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Ange says Spurs don't dare

Ange Postecoglou has accused Tottenham Hotspur of thinking they are “one of the big boys” but never acting like an ambitious club during his two years in charge.   Postecoglou, 60, said Tottenham are the “antithesis” of their “to dare is to do” club motto, citing a lack of ambition in the transfer market.

Spurs won the Europa League under Postecoglou but finished 17th in the Premier League last season, losing 22 matches, their most defeats in a league campaign since 1934-35. 

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Postecoglou said: “Tottenham as a club were saying ‘we’re one of the big boys’ and the reality is I don’t think they are, in terms of my experience over the last two years. When Arsenal need players, they’ll spend £100million on Declan Rice. I don’t see Tottenham doing that ever.”

“When you walk into Tottenham, what you see everywhere is ‘to dare is to do’. It’s everywhere. And yet their actions are almost the antithesis of that, right?” Postecoglou said. “You give credit to Daniel [Levy] because that path has got to a new stadium, new facilities — by taking a safe path. I think what they didn’t realise was that, to actually win, you’ve got to take some risks at some point.”

“When you look at the expenditure, particularly in their wage structure, they’re not a big club,” Postecoglou said. “I saw that because when we were trying to sign players, we weren’t in the market for those players."

Ange said that the 'Spursy' tag is justified and there is a lack of belief about winning trophies.


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