Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou’s incredible unbeaten home run continued on Sunday morning (AEST), as Spurs fought back from a second-half injury-time deficit to beat Sheffield United.
Spurs were in danger of losing in the 8th minute of second half stoppage time, before Brazilian striker Richarlison and Swedish striker Dejan Kulusevski combined to create two goals in two minutes to complete a dramatic comeback. calculated at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The victory confirmed Spurs’ unbeaten start to the Premier League season under Postecoglou, leading up to blockbuster matches with arch-rivals Arsenal and Liverpool in the next fortnight.
It also extended Postecoglou’s incredible unbeaten home run to 50 consecutive matches, spanning his tenure at Yokohama F. Marinos, Celtic and Spurs. He also won 42 of those matches.
The Premier League’s August Manager of the Month was asked about his remarkable home record in his post-match press conference and said the desire to ‘reward’ his fans was one of the motivations behind this invincible streak.
“It’s funny you say that because I really value that wherever I am, because ultimately, for your fans, how much do you value away wins because because you have to deserve them all when they come home and you really want to reward them,” Postecoglou said.
“From that perspective, if you can create that atmosphere, I’ve been very lucky that in the last three clubs I’ve owned, we’ve even had between 30,000 and 40,000 people in Japan, and at Celtic they always have been.” complete, and it creates an atmosphere and today we see that it helps the whole group.
The win over Sheffield sparked wild stadium celebrations from invigorated Spurs fans – who have become enamored with Postecoglou in just a few weeks and for good reason as Spurs currently ranked second in the Premier League rankings. Postecoglou was asked if fans should temper their expectations after their bright start to the season, but the Australian said Spurs supporters should continue to be delighted with their strong form.
“No, no, no, let them go, let them go and enjoy it,” he told Tottenham’s media channel.
“My role is not to burst people’s bubbles. Let them get excited, let them move forward.
“That’s the beauty of being an advocate. They’ve suffered enough, you should let them enjoy it. If they think we’re going to be the best in the world then great, it’s up to us to meet that expectation.
“Our supporters deserve to have a little happiness and enjoy it as they wish.”
