ANGE POSTECOGLOU’S debut season as Tottenham manager has been simulated on Football Manager.
Postecoglou signed a four-year deal with Spurs and will link up with his new players on July 1 after the Premier League giants paid Celtic £5million in compensation.
There is high confidence within north London after the Australian tactician’s arrival, following a successful campaign with the Hoops as he won the Treble in Scotland.
However, it doesn’t come up roses on Football Manager as the 57-year-old only lasts one term at Tottenham in the video game.
The season kicks off on the right foot with Harry Kane staying on despite his contract running out next year with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich keeping tabs.
However, Postecoglou and Kane can’t help Spurs finish in the top four or end their trophyless hoodoo, which extends to 16 years.
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Manchester City retain the Premier League title with Chelsea making quite the comeback by finishing runners-up under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Postecoglou finishes sixth with 17 wins and only eight losses in 38 matches, while his players score 49 goals and concede just 31.
As for signings, Postecoglou turns Pedro Porro’s loan deal into a permanent move by splashing £36.5m to Sporting Lisbon.
Dejan Kulusevski also completes a permanent transfer from Juventus and is joined by Inter Milan duo Milan Skriniar as well as Stefan de Vrij, who arrive as free agents.
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Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon replaces Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris between the sticks after a £64m deal.
January also gets busy for Postecoglou as he reunites with Celtic right-back Alistair Johnston.
The Aussie also splashes the cash for Porto star Mehdi Taremi, who arrives for a fee of £38.5m rising to £46m.
Facundo Farias follows from Colon for £5.75m as does Sivert Mannsverk from Molde for £3.6m.
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Postecoglou also sells Harry Winks to Bournemouth for £2.5m, Joe Rodon to Crystal Palace for £1m and surprisingly enough Ben Davies to Al Gharafa for a whopping £7.5m.
Son Heung-min becomes his top Premier League scorer with 15 goals, with Kane coming up second after 12 goals.
The ex-Australia manager, though, gets sacked a few days after the end of the season and is replaced by AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
