{"id":94354,"date":"2023-10-07T22:31:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T22:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=94354"},"modified":"2023-10-07T22:31:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T22:31:13","slug":"ferdinand-claims-ange-postecoglou-has-brought-steeliness-to-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/ferdinand-claims-ange-postecoglou-has-brought-steeliness-to-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferdinand claims Ange Postecoglou has brought &apos;steeliness&apos; to Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rio Ferdinand claims Ange Postecoglou has brought &#8216;steeliness&#8217; to Tottenham after grinding out 1-0 win against Luton and insists they &#8216;would have capitulated&#8217; last year<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tottenham continued their unbeaten start to the season with a win over Luton\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rio Ferdinand\u00a0 has praised Ange Postecoglou for the team&#8217;s change in mentality<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Ange Postecoglou for Tottenham&#8217;s change in mentality after their 1-0 win over Luton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The north London side continued their bright start to the season as Micky van de Ven&#8217;s second-half strike guided them to victory at Kenilworth Road despite Yves Bissouma&#8217;s red card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand claims Spurs would &#8216;capitulated&#8217; and &#8216;fallen apart&#8217; if they went down to 10 men last season, praising\u00a0Postecoglou for their turn around this term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TNT Sports, the former Manchester United defender said: &#8216;I think this is a huge result for the changing room, the fanbase obviously but most importantly for the changing room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There was a soft belly to this Tottenham team over the last year or so. Last year they would have lost this game. They would have gone down to ten men and capitulated and fallen apart. But [Postecoglou] has put a steeliness into this team now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/15\/76277781-0-image-a-17_1696690084137.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win over Luton on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76278137-0-image-m-25_1696691003943.jpg\" height=\"562\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on boss Ange Postecoglou for the club&#8217;s change in mentality<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/15\/76277811-0-image-a-19_1696690197112.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former defender claims Tottenham would have lost if the game was staged last season\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The two centre halves today, when you go down to ten men you&#8217;ve got to stand up and perform. Romero and Van de Ven were absolutely top class defensively. So from that point of view this team are going in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Any talk about the championship is too early.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Spurs striker Peter Crouch picked out Postecoglou decision to bring in Pierre-Emile\u00a0Hojbjerg for Richarlison following Bissouma&#8217;s sending off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The manager had a massive decision at half-time to make bringing taking of Richarlison and bringing on Hojbjerg what a replacement,&#8217; Crouch said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Someone to steady the ship, be solid in that midfield and they still had a threat going forward with Maddison and Son.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season after their win over Luton. They have also gone top of the table but Manchester City will have the chance to regain top spot with a win over title rivals Arsenal on Sunday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12605211\/Rio-Ferdinand-claims-Ange-Postecoglou-brought-steeliness-Tottenham-grinding-1-0-win-against-Luton-insists-capitulated-game-took-place-year.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Ferdinand claims Ange Postecoglou has brought &#8216;steeliness&#8217; 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