4 Top Managers in Tottenham’s History As Ange Postecoglou Looks to Succeed Where Others Failed

• Ange Postecoglou is the new man tasked with leading Tottenham Hotspur to glory
• He will be looking to rectify the wrongs of veteran managers such as Jose Mourinho
• Postecoglou's most significant spell came while he managed Scottish giants Celtic

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach on a four-year term.

The Greek-Australian manager will arrive in North London on the back of completing a domestic treble with Scottish champions, Celtic.

He will now be tasked with turning around the fortunes of a team that has for so long been considered a top-six club, despite their trophy cabinet saying something different.

Spurs' problems have not entirely been down to poor transfer business or bad managers.

After Mauricio Pochettino, the club hired proven winners in Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho, but they also failed to win any silverware.

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Given the last trophy the club won was in 2008, one gets the feeling that Postecoglou won't have big shoes to fill. But who are the coaches who he will need to replicate and possibly surpass at the N17?

Sports Brief takes a look at Tottenham's top managers:

4. Harry Redknapp

Redknapp was not a very popular manager in the white side of London, most especially due to his decisions to sign ex-Arsenal players like Emmanuel Adebayor.

Nonetheless, he stood his ground and built a team that slowly started to compete for European places. He nearly achieved this dream in 2012, only for Chelsea to win the Champions League and deny them a spot.

Redknapp also reached the finals of the League Cup in his first season in charge and almost defended the trophy but lost 4-1 on penalties to Manchester United.

3. Keith Burkinshaw

Burkinshaw stuck with Tottenham when they were relegated in 1976. He managed to get Spurs back to top flight football after just one season and made Glenn Hoddle one of the greatest players in the club's history.

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In 1978, he signed Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, who had just won the World Cup with Argentina and went on to win three major honours with the club.

2. Mauricio Pochettino

The Argentine ranks highly in Tottenham folklore despite not winning a trophy during his five-year reign. The club, however, qualified for their first Champions League final in 2019.

Pochettino also turned the club into regular European contenders and came close to winning the Premier League title in 2016 and 2017, only to be beaten by valiant Leicester and Chelsea sides.

The lack of backing in the transfer market by club CEO, Daniel Levy, was often blamed for Poch not realising his full potential at Spurs.

1. Bill Nicholson

Comparing Nicholson to the Premier League-era managers might be unfair, but the fact remains that he is the most successful manager in the club's history.

He ruled English football in the 1960s and early 70s, where he won at least 11 major honours.

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Judging coaches with no significant trophies to look up to is difficult. That's why Conte and Mourinho don't make the cut. The former, however, managed to qualify for Europe, while the latter qualified for the Carabao Cup final but wasn't given an opportunity to manage the side in that game.

Postecoglou will be interested in how to maximise a talented squad that has been underachieving for years.

Ramos: Kane to Real Madrid

Sports Brief has also reported that Sergio Ramos has urged Harry Kane to join Real Madrid if the Spanish giants come calling between now and the start of next season.

The striker's current deal with Tottenham Hotspur runs out in the summer of 2024, and it has been widely reported he could be on the move if he fails to extend his stay there.