BAPTISM OF FIRE
With a new manager installed who conveys every impression he actually wants to be at their club and isn’t just doing them a favour, most Tottenham fans are approaching the season with cautious optimism. It’s true plenty are concerned that Ange Postecoglou has never worked in the Premier League, but the no-nonsense Aussie has been a huge success at home, in Japan and up the road at Celtic, and has almost certainly earned his crack at a club where proven, big-name, elite-level managers such as Antonio Conte and José Mourinho have recently failed. In the time since Spurs last won a competition and the silverware that goes with it, north London’s new larrikin has masterminded various teams, including the flamin’ Socceroos, to victory in nine.
