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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was asked whether he has had to address his future with the players: "No, because again that would be not really helpful in what is before us right now. I've said to the lads from day one, nothing is guaranteed in life, nothing is guaranteed in sport. You just have to try and make sure you take every opportunity before you and that is what I have done my whole career.

"I have been in this position before, where the big game was the last game I managed. It's not unusual territory for me and I've always navigated that pretty well.

"For me, nothing is more important than my responsibility to this football club and its fans than tomorrow, me and the players' minds are only on one thing and that's trying to create something special."

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was asked about the importance of the returning Son Heung-min to the side: "It's massive to get Sonny back. We were a little bit worried when he picked up the injury because we weren't sure how long he was going to be out for. We were really pleased the other night to see him play 60-70 minutes. You could see his sharpness is coming back.

"He is so important to the group. He is so important as a leader and he is such an important figure at this football club. It's a big motivation and driver for all of us to give him a trophy that his career deserves.

"He is a guy that has come from the other side of the world. Not many guys have come from Asia and stayed in the Premier League - the top league in the world - for so long, maintaining that excellence. It would be great to cap that off with a trophy for him.

"He knows and we all know that we still have to do the work. He has been in this position before with the Champions League final so he has had that experience and I am sure he will pass that on to the players."

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We will bring you more on that Evening Standard article referenced by Rob Schofield in a moment, after we have finished bringing you Ange Postecoglou's comments...

Rob Schofield
BBC Radio 5 Live football reporter at San Mames

Collective exhale by the hundreds in the press room. Incredibly tense and dramatic news conference. Anger, humour, emotion. It had it all.

Ange made a point of thanking a Greek journalist for a question about his upbringing and what it meant to be the first Greek/Australian manager to be in this position.

He also had clearly read an article he didn't like labelling him as a clown and took it out on the journalist from that newspaper. Ange, captivating as always.

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More from Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou on being the first Australian and Greek man to coach at a European final: "I'm very proud of that.

"I was born in Greece, I'm a very proud Greek. My father made sure that I understood where our roots were and what it means to be Greek and I've carried that through my life.

"I grew up in Australia, on the other side of the world, where football wasn't a prominent sport, but my father took his love of football from Greece to Australia. Both my mum and my dad worked very hard, they left their home country and everything they knew for their kids and for me. I hold that dear to my heart. He's not with me today but he is with me all the time so I feel very strongly.

"I love being Greek. I love that I was brought up in Greece, I think it is where I will retire one day, and I love that I grew up in Australia - a country where football wasn't a big sport - but when you grow up in Australia you have the attitude that when it comes to sport you will take on anyone, no matter how big or small. I'm proud of my roots in both."

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Here's the full line from Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou on what he thinks about the talk that this may be his penultimate game in charge: "It doesn't matter really. The reality of it is, the opportunity is the same. For me and more importantly for the club.

"Whatever happens beyond tomorrow is irrelevant when you think about the opportunity that exists right now and that is to provide something special for this football club, its supporters and everyone that has worked so hard for a trophy.

"If I was worried about my tenure at this football club, it's fair to say we wouldn't be in this position because I would have been distracted long ago.

"I'm pretty good at ensuring my focus is on giving this football club its best opportunity that it has had for a while to do something special.

"Whatever happens after that, I'm very comfortable that I will continue trying to win trophies wherever I am."

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Ange Postecoglou says that his future is assured and he would continue winning trophies "no matter where that may be", but added that he feels as if he is building something at Tottenham and does not believe that winning the Europa League final would be his final chapter at the club.

With that, his news conference was brought to a close.

We will continue to bring you the top lines from his news conference, as well as some more quotes from Son Heung-min from earlier.

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More from Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou on already playing Manchester United three times this season and beating them each time: "It's a final and those kind of things aren't important. What I do know is, even your form going into it, even if you're in terrible form - it doesn't matter. What matters is how the players cope with the occasion, how they cope with understanding the importance of the game - from both clubs. You just don't know how players will react to such a big occasion.

"My role in that is to try and prepare the players in the best possible way and to also prepare the players for Manchester United to be at their best. If you prepare that way and go out there and play to the potential you can then you give yourself an opportunity.

"I don't think it really matters what you've done before against any opposition when it comes to big games. Maybe in the league its a bit different but in a big important final - everything gets decided on the day."

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was asked whether he is aware that he is walking a fine line between infamy and history with regard to the result tomorrow: "That depends on your outlook but I'll tell you one thing, irrespective of tomorrow, I'm not a clown and never will be.

"You really disappointed me that you used such terminology to describe a person that for 26 years, without any favours from anyone, has worked his way to a position where he is leading out a club in a European final.

"For you to suggest that somehow us not being successful means that I'm a clown, I'm not sure how to answer that question."

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou on how he would assess his impact over the last two years: "It's hard to contextualise the challenges of the last couple of years. From my perspective, I came into the club with some pretty clear objectives.

"I've tried as hard as I can to stick to that process in getting the club to a position where they can challenge for trophies and at the same time, rejuvenate the squad and change the playing style. It has been a fair assignment with plenty of challenges along the way."

"With such a big game tomorrow, there is an opportunity to fulfil at least the main task I was given which was to bring trophies to the club."

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou on team news: "Team news is pretty much the same as last week. Lucas [Bergvall] isn't available so it's pretty much the same as last week."

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Ange Postecoglou reacted angrily to a question about how the final will dictate the narrative around Postecoglou.

"I'm not a clown," he replied, with angst, before going on to say he had worked hard over 26 years to get into this position as Tottenham manager.

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Ange Postecoglou also confirmed that Pape Matar Sarr was available after he was taken off against Aston Villa last Friday.

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou started with team news, saying they are "pretty much as they were". So Lucas Bergvall "isn't available".

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Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min have left the media room now, to be quickly replaced by manager Ange Postecoglou, who is smiling and ready to talk...

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Son Heung-min on his fitness: "I’m ready. Obviously back from injury it was my first game against Crystal Palace and afterwards I played against Aston Villa. I didn't expect to play that long, but I was managing to play.

"Physically I am ready - ready to go. Also the boys are ready to go for the biggest game of the season."

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Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min on the support from his South Korean fans: "I really appreciate that they are supporting me or us in the morning time, night time. They are always there and supporting us. As I say all the time, I want to give them something back and tomorrow I hope we can enjoy it together and celebrate together."

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Tottenham's Son Heung-min said that Wednesday's Europa League final could be his last chance to win a trophy with the club, before quickly qualifying that they could on to get another chance together.

What the south Korea forward was clear on, however, is that he is only concentrating on the task at hand - to beat Manchester United tomorrow.

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More from Tottenham skipper Son Heung-min on the barbecue they had at the training ground and its importance as a bonding experience: "It was very important, everybody being together having a good time, spending time together and talking about life. It feels like we are getting even closer

"Especially this season, a tough season, we've been always together, stuck together - that’s why we are here."

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Son Heung-min says he expects his good friend Harry Kane will be cheering on former club Tottenham Hotspur from the beach after jetting off on holiday after helping Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga title - his first trophy as a player.

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