Ange Postecoglou says he loves the atmosphere around Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the moment and refused to play down the supporters’ expectations, admitting his desire to win trophies.

It is difficult to believe that Spurs’ home ground is the same place it was a few months ago as the atmosphere at the venue has completely transformed.

From being, at times, a toxic place during the final few months of last season, it has seemingly now become party central, with fans and players celebrating wildly after the final whistle.

Postecoglou admitted that he is absolutely loving the atmosphere at the ground, expressing his desire to turn the stadium into a real fortress.

When asked about the post-match music and who the DJ in the Tottenham dressing room is, the Spurs boss told Football.London: “Ah mate, I’ve got no idea. And I stay out of the dressing room partly because of the music choices of the players.

“Most clubs want to turn their grounds into a fortress – ours is becoming a nightclub, mate. I’m all for it, whatever makes people happy that’s my thing.”

Postecoglou is aiming to be a success at Spurs

Some of Postecoglou’s predecessors often tried to manage the supporters’ expectations and bring them back down to earth but that is certainly not the Australian’s style, with the 58-year-old not shying away from expressing his intention to lead Spurs to silverware.

He said: “I didn’t come here to not be successful. This club has all the fundamentals to be successful. The expectations should be there. Part of the reason why there’s been this real desperation for a trophy is because they feel that’s the space they should be in.

“That is the expectation. That’s the reality. But what drives me isn’t raising or trying to dampen expectations. What drives me is trying to build something that will realise the ambitions that this club has at this particular moment.

“People’s perceptions don’t concern me too much. This is a big club and should be in a position to challenge for trophies every season in my opinion.”

Tottenham Hotspur fans and supporters celebrate

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Postecoglou has the experience of leading teams to titles, and he insisted that it is about staying level-headed and continuing to improve irrespective of the side’s position in the table.

When asked about his past experience of winning titles, the 58-year-old said: “I am the same, it doesn’t matter, I am hoping that when people see me they don’t know where we are, what position we are.

“Like you said, at Celtic we were on top for a very long time but at the beginning when we were on top, I don’t think people saw anything different in my demeanour. I don’t think they will (here).

“It is one thing I do…it’s not about staying kind of level-headed or getting carried away with either thing. It’s just that, my role in that context to be the one thing that people can rely upon to be consistent. In that I have one objective all the time: how can we be better?

“When that is your objective, it doesn’t really matter where you are on the table or kind of what the outside noise may or may not be doing. It is about the players and the staff and everyone involved with the football club, looking at me.

“The one thing I do is I come in every day, I am buzzing about doing what I am doing. You know, that’s the kind of demeanour I have consistently.”

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After hearing 18 months of Conte making self-serving statements about how we are not ready to compete against the best sides in the division, it is delightful to hear Postecoglou not shying away from spelling out his big objectives.

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