Daniel Levy says Spurs aiming to WIN Champions League under ‘super' Thomas Frank and reveals why Ange had to go
DANIEL LEVY wants more European glory for Tottenham and has targeted winning the Champions League.
The bullish Spurs chairman is also eyeing a Premier League title after declaring
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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy wants to win the Premier League and Champions League
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Levy insists 'everything is about the team'
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Levy backed his call to sack Ange Postecoglou as manager
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Levy praised new Tottenham manager Thomas Frank
Levy backed his call to
The supremo, 63, declared: 'We've won a European trophy, but it's not enough. It's what we haven't done that's more important.
'We need to win the league. We want to win the Premier League, we want to win the Champions League.'
Levy is into his 25th year of running Spurs, having won just two trophies in that time.
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Postecoglou delivered the most recent of those by beating Manchester United in last month's final in Bilbao, qualifying Spurs for the Champions League.
But the Aussie, 59, became the 13th permanent boss to be fired by Levy after a disastrous 17th-placed finish in the Premier League.
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Speaking in an in-house interview alongside ex-Arsenal supremo Venkatesham, Levy added: 'We want to build on the success of winning a trophy last season.
'One of the things that stood out to me with Thomas is he's clearly highly intelligent, a great communicator, a super human-being, plus all the other technical aspects which are obviously important.'
Levy, who has had supporters taking to the streets protesting against his running of the club this season, claimed he had 'very broad shoulders' to deal with criticism and that 'failure is not an option'.
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He claimed it was not his decision alone to fire Postecoglou and insists he still has an 'excellent relationship' with the ex-Celtic boss.
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The highest-paid director in the Premier League added: 'I'm very grateful to Ange. I don't regret appointing Ange.
'In his first season we finished fifth. In our second season, we were over the moon to win a trophy.
'But we need to compete in all competitions and we felt we needed to change.
'I've got an excellent relationship with him. I told him, 'You're always going to be part of our history'. Himself and his family are always welcome back.
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'It was a collective decision, it wasn't my decision. We do everything together.
'Emotionally it was difficult, but we believe we've made the right decision for the club.'
Levy also insisted that any funds brought in by the club's non-football use of the stadium - such as pop concerts, NFL matches and boxing fights, is for reinvesting in the team.
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He added: 'We're very proud of the stadium, but we need to win on the pitch. There's no point in having a wonderful stadium if you haven't got a wonderful team winning.
'The reason we do all these other events is to provide additional financial resources to the club which in turn, goes back into the team. Everything is about the team, everything.'
Meanwhile, it is understood
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Levy is determined to win even more silverware with Tottenham
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Levy is convinced Frank can win even more honours at Tottenham
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Tottenham have kicked off a new era without Ange
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