Tom Holland agrees with Gareth Bale on 'great' Ange Postecoglou after superb Tottenham start

Ange Postecoglou has already won the hearts of many Tottenham Hotspur supporters. The Australian has enjoyed a successful start to life in north London after replacing Antonio Conte.

The former Celtic boss has won three of his opening four Premier League games in charge of Spurs after leaving Celtic. And barring a disappointing exit in the Carabao Cup at the hands of Fulham in the second round, life has started better than expected at Hotspur Way.

Wins against Manchester United, AFC Bournemouth and Burnley have seen Spurs take 10 points from a possible 12, putting them only two points behind leaders Manchester City. And Postecoglou has recently discussed the excitement of the challenge at Tottenham. Speaking to talkSPORT this week, he said: «I love a challenge. I’ve done that throughout my whole career. Every step along the way, I’ve usually moved on the back of success, wherever I’ve been. It’s because there’s a challenge out there that really stirs me.

»Firstly, you’ve got to get asked. That’s the first thing; you’re not always asked. Secondly, you look at what you’re going into. The fact that it is — for all intents and purposes — one of the biggest clubs in the world but hasn’t had success for a very long time was probably the key driver for me.

«When you go into a challenge like that, you know that — should you be able to implement the things you want to and it goes well — you can make an impact and leave a mark on the club you’ve worked for. That’s what I’m trying to do.

»That was the biggest attraction for me: the fact that the club hasn’t had a lot of success, it was coming off the back of a particularly poor season even by its own standards. The opportunity there to create something."

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