ANGE POSTECOGLOU declared he would be around “for a little bit longer” after Tottenham clinched a Europa League semi-final spot with a superb 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Spurs were back in the last-chance saloon and up against it at Waldstadion after a 1-1 draw in the first leg last week, but produced one of their best displays under the Australian on Thursday night.

Dominic Solanke’s spot-kick two minutes before half-time settled the tie and was won after vice-captains Cristian Romero and James Maddison combined.

It was Solanke’s first goal in 12 matches and even though Tottenham missed opportunities after the break, they admirably held on to earn their first last-four spot in this competition since 1984.

Postecoglou had admitted to having “no idea” if he would still be in a job after this tie on Wednesday with Spurs down in 15th in the Premier League, but the Lilywhites boss can now focus on a two-legged semi-final with Bodo/Glimt in May, with the club on course to win its first trophy in 17 years.

“I said yesterday, I am the same manager today that I was yesterday so if people think us winning tonight makes me a better manager or whoever thinks I wasn’t doing a good job yesterday, [they] should be feeling the same way,” Postecoglou explained.

“I don’t care, it doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t affect what I do. For me, it’s always about the dressing room. Do the players believe? Do the staff believe? That’s much more important than what others may make of me.

“So, unfortunately for a lot of you, you’re going to have to put up with me for a little bit longer, mate, so let’s see how that goes.”

Postecoglou was effusive in his praise for a Spurs team, which lost Maddison before half-time after he took a painful blow in the 38th minute from Frankfurt goalkeeper Kaua Santos to win a decisive penalty.

Amid whistles from Frankfurt’s noisy standing section, Solanke rolled his penalty past Kaua before Romero, Mathys Tel and Rodrigo Bentancur went close to sealing Tottenham’s passage into the last four.

With no second goal forthcoming, Spurs had to withstand a barrage of late Frankfurt pressure, but goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario remained untroubled before the full-time whistle was met with big celebrations on the touchline and from the 2,800 away fans.