Ange Postecoglou makes brutally honest Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham return admission

Ange Postecoglou knows he is under pressure at . With 14th in the table, everything rests on the this season.

take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals, with the first leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next Thursday, April 10.

Progression to the semi-finals and final and lifting the trophy may be the only things that will keep the Australian in a job, given the season Spurs have had.

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There has been plenty of talk over who could take over in N17 if is , with former head coach reiterating his during an interview ahead of the USA's Concacaf Nations League matches in March.

: "When I left the club I remember one interview, I said I would like one day to come back to Tottenham and I'm not going to say now because I'm in USA that I don't want to talk about that. But what I told then, I still feel in my heart that one day I would like to come back. We will see in the future the timing.

"Spurs is a special club for me, my coaching staff, my family, it's always going to be special."

Quotes such as that are never beneficial to an incumbent boss, but while Postecoglou knows the pressure is on his shoulders, he does not have anything against what Pochettino said.

Speaking ahead of a big London derby clash with Chelsea on Thursday night - Spurs have lost all three matches they have played against the Blues in Postecoglou's tenure - the Australian was asked what he made of the interview with the Argentinian former Spurs boss.

Postecoglou said: "Mauricio if he wants to come back I hope it happens. We all have dreams and aspirations. I don’t feel disrespected and if you ask Mauricio Pochettino directly you will get a clear answer as to what his intent was. Nothing for me to be consumed with. More focused on making sure we win tomorrow."