Maddison Says Spurs '100%' Behind Postecoglou

James Maddison says Tottenham's squad are "100%" down head Ange Postecoglou and tin still move their play into "something very special".

Spurs are 16th successful nan Premier League array aft a dismal home run and unit is mounting connected Postecoglou contempt their contrasting fortunes successful Europe.

The North London club, who person not won a trophy successful 17 years, big Norwegian broadside Bodo/Glimt successful nan first limb of their Europa League semi-final connected Thursday.

Attacking midfielder Maddison, 28, acknowledges nan club's disappointing play but says nan communicative surrounding nan head is "not healthy".

"We are down nan head 100%," said Maddison. "I deliberation he's a awesome man. We person had a mediocre season, particularly successful nan league. We've been very bully successful Europe, but nan convention play has been unacceptable.

"He's my manager, he's my gaffer and I respect him an atrocious amount. The communicative [of Postecoglou's occupation being nether threat] is thing we players are trying to support distant from because it's not healthy.

"I conscionable cognize that I travel into activity each time and spot nan lads listening and taking connected nan messages connected really he wants america to play and doing nan champion for this nine and we are successful a existent bully position successful Europe, wherever we tin still person a typical play nether his management.

"I will proceed to do that until nan time he isn't here."

Spurs will beryllium without skipper Son Heung-min, who is unavailable pinch a ft injury, against Bodo/Glimt but Maddison says nan nine are going to "relish nan challenge" of reaching a first European last since they were beaten by Liverpool successful nan 2019 Champions League showpiece.

"It's huge," nan England midfielder added.

"When you get to nan extremity of your profession and you look back, there's not galore times a subordinate has been successful European semi-finals. Maybe erstwhile aliases doubly if you are lucky.

"We request to usage that. We are successful nan last 4 successful a monolithic title successful Europe and usage that to person a awesome necktie connected Thursday and successful Bodo arsenic well.

"We've sewage a existent typical opportunity. There's evidently been a batch of talk astir shape and being a mediocre season, but we person nan opportunity to do thing very special.

"We've earned it and we merit to beryllium here. It is simply a situation we are going to relish."

Bodo/Glimt reached nan semi-finals pinch triumph complete Lazio connected penalties successful nan past information and Postecoglou has dismissed his side's tag arsenic favourites.

"Bodo are location connected merit," said nan Australian manager.

"They are location because they are a bully shot team. It doesn't matter wherever you travel from. I travel from nan different broadside of nan world wherever shot is nan 4th sport, truthful I don't underestimate anyone.

"You opportunity they are a mini nine and we are large club, it doesn't matter. We are 2 clubs successful nan semi-final of a European title and they person earned nan correct to beryllium there.

"They person done very good to get location and we are going to dainty them pinch nan respect they deserve. At nan aforesaid time, make judge we spell successful location and springiness it our champion performance."

The 59-year-old besides says Tottenham's occurrence successful Europe is being "diminished" by immoderate group amid nan backdrop of their convention form.

He added: "I americium really beardown astatine nan infinitesimal connected nan parallel worlds we are trying to traverse and I person sensed, which is not astonishing because this is nan measurement this nine is perceived, group are almost trying to diminish it successful immoderate respects.

"I person seen immoderate group saying it is nan balanced of Manchester United winning nan FA Cup, no. Not connected immoderate satellite is it equivalent. That is suggesting that possibly we are not worthy of Champions League.

"Things are location that are designed to diminish what is up of us, which is an unbelievable opportunity. Irrespective of really this play has gone, we person generations of fans who want this much than thing other - to stock this pinch nan group that they love, a typical infinitesimal supporting their shot club.

"We could beryllium flying successful nan league, but it wouldn't make this opportunity immoderate different. The opportunity is nan aforesaid and I person made that clear to nan players."