Fans loving Big Ange and boss loving Spurs' spirit
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 (Richarlison 90+8, Kulusevski 90+10)
SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 (Hamer 74)
As soon as the final whistle sounded after a dramatic and enthralling game at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, the Robbie Williams song Angels rang round the ground with the words reworked to include the tribute “We're loving Big Ange instead”.
Spurs fans have quickly taken to Ange Postecoglou, the gruff Australian, who has transformed the mood music at the club in a heartbeat. This was Tottenham's fourth straight league win, taking them to second in the table, and this thrilling comeback against Sheffield United was masterminded by a man whose brand of bright, attacking and entertaining football is what the club's supporters have been crying out for.
It was breathtaking stuff from Spurs once again. Paul Heckingbottom's side were on the verge of a huge shock as they headed into the 108th minute of this dramatic game with a 1-0 lead, given them when Gustavo Hamer hammered home a half-volley in the 74th minute.
But Postecoglou's Tottenham are tougher and more resilient than they were under Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte, and they scored twice in the space of three minutes to secure the win they thoroughly deserved.
Richarlison, whose troubles on and off the field have been well documented recently, came off the substitute's bench to head Spurs level in the eighth minute of stoppage time, and two minutes later set up Dejan Kulusevski for the winner.
Asked about the frenetic finale, Postecoglou said: “Yeah, there was a fair bit going on out there today. A great ending, in terms of what we're trying to build, there's the football side of it but there's also trying to build the spirit and character and resilience within the group and they
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