Postecoglou: My Spurs side will attack

Tottenham Hotspur will play exciting, attacking and aggressive football in 2023/24, says Ange Postecoglou in his first interview as head coach.

Postecoglou, the first Australian to manage a Premier League club, officially starts his tenure at Spurs today as preparations begin for the new season. 

He now has six weeks before Spurs' opener, at Brentford on 13 August, in which time he wants to drill in a new style of play not truly seen at the club since Mauricio Pochettino left in 2019 having led them to four consecutive top-four finishes. 

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“I like to win, that’s the main thing, and I’ve done that wherever I’ve been," Postecoglou told Spurs' official website. "The football is designed to bring success. 

"Alongside that it’s really important to me that there is an element of what I think most fans and players want to be associated with, and that’s football that’s exciting, that people talk about, not just the end result but also the manner in which you played your football.

“That’s really important to me, A, because I think it’s a way to be successful and also secondly, because it allows people to grab onto those things that are most special about our game, those memorable moments.

“People want to see their team scoring goals, being exciting, not conceding goals, being aggressive in their approach, all these kinds of things that everyone seeks in their own football team. That’s what I want to try to provide. The basis of it will be that we want to be a team that wins things and, ultimately, entertains our fans."

'I need to be present everywhere'

Spurs' players started to return for pre-season today, two-and-a-half weeks before Postecoglou's first match in charge, a friendly against West Ham United in Australia on 18 July.

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Postecoglou has revealed exactly what he plans to do to help Spurs transition to his methods as quickly as possible and ensure a fast start to 2023/24.

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"The most important thing for me in this early part is that people get to know me,” he added. “Staff, players, people associated with the club, they need to get to know me and what I’m about. If they get to know me and believe in me, whatever I need to do after that is easier. That’s the first bit.

“I have to be present in as many areas as I can be in this early part, and that’s what I will try to do, make sure I’m present in every aspect of the football club, so people at least have some exposure to me.

“Beyond that, it’s working with the players. Players are the most important people in this football club and every football club. We have six weeks - how can we prepare these guys to make sure come the first weekend of Premier League football that we’re ready to go?

“I’m very excited about the challenge ahead - an enormous football club, exciting league, I guess all the things you strive for in your professional career. It’s great to be here and getting ready to work.”