Ange Postecoglou has explained his main reason for leaving Celtic and becoming Tottenham's new manager in the summer. The Australian spent two years in Scotland and won five trophies, with his final game in charge a cup final victory over Inverness which saw Celtic complete a historic domestic treble.
No less than three days later, though, it was announced Postecoglou was set to become Spurs' new manager with the decision initially met by ridicule. However, with the beauty of hindsight, four months on it's fair to say it is looking like a masterstroke appointment by Daniel Levy.
Spurs sit top of the Premier League table and are unbeaten after the first eight games with Postecoglou endearing himself very quickly to the club's supporters and subsequently the wider footballing community during his first few months in English football.
Postecoglou has been a real breath of fresh air for Spurs with his attacking style of play and refusal to be drawn into anything that happened prior to his appointment giving the north Londoners a fresh and new platform to springboard into action from, something that has been reflected on the pitch.
Despite losing Harry Kane, apart from the victory over Luton Town before the international break the Lilywhites have scored at least two goals in every Premier League game this season. While clean sheets have been slightly harder to come by, the new-look centre-back partnership of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero appears an excellent one flanked by the electric Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro, in front of the reliable Guglielmo Vicario.
Although Spurs have made a flying start, context must be applied and it is important to note nothing is won in October, however those associated with the club will be delighted with the start made and hopeful of a first major trophy in 15 years, with Postecoglou again making it clear that is why he made the decision to depart Glasgow for north London.
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Speaking to Four Four Two magazine, via Daily Record, he said: “The biggest motivation for me was taking over a big club that hadn’t had success. They’re just the kind of challenges I love and it’s pretty regular in my story – taking over a club which has had a disappointing year and is craving success.
That’s what I’ve tried to seek throughout my whole career. When I was at South Melbourne they hadn’t won the league for seven years, at Brisbane they’d never won one, Yokohama 15 years, Celtic a year – and a year at Celtic feels more like 15 years everywhere else. The thing that really appealed to me was that Spurs hadn’t had success for a long time.”
