I won't rest until Spurs are challenging for title, insists Ange

ANGE POSTECOGLOU expects Tottenham to be in the Premier League title race next season and says he will not "let the club rest" on where they finish this campaign.

- Dan Kilpatrick

Postecoglou has consistently refused to rule Spurs out of this season's title equation, but with nine games to play, including tonight's derby at West Ham, they are 11 points behind leaders

Liverpool and effectively battling with Aston Villa for fourth place.

The head coach has previously warned it will take time to build a squad capable of competing for the biggest honours, but asked if he expects Spurs to be in the title race in 12 months, Postecoglou told Standard Sport: "I hope so, or why am I doing what I'm doing? That's why I came to the club.

"As somebody said to me last week, 'Just do your job, Ange'. And my job is to try to bring success-and if you don't think you're going to be in the title race in 12 months' time, then I don't know why I'm here."