Forgotten Tottenham duo set to be handed career lifeline under Ange Postecoglou, claims former star
TWO FORGOTTEN Tottenham players have been tipped to get a career lifeline under Ange Postecoglou.
The Aussie will officially join the North Londoners from Celtic on July 1 after Spurs agreed to pay the Hoops £5million in compensation.
Postecoglou, who has signed a five-year contract, won five trophies in two seasons in Scotland, having joined Celtic from Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos.
Before that spell in the Far East, the 57-year-old was in charge of the Australian national team for four years until 2017.
Now he will be targeting ending the North London club’s long wait for silverware after promising to bring an attacking style of football.
Postecoglou is already looking for reinforcements but former Tottenham star Jamie O’Hara, who spent eight years at the club from 2003, also thinks that two players who were outcasts under the previous regime will be part of his new brand.
Speaking to Grosvenor Sport, O’Hara said: “I think it’s a good appointment.
“He’s won the treble at Celtic, he’s been in the game for a long time, and he’s been successful wherever he’s gone.
“I’m intrigued to see what happens – Spurs have had the big managers like Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho, but it was just defensive football. They’re top managers, but it wasn’t the Tottenham way.
“For me, I think Postecoglou is going to bring in a style of football that Tottenham fans will enjoy – fast-paced, free-flowing, in your face and high tempo. I think it’s what Tottenham need and it’s what the fans want.
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“They may lose some games and they’re still going to have some bad players at the club, but at least it’s going to be more enjoyable to watch.”
O’Hara continued: “I think Postecoglou will have a look at the players on loan – you’ve got Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Winks on loan, players who have been talented footballers but for whom it hasn’t worked out for, but if you look at how bad it got last year, maybe these players might actually have an opportunity to get involved.”
Although he also backed him to get rid of some of the deadwood, saying: “I think it will be a fresh start for a lot of these players, but they need to get rid of a lot of players who have been there for too long – Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier and Hugo Lloris, the old heads that have been there for way too long.
“The club needs to move on from that. Spurs have been okay and sort of half successful with them, but now it’s time to move on.”
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