday in what is potentially a six-pointer in the battle for fourth place - although fifth could also be good enough for a Champions League place next season.

    Postecoglou dismissed the suggestion that

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