Ange Postecoglou jokes about becoming Jack Reacher to identify Spurs mole
Ange Postecoglou revealed that he has become a part-time sleuth in an attempt to track down a potential mole at Tottenham.
The Spurs boss joked on Friday that by aiming to suss out the source of the leak he had turned into fictional character Jack Reacher – a popular series of novels written by British-born author Lee Child which has been made into a television series and the eponymous protagonist is also portrayed by actor Tom Cruise in two films.
Suggestions of a potential mole came following social media speculation on Thursday made about Wilson Odobert being sidelined with an injury for Spurs’ Europa League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Odobert was an unused substitute during the game, but the latest leaking of information prompted Postecoglou to go public with his grievances on the issue before Sunday’s trip to Wolves.
Postecoglou said: “It’s been going on for a while. It started last year. We thought we had nipped it in the bud but it’s still consistently coming out at different times.
“You try to keep the circle of information pretty tight. I don’t understand why people would do it, especially if they’re so-called in our camp because I don’t know how it’s helpful to us. It certainly doesn’t seem to be helpful to us.
“It’s not agents. Definitely not agents. The stuff that is coming out is pretty specific. The language used is not used by agents. It’s definitely not the players.
“I’ve always said, especially with medical information, I’m really, really careful.
“Even though we’re in the world of football and I know everyone thinks these things should be carte blanche in terms of information flow, I’m still very respectful in terms of medical records and how much information we actually give on certain things.
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