Ange Postecoglou has revealed that he was quite complimentary of Manchester City to Pep Guardiola after the full-time whistle.
Tottenham have made it a habit to entertain so far this season, with their recent clashes against the likes of Chelsea and Aston Villa being rather watchable for the neutrals.
The Lilywhites were involved in another Premier League classic at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, fighting back twice to draw level in the second half.
While Man City will feel that they should have got all three points, given the chances they created in the first half, Tottenham were certainly good value for a point, given the way they fought back in the second period.
Guardiola was quite complimentary of Postecoglou ahead of the game, admitting that he enjoys watching Spurs play and remarking that the Australian makes ‘football a better place’ (Reuters).
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The Tottenham head coach has now responded in kind, praising his counterpart for the kind of team he has built at Manchester.
When asked what he discussed with Guardiola during their embrace after the final whistle, Postecoglou told Football.London: “We promised goals. We delivered so it was entertaining.
“He’s got a fantastic team. He’s had such a fantastic team for such a long time. I obviously want to beat them mate but you can appreciate just what a fantastic football team they are.
“I guess from his behalf, he’s always been, not just publicly but privately, always very complimentary about me and my work. Not always directly to me but I’ve found out through other sources and coming from someone like him I have great respect for.”
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One can understand why there is plenty of mutual admiration between Postecoglou and Guardiola, with both managers having similar footballing beliefs and principles.
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