Ange Postecoglou claims the feelings of the Tottenham supporters will be his main barometer on whether the upcoming season has been a success or failure.
In many ways, Postecoglou arrives at Spurs at a perfect time from a personal perspective, as many will feel that the club cannot sink lower than they did last season.
The football on offer last campaign was often an excruciating watch, with the team limping to an eight-place finish, their lowest in 13 years.
As a result, Postecoglou will not have any European football to worry about next summer, with some pundits (such as Jamie O’Hara) suggesting that the lack of too many mid-week games might give the North London club an outside chance of a top-four finish.
Postecoglou is looking to please the Spurs fans
The new Spurs head coach has insisted that Spurs fans will be the judge of whether the upcoming season has been a success or not.
When asked what a successful season will look like, the Australian told Football.London: “I think I said in my first press conference, my major barometer will be our fans. If our fans are happy at the end of the year, then we’ve done a good job.”
Postecoglou has insisted that he is more focused on the process of improving on a day-by-day basis and implementing the style of play he wants to see from the side.
He added: “Nothing has really changed in the way I do things. What I do try and envisage is the team playing a certain way. That’s what drives me.
“I want the team to play football that is exciting for the fans and ultimately brings success. But all these kind of things, they are all step-by-step processes for me. I am fairly narrow-minded on just focusing on the present and making sure we are doing the best we can.
“I keep saying to the players: ‘Every day is an opportunity for us to improve, me include’. Every training session is an opportunity for us to get a little bit better, with the final goal in mind to produce a team that hopefully plays the football that brings us success.”
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This is a refreshing change to Antonio Conte, who kept pointing out that the team was struggling when he took over, in an attempt to absolve pressure off himself and play up his own achievements.
The Italian also constantly went on tirades about how it was difficult for Tottenham to compete with the biggest sides in the Premier League, given the money they have spent over recent years.
Postecoglou comes across as much braver than the Italian as not only he is not willing to put a limit on the club’s ambitions but he also accepts that the supporters are the best judges of whether the upcoming campaign would be a success or not.