- Ange Postecoglou’s future at Spurs is unsure after a troublesome season
- James Maddison has given his supervisor his full backing forward of an enormous sport
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James Maddison has given his full backing to Ange Postecoglou forward of the most important sport in Tottenham’s season.
Spurs have endured a depressing Premier League marketing campaign and are at present sixteenth within the desk, however they’ve reached the Europa League semi-finals and can play Norwegian outfit Bodo/Glimt within the first leg at dwelling on Thursday evening.
Hypothesis surrounding Postecoglou’s future at Spurs has mounted in current weeks, with experiences claiming that even a Europa League triumph won’t save him, however Maddison insists the gamers are nonetheless play for his or her under-fire supervisor.
‘We’re behind the supervisor, 100 per cent. I believe he is an ideal man,’ Maddison mentioned at a pre-match press convention on Wednesday.
‘He is the primary individual to let you know, I’ve heard it myself, that we have had a poor season, particularly within the league. We have been superb in Europe, however the league season’s most likely been unacceptable, and we will all take a collective duty for that.
‘However he is my supervisor, he is my gaffer, I respect him an terrible quantity.
James Maddison has shut down any discuss that Spurs’ gamers have turned on Ange Postecoglou
Postecoglou is underneath extreme stress after a disappointing league marketing campaign
Spurs are nonetheless within the hunt for silverware, and Maddison has given Postecoglou his full backing
‘The narrative is one thing that we gamers try to steer clear of as a result of it isn’t wholesome to learn into what you lot are speaking about – the supervisor’s place. I simply know that I come into work daily and see the lads listening, taking up the messages, how he needs to play and attempting to do what’s greatest for this membership.
‘We’re in an excellent place in Europe, the place we will nonetheless have a particular season underneath his administration. So, I will proceed to do this till the day he is not right here. He is my supervisor and I respect him an terrible quantity, so that can proceed.’
Spurs will enter their semi-final tie as favourites to progress to the ultimate and finish their 17-year watch for silverware, however Postecoglou has vowed to not underestimate their opponents.
Bodo/Glimt knocked Postecoglou’s Celtic out of the Europa Convention League in 2022, and the Australian supervisor believes they have to be handled with respect after swatting apart some main European golf equipment on their run to the final 4.
‘I believe Bodo’s there on advantage,’ Postecoglou mentioned. ‘They’ve crushed Lazio and Olympiakos, robust groups. They’re there as a result of they seem to be a good soccer staff.
‘It does not matter the place you come from. I come from the opposite facet of the world the place soccer is the fourth sport. So I do not underestimate something.
‘You say we’re a giant membership, they seem to be a small membership, it does not matter. We’re two golf equipment in a semi-final of a European competitors, and so they’ve earned the fitting to be there. They’ve carried out very effectively to get there, and we will deal with them with the respect they deserve.’
Tottenham will probably be with out their captain Son Heung-min on Thursday, with the winger but to get better from a foot drawback.
The winner of Tottenham’s tie will face both Manchester United or Athletic Bilbao within the closing subsequent month.


















