Ange Postecoglou comes up with hilarious analogy to explain Liverpool fandom
- Postecoglou has previously admitted to being a fan of Liverpool while growing up
- Tottenham host the Reds on Saturday evening
- Spurs head coach came up with comedic analogy to diffuse the situation at a press conference
By Sean Walsh
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has claimed that his days of supporting Liverpool are the thing of the past and are equatable with his former love of the hit TV show Happy Days.
Postecoglou was born in Greece but he and his family emigrated to Australia when he was five years old.
Football was hardly the most mainstream sport in Australia during Postecoglou's youth, and he admitted in an interview with Football Focus last week how hard it was to keep track of the beautiful game.
Discussing his relationship with his father, Postecoglou said: "We'd stay up late at night and watch games, most of which were from England. It's the only football we'd get. Jimmy Hill with Match Of The Day. It was a week-old footage but we craved it. That's where it [a love of football] started.
"I was a massive Liverpool fan. I loved Bill Shankly, I loved 'The Boot Room'."
When asked if he was still a Liverpool fan, he replied: "Well, I've taken the posters down, mate!"
Postecoglou has quickly overseen tremendous progress at Tottenham since being appointed in June - they have won four and drawn two of their opening six Premier League games, playing a fast and entertaining brand of football.
They welcome Liverpool to north London on Saturday evening, with the Reds also unbeaten so far this season.
At a pre-match press conference, Postecoglou was again asked about his Liverpool fandom.
"It was the seventies, you kind of went one of two ways. It seemed they only used to show Liverpool or Manchester United at the time. Couple of my best mates went for Manchester United so I went the other way so we could keep it interesting," he said.
"Like any kid, I had the posters up on my wall. Liverpool was my team, but you grow up, things change. I used to love Happy Days back there too but I don't have posters of Fonzie on my wall either. It's just the way life is."
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