London: Ange Postecoglou stands near the edge of one of the 16 perfectly manicured fields at Tottenham Hotspur’s sprawling, palatial training base in north London. He is off to the side, by himself. His arms are folded. His players are being put through their paces and his assistants are running the session. It’s a short, sharp one, and everything they do is with the ball, which is not how his predecessors always did things. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.
He’s just watching.
This is a familiar scenario to those who have seen him run his previous teams, but no less fascinating after all these years. Postecoglou is a delegator, but one who somehow remains in control of everything. Hands-off, yet his fingerprints are everywhere.
Postecoglou is in his happy place. He is in charge of one of the biggest and richest clubs in the world, and after three months in the job, they are one of only two undefeated teams in the English Premier League.
Among Spurs supporters, he is already an icon. After a dark few years under José Mourinho and Antonio Conte, the mood around the club has entirely changed, and they say it’s all down to him.
