00:01Tottenham Hotspur's European campaign may be over but there's growing signs that foundations are improving
00:07and they're beginning to take shape under Igor Tudor.
00:10A 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid ultimately wasn't enough to prevent a 7-5 aggregate exit from the Champions
00:17League
00:18yet it's offered a glimpse of what this side can become.
00:21Tudor himself admitted he was proud of the performance,
00:24highlighting the intensity, attacking intent and connection with supporters that had perhaps been missing earlier in the season.
00:33It's nice, it's nice the sensation and feeling are mixed of course we are out but in the same way
00:40as you said was like sensation of one very good team in the pitch
00:46you know one very good performance of the players, energy as you said before
00:54it was really nice from the first moment they recognised that the team will try to do everything what they
01:02can do
01:02so from the first moment until the last moment they were with us, beautiful, thanks.
01:09That sense of progress matters, Spurs have endured a turbulent campaign including a managerial change
01:16and in consistent league form but there is now a clear identity that's emerging.
01:22Tudor's approach from football, aggressive pressing and quicker transitions is starting to translate
01:28into more coherent patterns of play even if results have not always followed.
01:35Winning this trophy last season gave confidence to the players for sure so they feel like a European competition, no
01:42because as you know it's totally different if you have this experience in European competition with a lot of players
01:52who win that
01:53so this gave you more confidence when you play these European competition games.
01:58To play today you feel strong so they show this in the pitch from the first moment so after seeing
02:05today there is even more
02:07more, how can I say this, question about the first game, if it didn't happen that would happen that I
02:17believe we have a good chance to pass against Atletico Madrid.
02:22Even I need to repeat that today we have again 11 players and on the bench just one player.
02:30Tudor has always spoken about the long-term pitcher insisting the club can return to European competition in the future
02:36but the immediate priority is clear of the restoring momentum and rebuilding confidence heading into next season
02:43making sure they're a Premier League club.
02:47Now it's about proving that ideas are taking hold if performances continue on the upward curve
02:52their campaign may yet end with a sense of direction and renewed optimism.
02:59Thank you very much.
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