His brilliant debut season in the Premier League was always going to see Ange Postecoglou linked with any other jobs that came up.
The Australian has seemingly surprised everyone with the courage of his convictions, and a style of football that he won’t change no matter the opponent.
It’s a way of working that quickly endeared him to the White Hart Lane faithful who will no doubt be concerned to hear of links placing him at Anfield in Jurgen Klopp’s stead.
Having only just begun to assert himself in North London, a move elsewhere so soon wouldn’t appear to be in keeping with his modus operandi, and transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, agrees.
“Ange Postecoglou put any rumours of him wanting to leave Tottenham to go to Liverpool to bed in his recent press conference, and guys I’ve nothing on Postecoglou and Liverpool so far,” he said in his exclusive Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside.
“He’s very happy at Tottenham and I’m not aware of contacts with other clubs. He was also very much involved in talks to convince Lucas Bergvall to join Spurs for example, so it doesn’t look like a worrying situation to me.”
Building a squad capable of winning silverware – long overdue in the blue and white half of North London – takes time, especially when taking on a new set of professionals and trying to impart the knowledge which brings a recognisable way of playing as well as keeping a firm grip on the dressing room.
If nothing else, ‘Big Ange’ appears to be a man of his word, and with that in mind, Tottenham can look forward to many more years under him.