For the first time in 17 years, Tottenham actually won a trophy – a first European trophy since 1984, no less.
That they did it in the same season as their lowest league finish for 47 years made it all the stranger – yes, Spurs were tipped from the start as serious contenders to win the Europa League, but they then lost 22 of their 38 Premier League matches and finished 17th.
The appropriate Spursy outcome would have been to get all the way to the Europa League final, then succumb to Manchester United, but they only went and won it thanks to a goal from Brennan Johnson, who is Tottenham Hotspur's fourth-most expensive signing ever. Or at least, a goal that was credited to Brennan Johnson – the Welshman appeared to direct the ball away from the net, only for it to hit Luke Shaw and go in.
It was Ange Postecoglou’s last game – Keith Burkinshaw also left after winning the UEFA Cup in 1984, becoming boss of the Bahrain national team.
