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Tottenham boss Postecoglou: The club has bought into my vision

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is confident of the support of the board.

Despite a recent slump, the Australian feels the backing of the club.

He said: “All I can say is that at the moment I feel like the club has bought into my vision and it's up to me…it's not about patience, it's about belief that I need to keep working and taking us forward in a manner that there is belief in the club that they should continue to support my vision for it," he outlined.

"I was here in 2016, middle of '16, I came over with the family and I took my oldest son to Anfield to watch Liverpool. It was just at the beginning of that building phase and, to be fair, they hadn't done anything significant up until that point but there was a real energy in the stadium around Jurgen.

"And I think the whole club, the supporters, everyone had bought into him even though they hadn't quite got to where they wanted to yet. But I felt that in the stadium and that's why I've always got drawn to managers like that because you could see, he could see things that others couldn't in that time. And I think if you look at it for the most part, most successful clubs, that's the kind of formula.

"Part of that responsibility lies on me to make sure that I'm leading in a way that allows people to believe in me and support me because…it's the only way I'm going to have success. I'm not going to do it on my own, that's for sure. I never have, wherever I've been, I've had great support and right now I have all the support I need. I really feel like the club has bought into the vision I have and it's up to me to maintain that."

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