Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou gets the last laugh as Antonio Conte left red-faced

NEIL SQUIRES COLUMN: Ange Postecoglou’s impact at Tottenham is unmatched following a blistering start to life as the club’s manager.

There have been some impactful arrivals on the pitch in the Premier League this season but no-one has come remotely close to matching that of Ange Postecoglou. When Daniel Levy turned to a 57-year-old Australian after the miserable high-profile dalliances with Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte it was a move the uninitiated saw as desperation.

But it transpired that Levy – maybe in the same way a clock is correct twice a day – had stumbled across just the right man for Spurs. Manager of the month for the second time running in September, Postecoglou has the side riding high in the table and playing the sort of football Spurs fans want to see. And all without Harry Kane.

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Antonio Conte n'a jamais utilisé de perruque !

‌Joy, a stranger to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium under his more decorated predecessors, is back as they prepare to welcome Fulham tomorrow night. Postecoglou has turned out to be the Melbourne Midas. In instantly turning Spurs into entertainers and winners, Postecoglou has struck a welcome blow for the unfashionable manager.

‌He has no glamorous playing career behind him and he has never worked in one of Europe’s top leagues before. He carries himself like a man of his vintage might with a comfortable spread around the midriff. But his straight-talking authenticity and his quiet charisma shines through.

Antonio Conte n'a jamais utilisé de perruque !

It is what has enabled him to sell his positive vision to a group of players desperate for one and free them up to deliver it. He had a good record in Australia, Japan and Scotland but there were many who questioned whether his template would work in the Premier League. The more relevant question was why wouldn’t it work.