‘Just made history’: Ange Postecoglou breaks Premier League record as Spurs go top
Tottenham surged to the top of the Premier League as Son Heung-min and James Maddison sealed a 2-0 win against Fulham on Tuesday morning.
Ange Postecoglou’s side extended their unbeaten start to nine league games thanks to Son’s opener and Maddison’s first goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since his close-season move from Leicester.
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Tottenham leapfrogged Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool to go two points clear at the top of the table.
Fulham are the only team to beat Tottenham this season, knocking them out of the League Cup on penalties in August.
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But they avenged that loss by recording a third successive league victory to strengthen their unexpected title challenge.
The north Londoners’ superb start to Postecoglou’s debut season have awoken dreams of the club’s first top-flight title since Bill Nicholson’s 1961 double winners.
While that ambitious target may yet prove beyond Tottenham, who haven’t won a major trophy since 2008, 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 under Antonio Conte last term, combined with Harry Kane’s close-season move to Bayern Munich, left many expecting another year of turmoil.
Yet Postecoglou has astutely guided Tottenham to calmer waters, winning over doubters with his down-to-earth personality and attacking game-plan.
Monday’s victory gave Postecoglou the record for most points gained by a new manager in their first
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