Ange Postecoglou arrives back in Melbourne in the middle of the AFL season. Steeped in two codes,how should he negotiate the “No Sherrin” rule?
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are already en route to Melbourne ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against Newcastle at the MCG,and Australian fans should enjoy it now because the coach has said it would be unlikely to happen again if Spurs are playing in Europe next season.
A 3-1 win over West Ham United sealed another Premier League trophy for Pep Guardiola’s men as they pipped rivals Arsenal on the final day of a thrilling season.
To read Ange Postecoglou’s latest comments as an admission of defeat would be to take away the incorrect reading. And it wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened this season.
The Australian is running Tottenham with principle. But English football is not always good and nourishing,and Postecoglou is not always patient with deviation.
Tottenham are out of the Champions League race in Ange Postecoglou’s first season in north London and Arsenal are all but out of the title race after City’s 2-0 win.
Victory on Wednesday (AEST) would give Tottenham’s Champions League hopes a huge boost but would also gift their bitter rivals one hand on the Premier League trophy.
The Socceroos legend has taken the baton from Ange Postecoglou and Kevin Muscat at Japan’s Yokohama F. Marinos,who have reached the final of the AFC Champions League.
The honeymoon ended some time ago but,after a 4-2 loss to Liverpool,the Australian coach and free-falling Tottenham could be headed for divorce if they don’t improve defensively next season.
Spurs are in a unique position:they have the chance to severely dent Arsenal’s title hopes,but also need their fiercest rivals to go as deep as possible in Europe for their own sake.
Three days after their final Premier League fixture,Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham Hotspur will head to Melbourne to play Newcastle United. Two days after that match,Arsenal’s Matildas’-stacked women’s team will play at Marvel Stadium.