CHRIS SUTTON has savaged Roy Keane and Gary Neville for their comments on Ange Postecoglou.
The former Celtic striker has criticised the reaction to Postecoglou’s arrival at Tottenham this summer.
PARoy Keane and Gary Neville have been savaged by Chris Sutton[/caption]
Ange Postecoglou has made a strong start as Tottenham bossRex
Spurs recruited the Aussie manager from Celtic ahead of the new season and he has so far made a strong start to the campaign.
His two wins and a draw from three Premier League matches has inspired a positive atmosphere at Spurs, despite their Carabao Cup exit.
However, Sutton has hit out at the initial responses to his appointment from the likes of Neville and Keane.
“If you look at every club he’s been,” he told the Daily Mail. “He’s had 25 successful years in coaching and he turns clubs around.
“He did well with Brisbane in Australia, he went to Yokohama who were struggling in the J-League, turned them around into J-League champions.
“He came to Celtic, took over one hell of a mess and turned them around – winning five out of six trophies, two league titles.
“But it wasn’t just that, it was about style of play, brand of football and then going to Tottenham, that was the biggest thing for me. He would tick that box majorly.
“It’s interesting. Pundits who I respect, Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Glenn Hoddle, have all been slightly critical of him in the way that Tottenham play.”
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Sutton also added: “What I do think is that they don’t understand or haven’t looked into Postecoglou deeply enough in his coaching career and the brand of football which he plays.
“I’ve spoken to him many times, read a lot of stuff about him.”
Postecoglou won five trophies in two seasons with Celtic before heading to North London, including back-to-back league titles.
His achievements have won him admirers, including Sutton, who won the Premier League with Blackburn and four league titles at Celtic.
Spurs and Postecoglou will look to continue their unbeaten league start away to winless Burnley on Saturday.
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