Ange Postecoglou relects on long journey as he sets about Spurs rebuild

The Greece-born Australian reflected on his journey from a schoolboy in Melbourne watching Spurs win the FA Cup, to taking tips from Alex Ferguson in Rio and Pep Guardiola in Japan

DEEP THINKER: Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou during a press conference at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre. Pic: PA

Ange Postecoglou has travelled around the world in order to reach the Premier League, which is any ambitious manager's ultimate destination, so maybe it's no surprise he has met some of the game's foremost minds, albeit in some of the most unlikely places.

Looking out from Tottenham's state-of-the-art training centre in north London after a week at the helm of one of English football's sleeping giants, the Greece-born Australian reflected on his journey from a schoolboy in Melbourne watching Spurs win the FA Cup, to taking tips from Alex Ferguson in Rio de Janeiro and Pep Guardiola in Japan.