Postecoglou has no time for ‘Spursiness’ – this may be his one Premier League shot | Jonathan Wilson

A history of ruthlessness will put the former Celtic manager in good stead as he faces up to player power at Tottenham

One night in May 2009, Frank Farina, the coach of Brisbane Roar, sat down to play board games with his family. He worked his way through a bottle of chardonnay and then had a couple of glasses of red. When he got in his car the next morning, he was still over the limit. As a consequence, 14 years later Ange Postecoglou was appointed manager of Tottenham.

It was Farina’s second drink-driving offence in under three years. The Roar sacked him and, in their scramble for a replacement, turned to Postecoglou.

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