"I'll be honest, I've been finding it really weird talking about my future when we've done something unprecedented. I've got to answer the questions because nobody else is in a position to do so."

It was hard to believe as the final whistle sounded, watching the flags being waved in every corner of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, listening to the swell of noise tumbling from the stands, that Spurs had just lost 4-1.

Postecoglou fielded more questions about next season after his team rounded off the domestic campaign with another home defeat.