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Risk-taker Ange Postecoglou Gives Tottenham Hotspur New Hope | Football News
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Risk-taker Ange Postecoglou Gives Tottenham Hotspur New Hope | Football News

[ad_1] Inspired by Bill Shankly and Ferenc Puskas, Ange Postecoglou is the risk-taking trailblazer reviving Tottenham Hotspur with his no-fear philosophy. Postecoglou has been a breath of fresh air for Spurs, banishing the bitter cycle of failure and recrimination that haunted the north London club before his close-season arrival from Celtic. The 58-year-old is the first Australian to manage a Premier League team. And when Tottenham host top-four rivals Liverpool on Saturday, Greece-born Postecoglou will fulfil a dream more than half a century in the making.He fell in love with football as a child, idolising the all-conquering Liverpool teams of the 1970s managed by the charismatic Shankly."I always wanted to be a manager. I was a massive Liverpool fan. I loved Bill Shankly. I loved the ...
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Tottenham Hotspur Buy James Maddison From Relegated Leicester | Football News
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Tottenham Hotspur Buy James Maddison From Relegated Leicester | Football News

[ad_1] File image of James Maddison© AFPTottenham Hotspur on Wednesday completed the signing of creative midfielder James Maddison from relegated Leicester in a deal worth 40 million pounds (46.3m euros) plus add-ons. The 26-year-old England international signed a five-year deal. Maddison began his career with Coventry City before joining Norwich City in January, 2016. He moved to Leicester in 2018 and in five seasons made 203 appearances, scored 55 goals and helped win the FA Cup. He scored 10 goals last season as Leicester were relegated from the Premier League. He has three England caps.Maddison's creativity will boost a Spurs squad that has lacked a player in his mould since Christian Eriksen left in 2020.He is the club's third signing of the summer. Winger Dejan Kulusevski's loan sw...
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Tottenham Edge Leeds In Seven-Goal Thriller As Liverpool Beat Southampton | Football News
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Tottenham Edge Leeds In Seven-Goal Thriller As Liverpool Beat Southampton | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham rallied to win a 4-3 thriller over Leeds as Liverpool climbed into the top six of the Premier League by seeing off Southampton 3-1 on Saturday. James Maddison's World Cup dreams might have been ended by injury after he scored in Leicester's 2-0 win at West Ham. Tottenham once again had to come from behind at the break as goals from the in-form Crysencio Summerville and Rodrigo either side of Harry Kane's equaliser put Leeds in front.Jesse Marsch's men won a 4-3 thriller against Bournemouth last weekend, but were this time on the receiving end of a thrilling comeback.Ben Davies' powerful strike made it 2-2 before Rodrigo restored Leeds' lead.Tottenham have made a habit of second half fightbacks this season and rescued the three points as Rodrigo Bentancur scored twice in ...
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England Manager Gareth Southgate Announces Squad For FIFA World Cup In Qatar; James Maddison Included | Football News
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England Manager Gareth Southgate Announces Squad For FIFA World Cup In Qatar; James Maddison Included | Football News

[ad_1] England manager Gareth Southgate hailed James Maddison as among the best attacking players in the Premier League after the Leicester midfielder was included Thursday in his country's World Cup squad. Southgate has showed faith in a series of players short on form or fitness and had previously overlooked Maddison. The 25-year-old has only one senior cap, back in 2019, and was controversially pictured in a casino just days after pulling out of England duty due to illness three years ago. However, of the players available to the England boss, only Harry Kane has scored and assisted more Premier League goals in 2022 than Maddison."He's earned the right," said Southgate. "We think he can give us something slightly different to the other attacking players we have got."I think he's playi...
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