Postecoglou not a dreamer as Spurs continue title push

LONDON : Tottenham Hotspur are top of the Premier League and unbeaten in the top flight this season but their manager Ange Postecoglou said on Thursday he was happy to leave title dreams to the fans.

Spurs' win at Crystal Palace last Friday was their fourth in a row and they next face a struggling Chelsea side on Monday, but their Australian boss is not getting carried away.

"I'm not so much a dreamer, I'm very much in the reality of day to day and what's important to us," Postecoglou told reporters.

"I thought we coped well with the challenge we had the other night but we know there's another challenge for us on Monday night. Thinking beyond that doesn't really serve any purpose."

Despite keeping his feet firmly on the ground, the manager does not mind the Tottenham faithful getting carried away by their excellent start to the season.

"The supporters, by all means, this is their football club and they've got to enjoy their football club if things are going well and it provides them with hopes and dreams and aspirations.

"But my task is more the mundane day to day."

Spurs face a stiff test in maintaining their unbeaten run as they now face Chelsea, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle United in their next six games.

"It's just part of the challenge. Again you can list those games and you can think about them collectively or you can just concentrate on the biggest challenge for us, which is Chelsea on Monday night," the Spurs coach said.

"All those things take care of themselves if you deal with the day to day process. It's really important for us, and I've emphasised this to the players, to stay in the present."

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Spurs have a two point lead over Arsenal and Manchester City with Liverpool a further point back in