What Ange Postecoglou has been saying behind the scenes about his first season at Tottenham

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There’s certainly no doubt that Ange Postecoglou has enjoyed an incredibly successful start to life during his first season at Tottenham Hotspur.

Postecoglou arrived at the club during the intense uncertainty over Harry Kane’s future, a situation no new manager will have enjoyed as a welcome.

However, the Australian never complained, never made excuses, and instead decided to present the move as a new opportunity.

Postecoglou entrusted his new squad to make the step and replace Kane’s 278 Tottenham goals without the addition of a new striker.

And by and large this has paid dividends, with both Richarlison and Son Heung-min stepping forwards during different periods.

But following defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, and a mixed February of performances, it does feel as if the bubble is slightly beginning to burst.

That’s not to say that the tide is turning in North London, far from it, but the realities of a project with a long-term goal are setting in.

That being said, football.london have now been providing a few more details on the fallout from the weekend’s defeat, and how Postecoglou considered his first season would go.

Ange Postecoglou always expected a tough first season at Tottenham

As part of the report, it was explained how Postecoglou considers his trajectory at Tottenham, and why success wasn’t necessarily expected in his first season.

The manager felt as if the first 12 months were always going to be about taking stock, assessing the whole squad intensely.

Postecoglou then expected to use that first year as a clear indication as to what needed to happen in the second season, perhaps by way of the transfer market.

The manager expected difficult moments in his first year, it was all part of the plan.

Of course, that does delineate why success this season should be seen as something of a bonus – especially if a top four spot can be achieved.

And whilst this was always the plan, Postecoglou taking a year to assess things, he will have been aware of the need to start his Tottenham era strongly.

Postecoglou wasn’t simply going to take the club backwards and lose all enthusiasm for his project immediately.

But perhaps we will see a much evolved Tottenham in Postecoglou’s second season, a team who won’t turn to the likes of Ben Davies and Emerson Royal – even if they are still stellar assets. 

All that being said, it seems as Spurs staff may have already identified a player they’d love to add in the summer.