Such much for stubborn old Ange and his suicidal high line. Never mind craving flair and flamboyance or the blind stupidity of the gung-ho charge.
Anyone remember those days? What about the League Cup tie between these two teams in December? Seven goals and the Tottenham boss quoting Gladiator after his team squeezed through. Are you not entertained?
To Dare is to Do as they like to say at Spurs and Ange Postecoglou has dared to do it differently. He dared to swallow a little pride and abandon those principles. He dared to defend deep and play on the break.