Ange Postecoglou can make good on three Tottenham vows - but still faces sack from Daniel Levy

Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham future is the hot topic right now. The Spurs boss is unfortunately dominating the headlines for all the wrong reasons with his team currently 16th in the Premier League table after 33 games.

as West Ham, who sit 17th at present, are in action the previous day. Tottenham need to achieve eight points from a possible 15 to avoid setting a new record for their worst points tally in a Premier League season.

Achieving those eight points may be quite the challenge when you take a glance at the team's remaining five games. do have a further two games to come in the Europa League, with the possibility of an extra fixture on top of that providing that they beat Bodo/Glimt in their semi-final double-header to secure a place in the showpiece finale.

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European success is undoubtedly the club's main priority in what remains of the season and there is a chance that guides Tottenham to their fourth European trophy come the end of May. That in turn would end the club's 17-year wait for a piece of silverware and also help him achieve one of the aims that was set upon his arrival at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June 2023.

Even if he does manage to lead Spurs to Europa League glory on Wednesday, May 21, his future may lie elsewhere going on Tottenham's Premier League campaign to date. As ever, .

If Postecoglou is to exit come the end of the campaign then he may do so having achieved all three of his Tottenham goals. He spoke about them recently when asked if the Europa League has kept him going amid all the speculation surrounding his job as there's a chance no matter what happens to leave his mark on the club.

"Again, you know the only reason I mention John’s article, is because I think that is the general sentiment," . "I have said before, that is not what drives me.

"I came to this club with a clear purpose and vision of what the club needed and what I could offer. That is to change the way the team plays, to obviously rejuvenate the squad because it was a squad that was coming towards the end of a cycle and to bring success.

"As long as I’m in this position, that’s always my focus irrespective of whatever noise there is or what there may or not been in the future. I don’t see that, that should diminish my burning ambition, my desire and my determination to make that happen.

"Anything you achieve in life usually comes with a struggle. Certainly everything I have achieved in my life has come with a struggle from a professional perspective. This is just another struggle, but never through this struggle have I lost the will to fight for what I think is the right thing to do and I’ll continue to do that."

Given Tottenham's extremely long wait for a trophy, bringing success to the football club was always going to be top of Postecoglou's list after taking on the hotseat. It is something that has unfortunately alluded the north London club since 2008, and that's even after turning to top managers such as and following the decision to part with in November 2019.

Postecoglou may not have had much luck in regards to domestic cup draws at Tottenham, most notably the FA Cup, but the Europa League could be the trophy he brings home. Another item that featured highly on his to-do list was to change the way the team plays and give fans their Tottenham Hotspur back after a succession of defensively-minded managers.

Postecoglou's approach was a breath of fresh air immediately after his appointment and supporters were treated to a number of eye-catching, attacking performances. A number of showings early in the season whetted the appetite and it resulted in Levy claiming "we've got our Tottenham back" in a Spurs fan forum in September 2023.

Those all-out attacking displays have been few and far between this season, . Injuries have played their part in Tottenham's league woes but there have been plenty of occasions when things just haven't clicked in the final third even when having the vast majority of players available and time on the training ground.

Tottenham are a joy to watch when at the top of their game and 'Angeball' is in full flow. It is a far cry from the approach of Spurs' previous managers and the attacking brand of football needs to remain next season whether it is Postecoglou at the helm or someone else.

Finally, the Australian arrived at the club needing to lower the age of the Tottenham squad and form a group who can play together for years to come. The squad he inherited had reached the end of a cycle and it presented him with the chance of stamping his own mark and giving his team a more youthful look about it.

was the standout signing from his first summer in charge, with Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison and Brennan Johnson also going on to make their mark for the club. In terms of those arriving last summer, , Dominic Solanke has given the team a focal point up front and youngsters and have caught the eye in their game time.

Throw into the mix after stepping up from academy to first-team football on a number of occasions, and with Luka Vuskovic finally set to move to N17 this summer, Spurs have some very talented players at their disposal who can feature alongside each other for years to come. Given three challenges upon joining Tottenham, Postecoglou will have completed all three if he manages to win the Europa League but that may still not be enough to keep his job in the capital.

What comes next for the Australian will all become clear in the weeks ahead.