Ange Postecoglou has set a Premier League record as Tottenham Hotspur’s head coach, overtaking Pep Guardiola and former Man United manager Jose Mourinho.
The former Celtic head coach has made a promising start to life in the English top flight of any past and current manager in the history of the competition.
The 58-year-old joined the North London outfit this summer after a trophy-laden stint in Scotland and has since been enjoying an outstanding start to life with the club so far.
Since Postecoglou took over Tottenham, the club remains unbeaten with seven wins and two draws helping the manager set a record in the Premier League.
The manager and his men sit atop the EPL table with two points ahead of the nearest challengers Arsenal and Manchester City.
Ange Postecoglou set new Premier League record
Ange Postecoglou has set a new record as the first manager to gather 23 points from his first nine games in Premier League history.
What has happened to Tottenham?
Tottenham Hotspur went to the top of the Premier League standings on Monday, 23rd of October after a 2-0 triumph over Fulham.
Son Heung-min scored the match’s first goal after he received an assist from Richarlison following a brilliant interception by Micky van de Ven in the 36th minute of play.
Son later assisted James Maddison after nine minutes of the second half as the Englishman secured his first home goal since joining the team from Leicester City during the summer transfer window.
However, the victory over Marco Silva’s men on Monday proceeded Ange Postecoglou’s dream start as he overtook the past highest points tally for a new coach after nine matches in the competition.
Past and current managers that gained 20-plus points in their first nine Premier League games
Guus Hiddink, former Chelsea manager, and Norwich City’s Mike Walker both managed to gather 22 points from their first nine matches as managers in the Premier League, one fewer than Postecoglou.
Hiddink’s journey started in 2009 when he took over Chelsea as interim coach after the exit of Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Meanwhile, Walker guided Norwich City to an excellent start to the inaugural Premier League campaign in 1992.
Maurizio Sarri, Frank Clark, and Thomas Tuchel were all unbeaten at the beginning of their Premier League games, securing 21 points in nine contests.
Carlo Ancelotti, Unai Emery, and John Gregory also clenched 21 points from their first nine games, they won seven and lost two at Chelsea, Arsenal, and Aston Villa respectively.
Pep Guardiola managed 20 points from his first nine matches at Manchester City in the 2016/17 season.
Guardiola won his six Premier League games before losing 2-0 to Tottenham, drawing at home against Everton and Southampton.
An extraordinary list of managers have also managed to gather 20 points in their first nine Premier League games.
Chelsea trio Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, and Avram Grant managed 20 points individually from their first nine matches.
Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglou now has 23 points with Tottenham in his first nine Premier League matches.
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag is one of the Premier League coaches who has impressed in his first nine games.
The former Ajax manager managed to gain 16 points from his first nine matches in the competition last season.
Mikel Arteta earned 14 points in his first nine games, picking up three wins after he succeeded Unia Emery as Arsenal’s manager.
Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp clenched 12 points each from their beginning nine Premier League games in charge of Southampton and Liverpool respectively.
What’s next for Tottenham Hotspur?
Tottenham will be back in action against Crystal Palace on Friday, 27th of October at Selhurst Park in the English Premier League.
