The Ange Postecoglou era just continues to go from strength to strength.
As the English football world falls in love with the Australian, he’s now on top of the table after Tottenham recorded a 1-0 win against Luton.
The victory propels them two points clear of second placed Machester City who travel to title rivals Arsenal on Sunday night.
It wasn’t an easy win after they recovered from Yves Bissouma’s dismissal for diving to earn the points.
Bissouma was sent off just before half-time for his needless second booking at Kenilworth Road.
But Mickey van de Ven’s first goal for the club soon after the interval clinched unbeaten Tottenham’s sixth win in eight league games.
We showed a lot of character and resilience. We started really well, should have been three or four up, but then you get the red card and it is a different type of game,” Postecoglou said.
“I thought we held it together really well. In the end we get three points at a difficult place to go.”
The north Londoners’ superb start to Postecoglou’s first season in charge have awoken dreams of an unexpected title challenge.
While that may yet prove beyond Tottenham, the Australian has undoubtedly had a huge impact on a club that was in turmoil when he arrived from Celtic.
A toxic combination of Tottenham’s poor results and dour displays, combined with Harry Kane’s close-season move to Bayern Munich, left many expecting another season of turmoil, but Postecoglou has worked wonders to steady the ship.
He had already earned plaudits for energising Tottenham with his attacking tactics, but this gritty performance will have been equally pleasing.
It is the best unbeaten start any Tottenham manager has ever made and, with fixtures against Fulham and Crystal Palace up next, they could extend their unbeaten start through the rest of October.
“The players want to change the destiny of this football club and that is what they are trying to do on the pitch,” Postecoglou said.
It’s going alright, but we’re in October and still have a lot of work to do.” In their first meeting with Tottenham since a goalless draw in 1992, struggling Luton found it impossible to get a foothold in a blistering start from the visitors.
