Tottenham forward Brennan Johnson was delighted to end the club's long trophy drought due to their fans being 'battered' over a lack of success.
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Spurs end trophy drought with Europa League winJohnson proud to deliver success to 'battered fans'Says Postecoglou earned his 'mic drop' momentFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Johnson scored the decisive goal as Spurs won the Europa League final against Manchester United on Wednesday, ending their 17-year wait since their last trophy – the 2008 League Cup.
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Rival Premier League fans have enjoyed mocking the north London side over their inability to add to their trophy cabinet, and Johnson is proud to finally give his team's supporters something to celebrate at the end of an otherwise woeful season.
WHAT JOHNSON SAID
"I'm so happy right now. This season has not been good at all, not one of us players care about that now. This team has not won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much," he told .
"All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy. We had to get the first one, I'm so happy. Ever since I came here it has been: 'Tottenham, good team but can't get it done', but we got it done."
JOHNSON HAILS POSTECOGLOU
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has carried the brunt of the criticism amid his team's disastrous domestic form – they are 17th in the Premier League heading into the last game – but the Australian was vindicated when they fulfilled his promise of always winning a trophy in his second season in a job.
"He has done his job," Johnson said of his coach. "He said he wins in the second year and he has, if there's ever a time for a mic drop, it's now [when he speaks to the media]. I can't thank the manager enough for how much trust he has in us and he has a really good way of getting us up for it."
