Ange Postecoglou told life at Celtic compared to Tottenham is 'chalk and cheese' as crazy scenario ruled out
Alan Shearer insists it would be CRAZY for Tottenham Hotspur to consider binning Ange Postecoglou.
The ex-Celtic boss has endured a difficult start to the campaign with just one win from his opening four Premier League games. Postecoglou splashed out more than £125million across the summer but has yet to get his side firing on all cylinders. A small section of fans appear to be slowly losing patience with the Aussie but legendary England striker Shearer thinks it would be mad to wield the axe.
He said: "Ange has come down from Celtic where the pressure is huge because they're a massive football club and you have to deliver there, which he did. However, in terms of the standard of football, the Premier League is chalk and cheese compared to the Scottish Premiership. There is no comparison.
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"Ange is now coming up against better teams, players, managers, and set-ups down in England, and he knows that. He knows that the pressure is on him to deliver; he's spent a few quid and bought a centre-forward for a lot of money so he now has to get that right.
"He was brought into the football club because of his style of play and because of his beliefs. It would be crazy for Spurs or Postecoglou to change that now, and he's not going to. He plays with a high line, with his full-backs going into midfield and at times, the opposition will catch them out.
"However, from set-pieces, teams see that as an area to exploit. I don’t know whether that's the goalkeeper, or the Tottenham set-up, but he's not changing it. Let us not forget how Ange’s style worked for them in a lot of games last season and it was exciting football, but it is high risk. Sometimes fans have to be patient because it'll work one week and maybe not so much the other.
"Spurs must stick with Postecoglou, there's no doubt about it. Unfortunately, you know as a manager, and as players, that you have to deliver on the pitch and if you don't, you'll get criticised. Unfortunately, Tottenham haven't had a good start to the season."
Postecoglou was involved in a fiery interview with a Sky Sports reporter in the aftermath of Sunday's North London derby defeat to Arsenal. The Hoops Treble-winner doubled down on his belief that he ALWAYS wins silverware in his second season and Shearer admires the ex-Australia and Yokohama F. Marinos manager's confidence.
He told Betfair: "Reporters know what they're doing when they're asking the questions; they ask them at the right time and if their side had won, then the manager is happy and energetic, but if there's been a disappointing result, you get angry and you're still a bit prickly. That is for players and managers.
"Sometimes you don't want to answer questions that are put to you, but I admired Postecoglou’s confidence and his belief, just very much like his style of play, and that's not going to change for him. It was interesting when he said, 'I always win trophies in my second season', but that has been the case during his career.
"They're not going to win the league, so a cup competition will have to be their chance of some silverware, so they are going to have to go out and win one. Whether they can or not, we'll have to wait and see."