“You have to endure a little longer with me.”

On Wednesday Admittedly to have “no idea” If he were still in a job after the quarter -finals of the Europa League after Eintracht Frankfurt.

But after Thursday 1-0 victory in GermanyTottenham is considering a semi -finals against Norway’s Bodo/Glimt and has a first trophy in his sights in 17 years.

“Our fans have gone through a difficult time. Hopefully this will give them something that they can look forward to,” said Postecoglou, whose Spurs team took 15th place in the Premier League.

“I am the same coach I was yesterday. The players never lost faith. People like to mock and reduce my success, but I will leave it there.

“I don’t care, it doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t affect what I do. For me, it’s always about the changing room. Do the players believe? Do the employees believe?

“This is much more important than what others may do of me.

“So, unfortunately for many of them you have to endure me a little longer with me.”

Although Postecoglou was on the way to her lowest Premier League result in 1994, he said that he had never lost confidence in his players and has the feeling that his players have held confidence in him.

“They were so united to believe in what we want to achieve here,” said the Australian manager. “And that gave me my heart all the time that I really believed that this team really believed when we were lucky to get some players back (from injuries).

“At no point I had the feeling that they lost the belief in me or what we do. That is crucial if they have a difficult season, but there is also a season of opportunities.”