Ange Postecoglou insists his Tottentham can win Premier League title as it prepares for Manchester United clash

Within the house of some months, Ange Postecoglou has reworked the temper at Tottenham Hotspur — and he’s not about to begin limiting expectations, insisting his swashbuckling aspect needs to be thought-about Premier League title contenders. 

Victory at Manchester United on Monday morning (AEDT) would take Tottenham into the highest 4, presumably as excessive as third, and solely three factors behind midway leaders Liverpool.

With Germany striker Timo Werner becoming a member of on mortgage this week and Romanian defender Radu Dragusin on a six-year deal, and the likes of Cristian Romero, James Maddison and Manor Solomon nearing returns from damage, Postecoglou believes Tottenham can take pleasure in a greater second half of the season than the primary.

Requested whether or not which means they’re within the title combine, the previous Celtic boss stated “why not?”.

“If I say ‘no’ you’d flip spherical to me and say ‘come on Ange’. By definition, we’re aren’t we? So, sure we’re and I’ve stated all alongside that till the purpose the place you are not, why low cost the likelihood?” he instructed reporters.

“We have gone by means of a extremely powerful interval and we’re hanging in there. We had 4 video games when outcomes went towards us, however we have clawed our method again. We’re nonetheless in there.

“Our performances have been fairly constant. With the situations we have overcome, with the situations we have made, we definitely really feel we are able to end the season stronger.

“We have a platform right here to kick on.”

Whether or not Tottenham can go to the subsequent stage will largely depend upon Postecoglou drastically enhancing outcomes towards the so-called large six, specifically away from house.

In a mixed 125 Premier League video games away at United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, Tottenham have managed 9 wins. And whereas their file at Manchester Metropolis is wholesome, it can’t disguise a sample of mediocrity towards the highest golf equipment.

There are encouraging indicators that Postecoglou’s expansive model is permitting Tottenham to go toe-to-toe with the title contenders, touchdown house wins towards Liverpool and Manchester United this season and away attracts at Metropolis and Arsenal.

Victory at United, which might full a primary Tottenham double over the Pink Devils for 25 years, could be the type of assertion victory to gas title discuss.

“I all the time really feel I wasn’t there so I do not know the explanations or whether or not there was one thing endemic within the membership that did not permit that,” Postecoglou stated when requested about Tottenham’s struggles on the prime golf equipment.

“I simply deal with from after I get right into a membership, from there onwards. I believe it can be crucial the way you carry out in these video games as a result of if you wish to achieve success you want to have the ability to carry out in these large video games, notably away from house.”

Postecoglou’s solely loss to a top-six rival this season was the 4-1 house defeat by Chelsea which initiated a droop after a glowing begin to the marketing campaign, though even in that recreation there have been mitigating circumstances with Tottenham ending the sport with 9 males and several other accidents.

“We have accomplished OK in these video games [this season] not simply outcomes however performance-wise,” he stated.

“I do not suppose we have walked away from any of these video games and thought there was an enormous hole between us and them.

“That’s essential and Previous Trafford is one other place the place you recognize the environment goes to be a terrific problem for us. Residence comforts are nice, and we’ve got a terrific crowd behind us, but when you are able to do it away from house in adversity I believe it accelerates your progress.”

Reuters