‘Entertains our fans’ – Ange Postecoglou paints picture of his vision at Tottenham
New Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has been speaking about the job in front of him in an interview on his first official day in charge of the North Londoners. Postecoglou has become the first Australian to manage in the Premier League and takes up the role on paper from today after two years […]
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New Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has been speaking about the job in front of him in an interview on his first official day in charge of the North Londoners.
Postecoglou has become the first Australian to manage in the Premier League and takes up the role on paper from today after two years at Celtic in which he won back-to-back Scottish Premiership titles and a domestic treble last season.
The 57-year-old succeeds Antonio Conte, who was sacked in March, as permanent Spurs boss. Cristian Stellini and then subsequently Ryan Mason stepped into the acting head coach role for the rest of the season after the Italian was dismissed in the wake of his explosive post-match comments at Southampton in late March.
Tottenham Hotspur’s new coach Ange Postecoglou is seen enjoying the hospitality at Lord’s on day three of the second Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Lord’s cricket ground in London on June 30, 2023. (Photo by Ian Kington / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB (Photo by IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Ange Postecoglou sets out his vision at Spurs
Postecoglou was asked about what a Tottenham team under his management could look like, he told the official Spurs site: “I like to win, that’s the main thing, and I’ve done that wherever I’ve been. The football is designed to bring success. Alongside that it’s really important to me that there is an element of what I think most fans and players want to be associated with, and that’s football that’s exciting, that people talk about, not just the end result but also the manner in which you played your football.
“That’s really important to me, a, because I think it’s a way to be successful and also secondly, because it allows people to grab onto those things that are most special about our game, those memorable moments.
“People want to see their team scoring goals, being exciting, not conceding goals, being aggressive in their approach, all these kinds of things that everyone seeks in their own football team. That’s what I want to try to provide. The basis of it will be that we want to be a team that wins things and, ultimately, entertains our fans.
“I’m very excited about the challenge ahead – an enormous football club, exciting league, I guess all the things you strive for in your professional career. It’s great to be here and getting ready to work.”
Postecoglou will return to his homeland for his first pre-season match when Tottenham take on West Ham United in Perth on July 18th, followed by fixtures against Leicester City, Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk respectively before the Premier League campaign begins with an away trip to Brentford on August 13th.
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