Tottenham fans will appreciate what Ange Postecoglou said about them this week

Ange Postecoglou has had a touchy relationship with certain sections of the Tottenham fan base at times, but the Australian has now praised the supporters for what they have done through the club’s Europa League run.

This season has been an ugly one for Spurs domestically, and we have seen Postecoglou and Tottenham players get into altercations with fans on occasions.

However, that relationship appears to have been mended, at least temporarily, which was evidenced by the wild celebrations in front of the travelling Tottenham Hotspur contingent in Bodo/Glimt last week.

There is now undoubtedly a togetherness building at Spurs, mainly down to the fact that Postecoglou’s men now have a brilliant opportunity to end their 17-year trophy drought.

Ange Postecoglou admits Tottenham supporters have made a real difference in the Europa League

While Tottenham’s Premier League results have continued to go from bad to worse through the season, their fortunes in the Europa League have been entirely different.

Spurs broke a 64-year record with their win over Bodo/Glimt, which was their ninth win in this edition of the Europa League, which is the most that the Lilywhites have ever had in a single European campaign since 1961.

Postecoglou puts that down to the fact that the fans have got behind the team in a big way and created a fantastic energy in the stadium through the knockout phase of the competition.

The Tottenham manager told Football.London: “I’ve certainly felt the supporters have played a huge role in our European run. The AZ game at home, then Frankfurt home and away and then Bodo home and away, they’ve been brilliant.

“The Bodo game at home, I know people got a bit nervous when we conceded but I thought we were so dominant that night and a big part of that was the way we started the game and that was because of the crowd and the energy inside the stadium from the moment the boys walked out.

“With the energy in the stadium, we scored within a minute, and there is no doubt the crowd have played a huge part in our cup run for sure. I am sure come the final, they will have an important part to play there as well.”

The Tottenham fans will make themselves heard in the final

Given how big an occasion the Europa League final is for Spurs, one would certainly expect the around 15,000 Tottenham fans in attendance at the San Mames to out-sing their Man United counterparts.

Hopefully, the players can respond to the atmosphere and deliver one final big performance to get over the line and achieve European glory.

After a long time, it feels like an exciting time to be a Spurs fan, with all eyes firmly on Bilbao.

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