Ange Postecoglou has backed his Tottenham squad to continue to shut out outside noise after they made a “significant step” in their quest to salvage this season. Postecoglou masterminded a 3-1 win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday to send Spurs through to the Europa League quarter-finals and keep their campaign alive.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has said that external criticism “does not bother him” but he believes some of the comments that are made about him are “cheap and very shallow.”

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