Angel Postecoglou believes that people are "waiting for white smoke" to see if he will be fired as Tottenham Hotspur manager, but claims to end the 17-year wait for silverware, which will be a "turning point" in club history.

The Spurs face Manchester United in the Europa League final next Wednesday, aiming to save a desperate season, and they fell into the 20th Premier League victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Sources told ESPN that Postecoglou faces a fight to save the job, but whether it is enough to provide the club's first trophy since the 2008 League Cup is to convince Tottenham's hierarchy to keep the Australians in the post office remains to be seen.

PosteCoglou, who will have two years left in the contract this summer, likening the situation to cendave, the private process by which the Cardinal chose the pope, as part of the answer, discusses the reasons behind the Spurs trophy drought.

“Some of it (psychologically), not all, because you can’t ignore all the fact that I also have to change the style of the game at the club,” he said.

"It's not that I took over a team that ranked third and has been in that echelon. The year I took over, we were eighth. We weren't even in Europe.

“So, it’s not just 'good, it’s the last point.’ We have to do a lot of other things.

“It costs us because we don’t have a squad that can handle what is happening right now. It’s not only psychological, but also trying to change the whole thing, but that (silver).

"My point is something I'm going to judge. I could have sat here for the fifth time last year, fifth place this year - maybe people wouldn't wait for White Smoke to see if this is my last - but they'll still say 'You know Ange, it's great, it's great, but it's all done. Until this club has won some wins, you haven't made a difference.''

“I knew throughout my tenure, that’s my judgment, so now we have the opportunity to do that.”

Tottenham Hotspur lost the 2019 Champions League final to Liverpool and is often accused of winning prizes in sight, a phenomenon described by club critics as the "Spurs".

“When you look at the historical context of the club and the experiences over the past 20 years, I think it might be a turning point in the way the club perceives, but I think it’s the way I think it’s the biggest thing,” Postecoglou said.

“Until you do this, no matter what you do, people will still say you haven’t won any of the wins yet, and in our game, in general, that’s the most important thing for people to evaluate where you are.

“It’s a hurdle this club has to overcome because it’s always going to be there. Until you do it, you can say ‘You’re always dirtying it on the big stage.’

“Whatever you have to try to do is break this cycle no matter what the opposition says or what others say. No matter what motivation you need to do, you can take advantage of it. So we may do get involved, but to really do something as important as what you want to do, it has to be a higher purpose than closing people’s mouths.

“I think it’s more about ‘Can you make an impact?’ I often say to players that at the end of your career, all you want to do is go back to the club you serve and know that you have made an impact.

"The pictures I see on the stadium walls are all Bill Nicholson. The winning team in 1984. Many of them are black and white. Can we put this group on that wall?"