‘I want to be successful’ – Postecoglou clarifies his belief in ‘Ange-ball’ at Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou has made it clear that the main motivation behind his footballing philosophy is to achieve success, insisting that he believes the ultra-attacking approach...
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Ange Postecoglou has made it clear that the main motivation behind his footballing philosophy is to achieve success, insisting that he believes the ultra-attacking approach is the best way to do that.
It is perhaps easy to confuse Postecolgou with a purist or an idealist, given his unrelenting belief in playing attacking football as demonstrated by the fact that his Spurs side continued to press high up the pitch even when they were down to nine men against Chelsea back in November of last year.
While there is certainly a bit of idealism involved, it is also clear that the Australian is guided by pragmatism, with the 58-year-old clearly believing that fostering that kind of hyper-aggressive mentality among the squad is the best way to take Tottenham to trophies.
His style of play, which has been dubbed ‘Ange-ball’, is not without its detractors and Postecoglou confessed that the only way for his players to continue having faith in the system is for them to see results.
When asked about the critics of his approach, the Spurs boss told ESPN: “It is like anything in life. If you really believe in something, the test always comes when there isn’t that obvious outcome that people are seeking. What do you do in those moments?
“I’ve had enough of them in my career to know that if you do buckle at those times, you lose if not all the group, you lose a chunk of the group you are trying to take with you. If you can get through that period and people see ‘OK, he has a real core belief in this, it is not something that he’s just throwing out there’, I think it does allow more buy-in.
“Eventually though, the outcomes have to arrive. People are not just going to follow blindly. I kind of enjoy those times because it tests me and I go to sleep and wake up with the same resolve every day. That helps me.
“The only reason I go down this path for so long is I want to be successful, and I want the club I’m with to be successful. I don’t want anything to take us off course from what we’re trying to create.”
Postecoglou wants to start a trend in football
Postecoglou is also from a part of the world that is not a traditional footballing hotspot and he confessed that part of his motivation to succeed at Spurs is to open the door for other Aussies coaches in the future.
When asked if he has broken the glass ceiling for managers from Down Under, he responded: “Hard for me to say because with those kinds of things, the test comes with what follows. Look, the way I view it, I still haven’t made the impact I want to make particularly in the Premier League but even on this side of the world yet.
“I’m still pushing to prove myself just within myself about what I believe I can make an impact in. If I stretch it out further, Harry Kewell has gone into Yokohama — he’s the third Australian manager since I’ve been there. That shows me it has filtered into that part of the world, definitely.
“The next test will come over here. I enjoyed my time at Celtic, and I think I did make a real impact up there, but making a real impact here in the Premier League will help accelerate that process.”
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One thing Ange has made clear from the day he walked through the door is that the purpose of his attacking approach is to be successful. He has never used his philosophy as a shield to hide behind, always insisting that his eventual goal is to ensure Tottenham compete with the best sides in the Premier League.
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