‘Big thing’: Fraser Forster shares what Ange Postecoglou told Tottenham’s players in his first days after joining
Fraser Forster has shared the message Ange Postecoglou gave the Tottenham Hotspur squad after his appointment that he continues to come back to.
Spurs have changed under Ange Postecoglou. It is simple to forget how much of a shambles the team seemed to be in the previous season. Tottenham may have been in the thick of a relegation struggle if it weren’t for Harry Kane’s form. To be sure, nobody seemed to be sorry to see the previous campaign come to a close.
However, Postecoglou assembled the pieces and vaulted Tottenham into the running for the Premier League crown. They are still in the top four. And throughout the season, they have without a doubt been among the top clubs to watch.
Fraser Forster shares what Ange Postecoglou told Tottenham squad in initial meetings
It seems that everyone at all levels has brought into what Postecoglou wants. And when you hear him speak, you can understand why.
Speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, Fraser Forster shared what Postecoglou said to the players shortly after his arrival from Celtic.
“I think the big thing when he first came in was you need to be a family,” he said.
“You need to think of each other as family. So say in a game, something happens to him, he’s a family member. Whereas if you’re strangers, ‘he can sort it out’. He wants everyone to be so close and so together.
“He keeps coming back to that, like that’s the standards. If you’re going to press, you’ll press together. So basically he brought everyone into a little group and everyone’s brought into it. That’s been the big thing.”
A man-management master
One of Postecoglou’s most apparent assets seems to be his ability to handle men.In the past, James Maddison has expressed how amazed he is by the meetings that Postecoglou arranges. And it’s obvious that Forster is a big fan.
All you have to do is see how much progress several players have made. Those that truly struggled last season included Richarlison, Heung-min Son, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, and Yves Bissouma.
Under Postecoglou, they have all been extremely important players. And they have improved so much this season, which is probably mostly due to his ability to manage those personalities.
