{"id":289700,"date":"2023-09-23T13:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T13:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289700"},"modified":"2023-09-23T13:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T13:35:02","slug":"ange-postecoglou-admits-he-supported-one-of-tottenhams-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ange-postecoglou-admits-he-supported-one-of-tottenhams-rivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Ange Postecoglou admits he supported one of Tottenham&apos;s rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ange Postecoglou admits he supported one of Tottenham&#8217;s Premier League rivals as a child, as he jokes &#8216;I&#8217;ve taken the posters down!&#8217; since joining Spurs<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Ange Postecoglou says he wanted to become a manager even as a little kid\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Greek-born Australian has revealed he supported one of Tottenham&#8217;s rivals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>He has led Spurs to a fine start to the season ahead of the north London derby\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou has revealed he supported one of Tottenham&#8217;s Premier League rivals as a kid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old took over the north London side this summer and has guided them to a fine start to the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Greek-born Australian\u00a0Postecoglou has admitted he always wanted to become a manager from a young age and has been inspired by one of country&#8217;s biggest clubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was a massive Liverpool fan. I loved Bill Shankly, I loved the boot room, the whole story,&#8217; the Spurs boss told Gary Lineker on BBC&#8217;s Football Focus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Are you still a Liverpool fan?&#8217; Lineker questioned, to which Postecoglou jokingly replied: &#8216;Well, I&#8217;ve taken the posters down mate, last week!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/13\/75757731-0-image-a-26_1695471107246.jpg\" height=\"374\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou has revealed he supported one of Spurs&#8217; Premier League rivals as a kid.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/13\/75757887-0-image-a-27_1695472103120.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old took over Tottenham this summer and has guided them to a fine start\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou added: &#8216;Liverpool in the &#8217;70s, when they played the whole possession stuff and really played football, it was a bit different, and it always attracted me down that road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That obviously influenced me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou took an unconventional route to becoming a Premier League manager. Prior to his move to Tottenham, he had spells with the likes of Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, the Australian national side and Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He led Celtic to back-to-back Scottish Premiership titles before earning a move to the capital with Tottenham.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An impressive start to the season has seen his side pick up 13 points from a possible 15 ahead of their north London derby showdown with Arsenal on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the meeting at the Emirates, he said:\u00a0&#8216;In terms of the way we play, we&#8217;re not changing, mate. We&#8217;ll go out and scare the life out of them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If we shy away from it, don&#8217;t play our football, manage to get a draw and survive the experience, what have we really learned? Apart from surviving 90 minutes of football? Nothing. We&#8217;re going to go out and play our football.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/13\/75757917-0-image-a-28_1695472184204.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou has revealed he supported Liverpool as a kid and has taken inspiration from them<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12552393\/Ange-Postecoglou-admits-supported-one-Tottenhams-Premier-League-rivals-child-jokes-Ive-taken-posters-joining-Spurs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ange Postecoglou admits he supported one of Tottenham&#8217;s Premier League rivals as a child, as he jokes &#8216;I&#8217;ve taken the posters down!&#8217; 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