Ian Wright and Roy Keane have been involved in a debate as to the situation facing Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham Hotspur. While the former believes there is pressure on the new Spurs boss, Keane insists no one is expecting anything of the club and their new manager.
After a disastrous season last year, Tottenham needed to steady the ship for this campaign and beyond. Ange Postecolgou was selected as the man to bring that stability to North London, and he’s done just that.
Spurs are unbeaten in their first eight league games and currently sit at the top of the table as we enter the international break.
Whether the Lilywhites can sustain this form and mount a title challenge or not, remains to be seen, but there certainly appears to be a great degree of progress in such a short space of time since the Australian took over at the club.
Postecoglou has been getting a tune out of players like Heung-min Son and Yves Bissouma who had struggled last term, and has brought in quality players like James Maddison, too.
LUTON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 07: Ange Postecoglou, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, gestures during the Premier League match between Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur at Kenilworth Road on October 07, 2023 in Luton, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images)
Is Ange Postecoglou under any pressure?
Things are going well for Spurs, then. But, in a chat on The Overlap, Ian Wright and Roy Keane just could not agree on the kind of situation Postecoglou finds himself in.
Wright said: “Ange Postecoglou has come in, under a lot of pressure. And he is showing us that Tottenham are playing in a certain way.”
Keane couldn’t seem to believe what he was hearing, and insisted Postecoglou came into the role with no pressure. Wright then asked: “How can he not be under pressure coming from Celtic to Tottenham?”
Keane answered in his typical fashion: “There wasn’t any pressure because people weren’t expecting much. They sold Kane and it was like let’s see how this goes?”
While Keane admits that no one expected Spurs to be achieving what they are now, Wright attempted to make his point that Postecoglou had a lot of mess to clear up at the club. Keane stood firm, though.
“There are no expectations on them because Spurs have done nothing for 20-odd years,” Keane added.
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I have to admit, I don’t think there has been or will be much pressure on Postecoglou at all this year. I am very much of the opinion that whatever we achieve this year will be under the context of a transitional year, so even a top-six finish would be a success. Naturally, a big job like this comes with normal pressure, but nothing like it has been in recent years.
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