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Tottenham players James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray all hope boss Ange Postecoglou remains in charge of the club.
Despite leading Spurs to Europa League glory, there is uncertainty over the future of Postecoglou due to their dismal Premier League campaign.
Tottenham finished 17th - their lowest finish since promotion to the top flight in 1978 - as they became the first side in top-flight history to lose 22 games in a 38-game season and not be relegated.
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But Postecoglou delivered on his second-season trophy promise to end the club's 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League and thus earning Champions League qualification next season.
Despite clinching the club's first European silverware in 41 years, there is doubt over his position after Spurs chairman Daniel Levy failed to provide clarity on his future in his end-of-season message.
But, two days after the final-day 4-1 home defeat to Brighton, the Australian, who delivered the killer line that "season three is always better than season two" at last week's trophy parade, received strong support from some of his players.
When asked by Sky Sports News whether Postecoglou deserves a third season in charge, Maddison, speaking at his Charity Golf Day, which raises money for three different charities, said: "Yeah, he's been brilliant.
"Even at the start of the season, saying 'I don't usually win things [in my second season], I always win things'. It's one of them, we knew that would create a big uproar in the media, with you lot never shutting up about it. But never once did I stop believing that he meant that.
"The season three line, that was iconic as well. He's got them in the locker, them motivational mic drop moments.
"Managers and clubs can go long periods without winning trophies, but he's a man who's always had success. His biggest strength is his self-belief in what he does, and that feeds off into us. That's been installed into us in Europe this year in all of the away games, even the ones in the group stage.
"In the round of 16, we had a really bad performance away at AZ Alkmaar, and he went heavy on us because you just know he's a winner, and we turned it around in the second leg and we're in the quarters.
"And every step we got closer and closer, and we believed more, and now we're winners and no one can ever take that away from us.
"It's a tough competition to win, we managed to get over the line with the gaffer, all together, all of us as a club, we all win together. Hopefully that, like the gaffer said, can keep the feeling, and we have that winning feeling now, and we know what it takes to win."
'Ange has done a great job'
Teenage midfielders Bergvall and Gray, who were also part of Maddison's Charity Golf Day, also backed Postecoglou.
Questioned how much he wanted to see the ex-Celtic boss stay at Spurs next season, Bergvall told Sky Sports News: "One hundred per cent.
"I think he's done a great job. It's not been easy for any of us, especially because of all the injuries, but as he said, he always wins things in his second year, and that's true."
Asked whether Postecoglou deserved another season, Gray told Sky Sports News: "Yeah, definitely.
"It's been a great season this year, and it's been a rollercoaster of a season as well.
"We've had some really tough times, and we've stuck together.
"He's big on things like family, and I think that was the main thing that helped us to get the final and win the final is our morals of what we're like as a team.
"We believe in each other, and we were like brothers going out there on the pitch in the final."
Ange: Why am I even being questioned on my Spurs future?!
Following Sunday's home loss to Brighton, Postecoglou admitted his bemusement at the "weird" speculation over his future.
He said at his post-match press conference: "I'll be honest, I've been finding it really weird talking about my future when we've done something unprecedented.
"I've had to answer the questions because no one else at the club is kind of in the position to do so, I guess. But I can't answer that question about me and my future, and part of me is kind of thinking, well, why have I been asked that question? But it is what it is.
"And I've got no doubt, though, that this could be a real sort of defining moment for this club because wherever I've been, I've kind of made an impact where I've brought success to a club that hasn't had for a while, and you just have to look at those clubs' trajectory even after I've left, they're still competing for things.
"I really think this is a moment in time where this club can really push on and be a real contender for honours on a yearly basis."
Asked for his gut feeling on his future, Postecoglou replied: "My gut feeling is that I feel, right now, that I've done something that no one believed I could. And I shouldn't be here, sitting there, talking about it. That's my feeling, but it is what it is.
"And probably I'm talking now because I'm tired, mate. It's done. I don't have to think about another game. I just want to go on a break and enjoy my family and reflect on being part of something unbelievably special.
"I've been fortunate to be in this position a number of times, but seeing those scenes yesterday and the people who've reached out to me and talked to me about how it's affected and what's happened the last couple of days, that's just a beautiful thing and I just want to enjoy that.
"To be honest, the rest of it, I don't even want to be talking about it. I just think it's unnecessary.
"You're right to ask the question, but you're asking the person who can't give you that answer. And I guess, even for you guys, you wouldn't be asking it if there wasn't a doubt. But I can't answer it. There's nothing I can say that can answer that question. Other people can, so from my perspective, it doesn't diminish the achievement.
"I'm so confident about what we can build at this football club, and I want to push on and take it to the next level and we'll see whether that happens or not."
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is bemused at the "weird" speculation over his future as Spurs chairman Daniel Levy failed to provide clarity on his position in his end-of-season message.
The Australian led Spurs to Europa League glory on Wednesday to end their 17-year trophy drought and earn Champions League qualification.
But he has presided over one of their worst-ever league campaigns, with Sunday's 4-1 home defeat to Brighton seeing them finish 17th - their lowest in Premier League history.
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Tottenham also became the first side in top-flight history to lose 22 games in a 38-game season and not be relegated, while their 22 league losses equalled the club's all-time club record for most defeats in a league season (22 in 1934/35).
A first European trophy in 41 years against the backdrop of a dismal domestic season has led to intense speculation over his future, which Postecoglou fails to understand.
He said at his post-match press conference: "I'll be honest, I've been finding it really weird talking about my future when we've done something unprecedented.
"I've had to answer the questions because no one else at the club is kind of in the position to do so, I guess. But I can't answer that question about me and my future, and part of me is kind of thinking, well, why have I been asked that question? But it is what it is.
"And I've got no doubt, though, that this could be a real sort of defining moment for this club because wherever I've been, I've kind of made an impact where I've brought success to a club that hasn't had for a while, and you just have to look at those clubs' trajectory even after I've left, they're still competing for things.
"I really think this is a moment in time where this club can really push on and be a real contender for honours on a yearly basis."
Levy gives no clarity on Ange future
Postecoglou's comments come after Tottenham chairman Levy offered no assurances about the long-term future of the former Celtic boss in his end-of-season message to fans, which was released before the defeat to Brighton.
Asked for his gut feeling on his future, Postecoglou replied: "My gut feeling is that I feel, right now, that I've done something that no one believed I could. And I shouldn't be here, sitting there, talking about it. That's my feeling, but it is what it is.
"And probably I'm talking now because I'm tired, mate. It's done. I don't have to think about another game. I just want to go on a break and enjoy my family and reflect on being part of something unbelievably special.
"I've been fortunate to be in this position a number of times, but seeing those scenes yesterday and the people who've reached out to me and talked to me about how it's affected and what's happened the last couple of days, that's just a beautiful thing and I just want to enjoy that.
"To be honest, the rest of it, I don't even want to be talking about it. I just think it's unnecessary.
"You're right to ask the question, but you're asking the person who can't give you that answer. And I guess, even for you guys, you wouldn't be asking it if there wasn't a doubt. But I can't answer it. There's nothing I can say that can answer that question. Other people can, so from my perspective, it doesn't diminish the achievement.
"I'm so confident about what we can build at this football club, and I want to push on and take it to the next level and we'll see whether that happens or not."
Ange has 'no doubt' Spurs will be stronger in PL next season
Postecoglou's name was chanted by Spurs fans during the Europa League trophy parade at the end of the Brighton defeat.
He was also shown plenty of love and affection during Friday's open-top bus parade, which saw him deliver the killer line that "season three is always better than season two".
Questioned on why next season will be different domestically, he said: "I made decisions that I felt were going to give us the best chance for achieving the goal we needed to achieve this year, and that's affected our league form.
"If people don't want to take that into account, then there's nothing I can say to explain it any better than that.
"I came to the club when it finished eighth. I didn't take over a club that finished second. It had no European football to speak of. It lost the one player [Harry Kane] that probably guarantees you European football. That was my starting point. At the end of two years I've got the club a trophy it's been crying out for, Champions League football, we finished fifth last year.
"Either people are saying last year was a huge anomaly for us to finish fifth, or this is what we deliver.
"I've got no doubt next year we'll be in a much stronger position in the league, challenging for the top places.
"I've got no doubt we'll tackle the Champions League with the same determination that we tackled the Europa League.
"I have no doubts about that. I think if people are seeking any more evidence about me, then there's nothing I'm going to say that's going to convince them if they haven't seen it in the last two years."
Redknapp: Ange deserves another season
Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp:
"I said before that if he wins the Europa League, he should keep his job.
"Forget what's happened because it has been a disappointing league campaign. It's been a bizarre season when you can finish so low but still win a European cup.
"You have to credit it him for that and winning a trophy was his brief.
"What he said in mid-season was one of the great quotes of all time. 'I always win something in my second season' is almost up there with 'I'd love it if we beat them'. It's up there with the 'special one'.
"To say it and then deliver it, it blew my mind. But I'm getting the feeling when he speaks and I'm hearing a few things about things not going in his favour.
"They have had injuries this year but they still shouldn't perform as they have done in the league. However, I think he does deserve another season."
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Brooks accounts for four of Bournemouth's eight shots so far.
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
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Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
VAR are also checking for a possible red card! Has Coady denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity?
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Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
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Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
Leicester then clear their lines.
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
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Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
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Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
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Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester
Bournemouth 0-0 Leicester