Not quite Harry who?, but Postecoglou has lifted Spurs gloom

LONDON : Ange Postecoglou has only been in charge of Tottenham Hotspur for two Premier League games but already the Australian has managed to lift the gloom that was hanging over the north London club when he arrived from Celtic.

Saturday's 2-0 home win over Manchester United, following up from a 2-2 draw at Brentford, was not without flaws but the positive intent of a new-look Spurs was a tonic for the fans who ended last season close to mutiny.

That campaign, in which Antonio Conte's defensive tactics and moody demeanour sucked the life out of Tottenham and resulted in an eighth-placed finish after the Italian parted ways, left the club at a low ebb.

Postecoglou then had to deal with a daily Harry Kane soap opera until the club's talisman and record scorer was sold on to Bayern Munich on the eve of the new season, provoking more fury from the faithful.

But, suddenly, in little over a week since Kane's exit, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Postecoglou's trademark high-tempo attacking style has been adopted joyfully by his new charges and the fans love it.

They were not quite singing "Harry who?" from the stands on Saturday, but the way an enterprising Tottenham bossed the second half suggests the hole he left behind is not quite the chasm it was made out to be.

New signing James Maddison again stood out in midfield, Son Heung-min seems to have shaken off any shock at losing his old partner in crime, 20-year-old left back Destiny Udogie looked a real prospect and Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr worked their socks off to control the middle of the pitch.

Postecoglou is now unbeaten in his last 49 home league games as a manager across spells with Yokohama F. Marinos, Celtic and Tottenham and while it remains early days,