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 type of play, positivity and ship 5 trophies for the membership in meteoric vogue.
Nonetheless, 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 repute for being distant from his gamers, creating an environment that permits the gamers to ship on his message whereas his coaches work on bettering the gamers consistent with his imaginative and prescient.
Whereas Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte have been coaches which have a hands-on relationship with gamers, Ange seldom speaks to them. Gamers have spoken about eager to run via partitions for him and the ‘buy-in’ that enjoying his type 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 numerous rebuilds in his managerial profession to date, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, Australian Nationwide Staff 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 vast and additional runs via channels from the full-back positions. Having numerous gamers which are in a position to cope underneath strain and supply incisive passes.
One function underneath Ange that Celtic loved was using 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 type of play would stretch numbers in defence after which permit the group to use this and get photographs away. In case you have been to observe Celtic’s video games in opposition to theRangers at Celtic Park(February 2022, September 2023 or April 2023), targets got here predominantly from the left hand aspect and concerned runners attacking totally different areas of the field. This can 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 type of soccer that resulted in targets. The Australian definitely 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. Nonetheless, at 57, a four-year contract at one of many richest golf equipment on this planet was nearly too good to show down for a person that has strived his complete skilled profession to be thought of an elite coach. Apparently Daniel Levy and Scott Munn are ‘all in’ with the Ange venture and also you wouldn’t wager in opposition to the large fella replicating his success and breaking the Spurs duck close to silverware.
Spurs followers, hardly welcoming the appointment, will this time subsequent 12 months by head over heels in love with the Australian and can 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 on the lookout for the following transfer upwards. As I identified on The Celtic Star earlier this week, as an commentary and definitely not an insult, a leopard by no means modifications its spots.
