"In September 2023, Ange Postecoglou secured a creditable 2-2 draw for Tottenham at Arsenal in his first north London derby. It was a moment six Premier League games into his tenure when people wondered whether his team might be the real thing. In September of last year, after another derby against Arsenal, this one at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the manager came out with his famous comment about how he always won silverware in his second season. And here we are again."
"It is rare that a visiting manager transcends a game here but that is the unmistakable vibe around Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest debut. He has succeeded a very popular guy in Nuno Espirito Santo at a club where a major power battle has just played out, Edu (the ex-Arsenal sporting director) getting the vote of confidence from Evangelos Marinakis rather than Nuno. Postecoglou's preferred approach is the polar opposite to that of his predecessor. And he must get it to click immediately."
In September 2023 Ange Postecoglou secured a creditable 2-2 draw for Tottenham at Arsenal in his first north London derby. He later said he always won silverware in his second season after another derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Postecoglou faces Arsenal again early in the season as plot-lines crackle. The stadium feels sleepy early, but the visiting manager's presence already resonates ahead of his Nottingham Forest debut. He replaces Nuno Espirito Santo after a club power struggle that favoured Edu over Nuno. Postecoglou's approach starkly contrasts his predecessor's, and immediate cohesion is required. Arsenal make three changes with Ebere Eze making a full debut.
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