Ange Postecoglou: Erik 10 Hag is evidence prizes are insufficient in this ‘difficult’ work

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou thinks the work of a supervisor – usually referred to as ‘the difficult work’ – has actually come to be “even more impossible.”

Postecoglou takes his Spurs side to Old Trafford on Sunday to tackle a Manchester United side taken care of by Erik ten Hag, that is apparently constantly under stress.

Ten Hag has actually won a prize in each of his 2 periods accountable – the Carabao Cup and afterwards the FA Cup – however has actually likewise supervised the United’s worst organization project in Premier League background. He was compensated with a brand-new agreement in the summer season however the very same swollen efficiencies have actually complied with right into this term.

Postecoglou has actually indicated Ten Hag as an instance of a supervisor that is much more widely enjoyed, in spite of a document of winning prizes, and thinks continuous enhancement, and not prizes, is a much better system for continual success.

Ange Postecoglou

He informed Sky Sports: “If Erik [ten Hag] hadn’t won something then people will have been saying he’s got to win something. It’s a trap you can fall into, thinking by winning something everybody is going to love me and think I’m doing a great job. That doesn’t exist.

“That’s why I’m constantly claiming I wish to construct a team that have the possibility for lasting success. You require that. Success isn’t ensured however if you construct something that offers you the possibility on a year-on-year basis after that you have actually obtained extra possibility of producing a duration where the club can see themselves as a competitor.

“It’s part of your existence as a manager. To coin a phrase: the impossible job, it’s become even more impossible now. It seems like success is not enough if you don’t have identity. Identity is then not enough if it’s not followed by the aesthetics. Aesthetics are not enough if it’s not followed by legacy. There’s always another layer, like no one is doing a good job unless you win the competition.

“There appears an absence of comprehending concerning progression and the situations of the that individuals need to function under – however that’s the nature of the function. That’s not mosting likely to transform.”