{"id":298752,"date":"2023-11-26T16:25:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=298752"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:25:19","slug":"tottenham-boss-ange-postecoglou-hails-terry-venables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/tottenham-boss-ange-postecoglou-hails-terry-venables\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou hails Terry Venables"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou hails Terry Venables as the &#8216;best coach, manager and tactician&#8217; ahead of his side&#8217;s clash with Aston Villa&#8230; as Spurs boss becomes the latest to pay respects to the football legend who died aged 80<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venables took England to the European Championship semi-finals in 1996\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tottenham host Aston Villa in which they observed a minute&#8217;s applause\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>As a player, Venables represented Chelsea, Spurs and QPR with distinction\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou sang the praises of the late Terry Venables ahead of his side&#8217;s clash with Aston Villa in North London on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the former Tottenham player and manager, who died at the age of 80, Postecoglou described him as &#8216;the best manager&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you&#8217;re asking about a person that embodies everything this football club has always wanted to be it&#8217;s Terry. It wasn&#8217;t just about the way he managed or coached, the person he was,&#8217; said Postecoglou.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He influenced Australia as well, obviously got us to the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Anyone who I&#8217;ve ever come across who has worked with him will say he is by far the best coach, manager, tactician they&#8217;ve come across.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/14\/78248121-12792633-Tottenham_and_Aston_Villa_players_held_a_minute_s_applause_follo-a-35_1701009214096.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham and Aston Villa players held a minute&#8217;s applause following Venables&#8217; death<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/14\/78248119-12792633-Players_gathered_in_the_centre_circle_as_fans_inside_the_stadium-a-36_1701009222654.jpg\" height=\"373\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Players gathered in the centre circle as fans inside the stadium chanted Venables&#8217; name<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Club legend Gary Mabbutt also spoke on Venables, adding: &#8216;We had a thoroughly enjoyable time together. We worked well together as a manager and captain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was lucky enough here to have around ten different managers. I think Terry was probably the best manager I had here.&#8217; Mabbutt added.<\/p>\n<p>Venables had a short stint in Australia, where he managed the Socceroos shortly after his England exit.<\/p>\n<p>Venables took the unusual step of taking the Australia job in November 1996 following Eddie Thomson&#8217;s resignation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t exactly endear himself to the locals when he first started, however. Venables was dubbed &#8216;El Telephone&#8217; by the Aussie press due to his decision to remain in England during his early days in charge.<\/p>\n<p>But he soon won his critics over with his respected brand of football, leading the Australians to a World Cup play off match against Iran for a place at the 1998 tournament in France.<\/p>\n<p>The big match ended in misery for the Socceroos, though, with Venables&#8217; young side squandering a two-goal lead in front of 85,000 fans at the MCG to draw the match 2-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham paid tribute to their former manager and player before their home game with Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/14\/78247789-12792633-Terry_Venables_transformed_Australian_football_during_his_tenure-a-5_1701010393657.jpg\" height=\"955\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Venables transformed Australian football during his short tenure in charge<\/p>\n<p>Spurs and Villa players are wearing black armbands during the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after observing a minute&#8217;s applause from supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham fans also sang Venables&#8217; his name during the applause as a picture of him at Spurs was displayed on the big screen inside the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Sunday, Tottenham said: &#8216;The Club is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of former player and manager Terry Venables.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our deepest condolences are with Terry\u2019s friends and family at this incredibly difficult time. In tribute, we shall hold a minute\u2019s applause prior to kick-off and our players will wear black armbands during this afternoon\u2019s fixture against Aston Villa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Rest in peace, Terry.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/14\/66249775-12792633-Tottenham_boss_Venables_holds_hands_with_Nottingham_Forest_manag-a-38_1701009259312.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham boss Venables holds hands with Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough as they lead out their sides at the 1991 FA Cup final<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/14\/78246071-12792633-Venables_also_won_the_FA_Cup_as_player_at_Tottenham_representing-a-39_1701009268194.jpg\" height=\"529\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Venables also won the FA Cup as player at Tottenham, representing the club between 1987 and 1991<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12792633\/Tottenham-boss-Ange-Postecoglou-hails-Terry-Venables-best-coach-manager-tactician-ahead-sides-clash-Aston-Villa-Spurs-coach-latest-pay-respects-football-legend-died-aged-80.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou hails Terry Venables as the &#8216;best coach, manager and tactician&#8217; 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