Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has become the first in Premier League history to complete a hat-trick of Manager of the Month awards in his first season in the competition. The former Celtic manager has completely turned things around at Spurs and has elevated them into early title contenders.
In October, the Lilywhites won all three of their games against Luton Town, Crystal Palace and Fulham while only conceding one goal. They were briefly at the top of the table before Manchester City reclaimed it this past week.
Ange Postecoglou completes hat-trick of Manager of the Month awards
The Australian has successfully imposed his philosophy of playing attractive, high intensity and free flowing attacking football onto the team. The players also have a newfound intensity and cohesion about them which was absent under previous managers.
And in spite of the departure of Harry Kane, things have looked positive for the club with Son Heung-Min stepping up to the task of scoring goals. On the other hand, James Maddison has become the creative number 10 to provide these opportunities and dictate play.
In November, however, things have taken a sharp turn. Micky van de Ven and James Maddison are both injured following Spurs’ 4-1 defeat against Chelsea in the London derby, and it could affect their performance and style of play until the new year, especially against fellow top teams in the division.
But with Ange Postecoglou’s philosophy in place so deeply among all the players, Spurs might be able to surprise us all in spite of their injury list.
