English Premier League icon Robbie Fowler has thrown his support behind Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou amid reports the Aussie is facing the axe.

Postecoglou guided Tottenham to Europa League victory last month, ending the club’s 17-year trophy drought, but they also endured their worst domestic season for nearly half a century by finishing 17th in the Premier League.

The 59-year-old said last month he remained unsure of his future, with reports in British media this week saying Tottenham are set to make their decision soon.

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Fowler is well aware of Postecoglou’s success, having played in the A-League while the master coach was in charge of the all-conquering Brisbane Roar.

“I don’t think so (he should get sacked), but you know we’ve seen managers with worse records who’ve been sacked. We’ve seen managers with worse records who keep the job,” he told 7NEWS Melbourne.

“I know with Tottenham, people will sort of quite rightly look at the performances in the Premier League and think it’s not been good enough. And look, let’s be honest, it hasn’t.

“But I think he certainly deserves a stay of grace because the chance that Tottenham have won that Europa League for the first trophy in a long time.

“I’m a big fan of Ange. So hopefully the Premier League stays with him. Tottenham stay with him and we see him being successful for quite a long time.

“You know I’ve been a massive fan since I was over here playing for North Queensland Fury, watching his Brisbane Roar team you know absolutely annihilate opponents.

“He’s a top, top manager who, should be in the Premier League. And hopefully he’s there for a long, long time.”

Fowler was in Melbourne celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Liverpool’s Champions League title in 2005.

He is the latest in a long list of EPL greats to throw their support behind the Aussie.

Former Swiss international Ramon Vega, who made 64 league appearances for Tottenham, said letting the Australian go would be one of the biggest mistakes the club could make.

“I find it incredibly disrespectful to even think about sacking Ange Postecoglou,” Vega said on social media.

“He has accomplished the impossible - something others with more significant credentials have failed to achieve.”

Ex-Spurs and Ireland striker Robbie Keane said in the eyes of the fans the Europa League win had made up for the woeful domestic campaign, and Postecoglou had backed up his statement that he always wins something in his second season.

In his first season at the club, Spurs were top of the league in October but they eventually finished fifth and suffered early exits in the FA Cup and League Cup.

“There’s no getting away from that (league form). I think everybody, certainly the manager, has admitted that,” Keane told talkSPORT.

“But I tell you what - as someone who’s played for Spurs, and my two kids are Spurs fans, I don’t think anyone cared at the end, because winning the trophy - at the end of the day it’s about winning.

“He’s got a lot of stick, Ange, and to be fair to him, he’s backed it up by his comment that he made about the second season and he put himself under a lot of pressure but he’s done it. So I think now - give him time.”

In an interview with Stats Perform, former Tottenham and United States goalkeeper Brad Friedel called on the club to back Postecoglou in the transfer window.

“I hope for Postecoglou they keep him and let him build in the summer and see how the start of the season goes,” the American said.

- With AAP