At yesterday's UEFA media conference, Postecoglou said: 'I don’t see it as salvaging the season, I see it as an opportunity to do something special. It’s all about your outlook on life, mate. You’re at a point where you have got an opportunity to get to the semi-finals of a major competition.'

He added: 'Obviously you know the challenge before you and that’s the bit you’re excited about. I don’t think it is about salvaging anything and you know these opportunities don’t come round very often even if you’re having a good season, so why not take it? That has kind of been the message to the players.'

Postecoglou isn’t dwelling on his future either. 'Do I know? No, I’ve got no idea. We’ve got a game tomorrow night… but it’s not something I need to think about I don’t think. I’ve never thought about those kind of things in terms of what’s important. What’s important is we have a game tomorrow night that’s a massive opportunity for this group of players, for us as a team, for this football club to get to closer to achieving what everyone wants to achieve.'

He also shrugged off the pressure of his job, despite Tottenham's poor season so far. 'No, not at all, mate, because I don’t define my career and me as a person by what people think about me. I never have. Never will. If you don’t think I’m a good coach today, you won’t think I’m a good coach tomorrow, even if we win, mate. One game ain’t going to make a difference to that.'

Postecoglou is focused on the task at hand. 'What I’m sitting here doing is thinking we’ve got a great opportunity to get to the final four of a major tournament. Mate, I’m not going to let that slip by without fighting tooth and nail for it irrespective of what may come the day after.'