The Tottenham Hotspur manager saw no reason to play it cool and instead admitted his admiration for the club his team face in the Premier League on Saturday
One of the best things about Postecoglou is his authenticity. Other managers in his position, facing the club that they supported, would try to play it all down. But why hide, he seemed to be saying? This is who he is. It does not deflect him from his sense of purpose at Spurs. Postecoglou is a person who has come to own his narrative and it is an empowering example to his players.
“They beat Tottenham 7-0 [in 1978], that was pretty memorable,” Postecoglou said. “I didn’t miss anything. I taped them. You know what tapes are? Videos? Have I still got them? I do, bizarrely. I don’t know what to do with them. I’m a bit of a hoarder when it comes to stuff I grew up with so they’re in boxes somewhere.
Postecoglou was full of praise for Jürgen Klopp, talking about how the Liverpool manager had impacted the whole of the English game, not just his club; taking high-intensity football to “another level”. But the admiration is rooted in how Liverpool bought into Klopp’s ideology and “fairly unique” style and backed it through thick and thin.
Son Heung-Min celebrates after scoring for Spurs at Arsenal last week. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty Images
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