After victory against Premier League leaders Liverpool, Ange Postecoglou has been brought back to earth with a bump as he looks to avoid an FA Cup shock.
The former Celtic gaffer took his Tottenham side to English fifth tier outfit Tamworth, with the FA Cup David versus Goliath third round meeting delayed in kicking off due to issues with the net. Which saw a Tamworth player fix the issues by clambering on a teammate’s back with a roll of tape.
And as the bodged repair was taking place, Ange faced chants of ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ from the sold-out home end at Tamworth’s tiny Lamb Ground – with the Aussie boss cutting a relaxed figure on the touchline, as he laughed with supporters crowding around the away dugout. Postecoglou has been under increasing pressure at Spurs following an inconsistent campaign – which has seen them hammer defending champions Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad, but also fail to ever string a run of form together, leaving them slumped in 12th in the Premier League.
A 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup came at the ideal time, however Spurs showed early signs of fatigue against their minnow opponents – with keeper Antonín Kinsky forced into a sharp save inside the first 30 seconds as the non-league side burst in on goal. He previously stressed that his players wouldn’t show any disrespect to their opponents when asked about their views on getting changed in a converted portacabin.
Postceoglous said; “They are not multimillion dollar players, they are human beings who are very understanding and good people. They would never go to a place like that and disrespect it. They have all come from a place like that, some worse.”