Ange Postecoglou was confirmed as supervisor of Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday morning bringing to an finish a profitable two-year stint at Celtic. The 57-year-old was an unheralded appointment in the summertime of 2021 when he was tasked with rebuilding within the wake of the disastrous COVID-19 season. Ange inherited a squad with loanees, wantaway stars and expiring contracts. Regardless of that, the Australian supervisor was in a position to domesticate an unimaginable fashion of play, positivity and ship 5 trophies for the membership in meteoric vogue.
Nevertheless, many Spurs followers (and English soccer followers) can have been questioning who’s Ange Postecoglou and what to anticipate from the brand new Tottenham supervisor. The Greek/Aussie has a status for being distant from his gamers, creating an environment that enables the gamers to ship on his message whereas his coaches work on bettering the gamers in keeping with his imaginative and prescient.
Whereas Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte had been coaches which have a hands-on relationship with gamers, Ange seldom speaks to them. Gamers have spoken about desirous to run by means of partitions for him and the ‘buy-in’ that taking part in his fashion of play requires. Ange believes that gamers ought to be grateful to be of their place, his humble upbringings imply that he’ll impress this upon gamers and people that don’t comply or assume they’re higher – Emerson Royal for instance – will merely be allowed to go.
Ange has been tasked with plenty of rebuilds in his managerial profession to this point, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, Australian Nationwide Group and latterly with Celtic, Ange improved these soccer groups earlier than shifting on. While there’s a enormous diploma of disappointment that he has departed, the idea is that Spurs will profit from Ange’s arrival.
Inverted full-backs are a key function of the best way that Ange performs. The overload within the midfield, permits his wingers to remain broad and additional runs by means of channels from the full-back positions. Having plenty of gamers which are in a position to cope beneath strain and supply incisive passes.
One function beneath Ange that Celtic loved was the usage of second and third runners into the field. With intelligent interaction on the wings, the wingers would lower inside or hit the road, permitting for the inverted full-backs to supply an overload. This fashion of play would stretch numbers in defence after which enable the group to take advantage of this and get pictures away. In the event you had been to observe Celtic’s video games in opposition to theRangers at Celtic Park(February 2022, September 2023 or April 2023), objectives got here predominantly from the left hand facet and concerned runners attacking completely different areas of the field. This shall be a function that he’ll carry to Spurs, particularly with the World Class motion of Harry Kane.
Ange Postecoglou stated from the outset when he arrived that he performed an aggressive, excessive octane fashion of soccer that resulted in objectives. The Australian actually delivered in that regard and he’ll be trying to replicate that in London, particularly with gamers like Kane and Son at his disposal.
The departure of Ange Postecoglou is a blow to Celtic followers. The supervisor ‘obtained’ the membership, their core beliefs and solid a robust bond with the supporters. Nevertheless, at 57, a four-year contract at one of many richest golf equipment on this planet was virtually too good to show down for a person that has strived his whole skilled profession to be thought-about an elite coach. It appears Daniel Levy and Scott Munn are ‘all in’ with the Ange mission and also you wouldn’t wager in opposition to the massive fella replicating his success and breaking the Spurs duck on the subject of silverware.
Spurs followers, hardly welcoming the appointment, will this time subsequent 12 months by head over heels in love with the Australian and shall be fearful that he’s going to be focused fly golf equipment additional up the meals chain their membership that’s now much less profitable than West Ham. Postecoglou will change all that, then he’ll get itchy ft in search of the subsequent transfer upwards. As I identified on The Celtic Star earlier this week, as an remark and definitely not an insult, a leopard by no means modifications its spots.
