ROYAL FLUSH
Ange happy to pull the chain on King’s men
ANGE POSTECOGLOU has vowed to ruin King Charles’ weekend – just days after he was invited to Buckingham Palace.
Tottenham manager Postecoglou was a guest of the monarch and Queen Camilla at a sun-soaked summer garden party on Wednesday.
Today sees Spurs host Burnley – the club closest to Charles’ heart – and the Clarets will be down if they don’t win.
Postecoglou, like many Aussies, was not prepared to do the Establishment any favours, though.
He said: “I’d be happy to disappoint him on that front – no problem.”
Postecoglou revealed his invitation, which extended to his wife plus fellow Spurs Aussies [assistant coach] Mile Jedinak, [MD] Scott Munn and [defender] Charli Grant, came via the Australian government.
Big Ange posed for pictures with fellow attendees but admitted he didn’t get to within “10 feet” of the King.
Which is just as well because the Greece-born boss might have said too much about certain ancient artefacts in the British Museum. He said: “If I had got closer, I probably would have asked him about the Parthenon marbles and probably have got thrown out.”
Tottenham have lost their last four games and have let in 13 goals against Newcastle, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Spurs fans want that run ended today. However, they aren’t too fussed about losing the one after Burnley as that’s against title-chasing Manchester City.
The thought of helping bitter rivals Arsenal win the league instead is the worst nightmare for many blue and white diehards.
But any hope that Postecoglou will tell his players they are free to throw in the towel has already been dashed.
Spurs need to overturn a sevenpoint deficit to pip Aston Villa for the last Champions League slot and he reckons it is still possible.
He said: “I don’t give up on anything. I’m here fighting tooth and nail every single day for everything I can get for this football club because that’s my responsibility. I would not give up on any cause, even the most lost of causes.
“I want us to try and win three games of football and see where that takes us.”
Postecoglou has seen supporters and pundits lose faith in his tactics following the four-game losing run.
But he said: “Not that I don’t respect it, I just don’t think it is relevant to me.
“Even when people were saying good things about me, I wasn’t paying attention then either.”