‘Say it to his face’… Chris Sutton fuming after what BBC pundit has said about Ange Postecoglou
Ever since the day Ange Postecoglou arrived at Tottenham, Chris Sutton has been one of his biggest fans.
More often than Joe Root has supported England, the pundit has taken the field for Postecoglou.
Sutton genuinely has a soft place for Postecoglou as a Celtics supporter, and he will fight Postecoglou to the death if necessary.
Speaking on BBC 606, Sutton and Robbie Savage got into a small fight on Postecoglou while debating their candidates for Manager of the Season.
Savage argued in favor of Rob Edwards, saying that keeping Luton in the championship is a greater accomplishment than playing attractive football with Tottenham in fifth position.
As you would expect, Sutton was not pleased with this proposal and took a jab at Savage for showing favouritism towards the Spurs manager.
Chris Sutton not happy with Robbie Savage’s Ange Postecoglou comments
The two pundits had a bit of a spat over this situation.
“So Chris, Luton Town if they stay up under Rob Edwards is an incredible achievement, what’s better Rob Edwards keeping Luton up or Big Ange changing the way Spurs play, getting the ‘well done’ trophy and finishing fifth,” Savage said.
“Serious point, why are you patronising Ange Postecoglou? Would you say it to his face? Would you say well done for winning the well played trophy would you? No you wouldn’t. You have such a lack of understanding of the game, no wonder you’re still working at non-league level,” Sutton said.
Both have a point
Both men have valid points in this argument, which makes it quite interesting.
Undoubtedly, Postecoglou has improved Spurs’ performance on the field, but Spurs are now only fifth in the league, which isn’t really an improvement over what Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte were doing.
Football is ultimately a results-driven sport, and while Postecoglou is steering Tottenham in the correct direction, the team hasn’t seen much success under his leadership yet.
Perhaps Rob Edwards is closer to his targets this season than Postecoglou is in the race for Manager of the Season.
