Ange Postecoglou says he enjoys it when people question his methods
Ange Postecoglou has insisted that he will never waver from his footballing beliefs and that he actually relishes the chance to prove people wrong when they question his philosophy.
The expectation at Tottenham has certainly been reset since last summer and it is sometimes easy for supporters to forget just how dire a state the club were in at the start of the season.
Postecoglou faced some major hurdles when he walked into Hotspur Way, with the club having limped to an eight-place finish last season and losing their record goalscorer in the summer.
Speaking about the environment he walked into, the Australian told INews: “We had some real challenges at the beginning of the year for such a big club. Coming off a disappointing year last year and losing potentially the greatest ever player [Harry Kane] two days before the first game, that would challenge any football club.
“The way we handled that – not just me, the whole club, the players – particularly through that first 18 games, that set up our season really well.”
Postecoglou likes it when people question him
Tottenham have had spells where they have missed a whole host of key players at the same time this season but Postecoglou has continued to persist with the same high-risk approach.
Some such as Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle have questioned whether Postecoglou needs to be a little bit more pragmatic at times (talkSPORT) but the former Celtic boss admitted that he actually enjoys that sort of criticism.
The 58-year-old said about critics of his approach: “Bizarrely, I enjoy that bit because it tests my own resolve. I always go to bed and wake up not having any sort of inclination to change or to try anything different.
“I really try to maintain a real clear idea of who we want to be. In those times, players, staff, everyone’s looking at me, and if I waver in those moments, there’s a possibility I could lose people that are going to be really important.”
Postecoglou is confident that the best is still very much yet to come from his Tottenham side and did not hide the fact that his ambitions are lofty.
He added: “I still think the best stuff is ahead of me. There’s plenty I want to achieve and still a lot more I want to do. I’ve got a picture in my head of what I want to create and I don’t know how long it will take – but I haven’t taken too long wherever I’ve been and I won’t take too long here either.”
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All top managers these days tend to be obsessed with perfecting plan A rather than going to a plan B or C, and Postecoglou is no different. When a manager has this kind of absolute belief in the approach, that will most certainly rub off on the players.
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