Chris Sutton has jumped to the defence of Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou and says he’s been underestimated by the likes of Roy Keane and Gary Neville.
So far, the Aussie has led Spurs to a 2-0 win over Manchester United and four points from a possible six against Brentford and Bournemouth.
Spurs are third in the league table on seven points, just two off Man City.
On Sky Sports, Keane and Neville have both expressed concerns about Postecoglou’s tactics, but Sutton believes they need to show him more respect.
Speaking on the Mail Sport podcast It’s All Kicking Off, he said: ‘If you look at every club he’s been, he’s had 25 successful years in coaching and he turns clubs around.
‘He did well with Brisbane in Australia, he went to Yokohama who were struggling in the in the J-League, turned them around into J-League champions. He came to Celtic, took over one hell of a mess and turned them around – winning five out of six trophies, two league titles.
‘But it wasn’t just that, it was about style of play, brand of football and then going to Tottenham, that was the biggest thing for me. He would tick that box majorly.
‘It’s interesting. Pundits who I respect, Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Glenn Hoddle, have all been slightly critical of him in the way that Tottenham play.’
He added: ‘What I do think is that they don’t understand or haven’t looked into Postecoglou deeply enough in his coaching career and the brand of football which he plays, I’ve spoken to him many times, read a lot of stuff about him.’