Daniel Levy has detailed four key reasons behind Ange Postecoglou's appointment as the new Tottenham manager - after the news was officially confirmed on Tuesday morning.
The 57-year-old has spent the last two seasons at Celtic, where he won back-to-back Scottish Premiership titles and claimed the Treble on Saturday by beating Inverness at Hampden Park. Postecoglou won 83 of his 113 matches in charge of Celtic and also guided them to the Champions League group stage earlier this season.
Spurs have been looking for a new permanent manager since the departure of Antonio Conte in March and appointed Cristian Stellini, and then Ryan Mason as Interims. However, Stellini and Mason were unable to improve Tottenham's form as they slumped to an eighth place finish.
But Levy has acted to bring in Postecoglou. Explaining his appointment, the Spurs chairman said: "Ange brings a positive mentality and a fast, attacking style of play. He has a strong track record of developing players and an understanding of the importance of the link from the academy - everything that is important to our Club. We are excited to have Ange join us as we prepare for the season ahead."
The first thing he mentioned was about bringing a positive mentality after previous permanent boss Conte often openly criticised his Spurs players in the media. Levy also mentioned about his style. Postecoglou is known for his attacking and front foot style - something Tottenham have lacked in the last few years.
Levy added that Postecoglou has a strong record of developing players. This is something he did during his time at Celtic as he managed to develop Kyogo Furuhashi, Jota and Reo Hatate into some of the most talked-about youngsters in Europe. If he could do the same at Spurs, then he would prove to be a popular appointment.
The final element Levy stated was about understanding the importance of the link from the academy. Harry Kane is the most recent member of the Tottenham academy to go on and become a world-class star, with Oliver Skipp amongst those in and around the first-team set-up.
As for Postecoglou, he moved to Celtic after an impressive career in Australia, where he managed the national side for four years from 2013-2017. He then guided Yokohama to the Japanese title before catching the eye of the Scottish giants. Celtic romped to the title again this season and it had been hoped that he would look to extend his stay in Glasgow but the lure of a move to the Premier League has proven too good to turn down.
He will find out who he will face in his first Premier League encounter as early as next week, when the fixtures for the new season are announced on June 15.
