Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media at Stadium after our 3-1 win against AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, second leg, on Thursday evening, taking us through to a quarter-final clash in April against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 on aggregate.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Europa League game against AZ Alkmaar (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Postecoglou highlights the importance of four-man ‘leadership group’ of Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, James Maddison and Heung-min Son

Wilson Odobert scored his first two Tottenham goals to book a place in the Europa League quarter-finals by beating AZ Alkmaar 3-1 on Thursday and 3-2 on aggregate.

Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou said his side did not have the right mindset for their Europa League round-of 16-defeat at AZ Alkmaar.

Ange Postecoglou says he stands by his comment about "always" winning a trophy in his second season and suggested his words have been twisted by his critics "for their own purposes". Postecoglou's Tottenham face a fight to keep their hopes of silverware for the campaign alive in Thursday's Europa League last-16 decider against AZ Alkmaar.

Ange Postecoglou said it is "no coincidence" that his side are improving now they have some key players back from injury, following their win over AZ Alkmaar.