Ange Postecoglou held his press conference following Tottenham's 3-0 victory against Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday night and we've got every single word he said.

The win saw Spurs finish in fourth place in the big league stage of the competition and Postecoglou's men now go straight through to the round of 16, missing the play-off round next month. Dane Scarlett opened the scoring with his first goal for the club with an emphatic header from Dejan Kulusevski's inswinging cross.

Then came another big moment for the club's academy. Damola Ajayi came on for his debut and within a couple of minutes the 19-year-old winger dribbled inside, played a one-two with Scarlett and buried a shot inside the right-hand post. To complete a magical night, Mikey Moore then scored his first goal for Tottenham deep into added time to make it three first goals for youth products. The 17-year-old ran up the pitch, cut inside his man and buried a great shot inside the left-hand post.

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Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold was among those putting the questions to Postecoglou. Scroll down for a full transcript from the press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

What are your thoughts on finishing in the top eight of the Europa League?

It’s been a pretty good European campaign for us. We have had to deal with some adversity in it. Even the first game we played here I remember we were down to 10 men after about 10 minutes. We have dealt with it pretty well considering the group we have got. We have put ourselves in a great position. We are through to the round of 16 and have missed the play-off game which gives us a couple of more weeks to get players back. So hopefully by the time the knockout rounds come we will have some more fit bodies to help the group and it is an exciting challenge for us.

That was a magical night for the club and the academy with three youth products all scoring wasn't it?

I just said it was Made in Tottenham tonight. It’s brilliant for the club and I’m sure there are academy coaches and players who won’t sleep tonight because they are pretty excited. We have got a big week coming up and we have got to try to manage the load of our players and try to protect them. We kind of knew we would have to rely on some young players tonight, and all the way through this campaign to be honest. I thought they stood up really well. The whole group played well but we were going to need some young boys to make an impact and not just the three goalscorers. We had a couple of 18-year-olds in there as well who continue to drive us on. So it is a great night for the club and something the whole academy should be proud of.

When did you decide that Dane Scarlett was staying for the rest of the season?

We had a look at his situation. He has had a couple of disappointing loans. I think sending him out again without any sort of real prospect of him developing, we just felt let’s keep him training with us and give him an opportunity to train with us and play with us and see how it goes.

How is Radu Dragusin and was the Micky van de Ven substitution planned?

The three at half-time were all planned, all three are OK. We've got a bit week coming up and just trying to manage our players. They've given everything they possibly can. Unfortunately Radu's hurt his knee now. I don't have any further information but it didn't look good as he was coming off so we'll just have wait and see but it's disappointing. Micky got through it fine, it was always going to be 45 and he felt fine.

Micky coming back, did it give everyone a lift?

Yeah, he's a quality player mate. You could see already he's got a presence out there. With the injured guys, we've got quite a few that are long-termers, and they just want to help so they're coming in with really positive energy which helps the other boys. Hopefully over the next two weeks we get some more bodies back which will certainly help us inject some energy into the group.

You feigned injury yourself at one point?

I nearly did my hamstring mate, did you see that? To be fair, if I do it doesn't really matter. But yeah you've still got to enjoy it. It was a great night for the club, it was a great story to tell. There aren't many European nights when three homegrown products get on the scoresheet.

What can you tell us about Mathys Tel?

I can't tell you anything about Tel. I've been focusing on getting the team prepared tonight. Other people are working in the background. As I've said all along, I'm allowing them to get on with it and when and if there's any news I'm sure I'll find out.

Do you fear the club might keep the cheque book closed now after the academy scorers?

Ha, no. I keep saying, it has been and still is a tough period in terms of our league form but there has been real growth, I believe. And it will all come to fruition at a point, I'm just so certain and bullish about that. The young players, the growth in our whole group is going to be enormous. It will be a fruit, I've got no doubt about that. Right now it's about trying to address the issues we've got at hand.

Mikey is only a young player but he would have wanted that moment to come a few months ago, how big is that for him and the impact it will make for him in the second half of the season?

Yeah, I think so. I think he started the game really well but he had a bit of a struggle after that. But that's...he’s 17 and that’s just part of his growth. Getting a goal will I'm sure give him confidence. He’s been good for us in this tournament and in the early part of it he was a big part of what we were doing.

He’s 17 and if he keeps developing and we nurse him along and protect him along the way, he's got all the attributes to be an outstanding talent for us. He’ll remember tonight which is great. Scoring a goal at home and in Europe is great for him, but he knows he's still got a lot of work to do and we're going to help him.

You've been using a lot of teenagers and is the academy maybe a way to help you through this injury crisis?

I don’t even know if we’ve got any more mate. I don’t know of many teams that are finishing European games like us with five or six teenagers on the field. It's a challenge for us, but credit to the lads. They’re just cracking on with it and the young boys are taking their opportunities.

They'll all bear fruit in time. This exposure we've given them, the growth they've made, I'm sure they’ll all be encouraged and I think the rest of the academy will too, the young players in there, because they've seen the players they're sharing a dressing room with scoring for Tottenham on a European night. I'm sure it'll give a boost to the whole place.

Have you ever had a more satisfying night in Europe were two kids come on and score and Mikey does as well as it could have gone the other way on another night?

It’s great but I think it’s a much prouder moment for the club itself. That’s what academies are for. That’s what those three boys and others, who have played for us and were probably on the terraces at one time so our fans can relate to that. We're in a tough spot in the league obviously but I think that will be hugely enjoyable for everyone, just the fact that three young boys, three Tottenham lads have scored on a European night. I think it's just great for the club. My mind is now on Sunday and trying to make sure we get our league form back to where it should be.

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