Ange Postecoglou fears he could be ‘killed off' at Tottenham despite winning club's first trophy in 17 years
ANGE POSTECOGLOU fears he could be 'killed off' BEFORE the third season of his Tottenham soap opera.
The Aussie boss dropped a big hint over his future at the club's Europa League victory parade, saying: 'In all the best TV shows, season three is better than season two.'
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Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou knows anything can happen
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Postecoglou says he's realises the main character can suddenly disappear
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On his TV quip, Postecoglou said: 'I should have thought about it a bit more because as somebody rightly pointed out, sometimes they kill off the main character.
'I could be in strife there! I said even before the game, I believe we're just building something and a significant win accelerates that.
'I believe that is the case and I am not going to put a limit on what we can achieve.
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'I certainly believe it's exciting — the possibilities of next year, knowing I've got a group of players now and staff and a club that knows how to win and wants more of it.'
Postecoglou revealed he still has not had any talks with chairman Daniel Levy about his contract.
He added: 'Similar to before the game, I haven't had any discussions with the club.
'Maybe they were just waiting for clear air to give me some guidance. But I haven't heard anything from the club.'
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The Aussie was as pleased as punch during the parade
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Victory over Man Utd in Bilbao has at least put him on a high for now
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Spoiler alert: Postecoglou is right with his TV analogy.
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The former Celtic boss claims that he has not thought about the possibility of being sacked just days after leading Tottenham to their first trophy since 2008 with Wednesday's
Postecoglou said: 'I refused to be distracted by anything in terms of the opportunity that was before us.
"And since the game I just wanted to take the opportunity to enjoy that as well.
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'I assume at some point somebody will tell me something. If not, I'm just gonna roll up next year and be a bit like [George] Costanza from Seinfeld. I'll just sit in the desk and get on with my job.'
After Sunday's final Premier League game at home to Brighton, Postecoglou will go on holiday the next day.
When asked if he will be able to relax without knowing where his future lies, he said: 'Don't worry about that. I'm good at relaxing, mate.
'Come Monday, I won't have a care in the world. But I assume I'll have an indication at some point. Only because there's some serious planning to do more than anything else.
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'But I won't have any problem switching off.'
I'm hoping that with him doing that on such a big stage, he [Brennan Johnson] comes back next year as a mentality monster
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Postecoglou made sure he and his players thoroughly enjoyed the celebrations following their European glory.
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Postecoglou added: 'You need to celebrate your achievements properly.
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'It's important to make the experiences, you know, as memorable as possible, so that when I ask them to climb the mountain again, there's a reason for it.
'Brennan was one of the ones who enjoyed himself the last couple of days, but rightly so.
"I'm hoping that with him doing that on such a big stage, he comes back next year as a mentality monster — 'I know what it takes to win and this is what I want again' — and that feeds on to everyone else.
'You hope that what Wednesday night creates is that all these guys have got a taste of it now and want more of it.'
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