{"id":301327,"date":"2023-12-03T21:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301327"},"modified":"2023-12-03T21:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:24:14","slug":"the-notebook-spurs-boss-postecoglou-indebted-to-city-for-his-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-spurs-boss-postecoglou-indebted-to-city-for-his-success\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOTEBOOK: Spurs boss Postecoglou indebted to City for his success"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> THE NOTEBOOK: Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou indebted to City for his success, Rodri\u00a0causes a headache for\u00a0Pep Guardiola&#8230; and who was the\u00a0mini-Erling Haaland in hospitality?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man City 3-3 Tottenham:\u00a0Kulusevski&#8217;s 90th-minute header earns Spurs a point<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The City Football Group were impressed with Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s work in Japan\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s Dejan Kulusevski headed a late equaliser to earn his side a 3-3 draw at champions Manchester City in a rip-roaring Premier League contest on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The match began in breathless fashion with Son Heung-min putting Tottenham ahead in the sixth minute before scoring at the other end three minutes later as a cross bounced in off his thigh.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Foden&#8217;s slick 31st-minute goal put City ahead and they were denied by the woodwork twice before half time.<\/p>\n<p>Giovani Lo Celso&#8217;s precise finish in the 69th minute made it 2-2 but Tottenham&#8217;s risk-taking approach cost them dear as a mistake allowed Grealish to put the hosts back in front only for the visitors to have the last laugh as they snapped a three-match losing sequence.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport&#8217;s Jack Gaughan takes a look at some of things you may have missed from Sunday&#8217;s match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/19\/78528345-0-image-a-43_1701630168681.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City Football Group were impressed with Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s work in Japan<\/p>\n<h2>Postecoglou indebted to City<\/h2>\n<p>As a former City Football Group manager, this wasn\u2019t Ange Postecoglou\u2019s first visit to the Etihad Stadium. But he might never have made it had it not been for Brian Marwood.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou\u2019s former assistant at Yokohama F. Marinos, Peter Cklamovski, revealed to Mail Sport that they were indebted to the patience of CFG chief Marwood for sticking with the pair when a first year in Japan almost ended in relegation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They had the foresight to believe in Ange and his project,\u2019 Cklamovski said. \u2018They got the rewards for that. Maybe at other clubs we don\u2019t get that second year or even get sacked during 2018.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That second year ended in history, a J-League title, before Postecoglou went on to win the lot in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Cklamovski \u2013 now FC Tokyo boss &#8211; added: \u2018His belief and the way he builds his teams is closely aligned with the City way, as they call it. To be honest, I miss working with him. I loved it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s tough because I love him. I gave him everything. It wasn\u2019t easy to detach from him.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>CFG hold the Australian in high regard and loosely floated the idea of coaching Girona while he was at Yokohama.<\/p>\n<h2>Legend Brady&#8217;s watching brief<\/h2>\n<p>A Birmingham City delegation was in town, with former City chief executive Garry Cook arriving alongside a far more illustrious guest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tom Brady, an investor in the Championship side, was given access to the training ground and wanted to see how the Premier League champions operate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A slightly different spectacle to the goalless draw against Rotherham United at St Andrew\u2019s on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/20\/78524519-12820677-Tom_Brady_was_all_smiles_as_he_arrived_at_the_Etihad_to_watch_Ma-a-11_1701636131666.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tom Brady was all smiles as he arrived at the Etihad to watch Man City vs Spurs on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>Rodri causes a headache<\/h2>\n<p>Rodri has been walking a disciplinary tightrope since the 4-4 draw at Chelsea and his first-half yellow card will see the midfielder miss the trip to Aston Villa on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It causes Pep Guardiola a mild headache ahead of a fixture he is worried about. Mateo Kovacic has only just returned from injury and regardless, his last go as a No 6 was a dreadful afternoon at Wolves.<\/p>\n<h2>Mini Haaland in hospitality<\/h2>\n<p>There was a mini-Erling Haaland in the Etihad\u2019s hospitality enclosure, the Tunnel Club. Hair exactly the same \u2013 and he was sitting next to a City favourite from yesteryear. Tayo Dunne was the man in question, an Ireland Under-15 international, here with his father, former centre half Richard.<\/p>\n<p>The Haaland comparisons stop there, though. Dunne is a defender, like his old man, and is with U.S Cap d\u2019Ail Monaco\u2019s academy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He will have noted that Haaland\u2019s afternoon might be remembered for two wasted opportunities before half time rather than an ever-improving link-up play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The general all-round excellence is becoming a hallmark of his game \u2013 typified by the assist for Jack Grealish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/20\/78528421-12820677-Spurs_defender_Destiny_Udogie_right_challenges_Man_City_s_Phil_F-a-12_1701636131667.jpg\" height=\"499\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spurs defender\u00a0Destiny Udogie (right) challenges Man City&#8217;s Phil Foden on Sunday<\/p>\n<h2>Udogie poses a threat<\/h2>\n<p>Tottenham are glad to have Destiny Udogie back properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The young full back is so integral to how Postecoglou plans to play, with his boundless energy and positional dexterity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old, seemingly destined to become one of the world\u2019s best, often sat in pockets high up near City\u2019s centre halves as Spurs built up, which caused problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola even sacrificed Phil Foden, pushing Bernardo Silva wide instead, to counter Udogie\u2019s threat.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12820677\/THE-NOTEBOOK-Spurs-boss-Ange-Postecoglou-indebted-City-success-Rodri-causes-headache-Pep-Guardiola-mini-Erling-Haaland-hospitality.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE NOTEBOOK: Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou indebted to City for his success, Rodri\u00a0causes a headache for\u00a0Pep Guardiola&#8230; 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