Given their predicament,there were calls for Spurs to apply the brake,shut up shop,park the bus,be more defensive. But,mate,that was never going to happen. Not with Ange Postecoglou in charge.
Ange Postecoglou admitted Tottenham rode their luck at times after scoring a 90th-minute equaliser in a rip-roaring 3-3 draw that ended in controversy.
Financial problems among those who have hung up their boots are commonplace in the professional sporting world,and the reasons are complex.
For now,there is enough goodwill towards what Postecoglou has accomplished at Tottenham Hotspur,but if this winless run stretches into winter the mood will chill.
Former Socceroos captain Lucas Neill has broken his silence on a seven-year bankruptcy battle.
Ange Postecoglou has made the post-Harry Kane rebuild appear rather easy,but the next few months will represent the next substantial challenge for Tottenham’s head coach.
It has been a mixed week for Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham lost top spot but the Australian won a third straight Premier League manager of the month award.
Ange Postecoglou is showing the kind of stern good sense that will stand the test of time,and there is a good chance that others will be quoting it in 50 years.
Tottenham went ahead after six minutes thanks to Dejan Kulusevski,but that was as good as things got for Ange Postecoglou’s side in a wild London derby.
There is a photograph that made its way on to Tottenham Hotspur fan social media accounts that sums up Ange Postecoglou’s approach since arriving at the club.
Sport stars and leagues have come to be at the forefront of social and political activism. But this conflict is proving much harder to navigate.