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FA Cup last chance saloon for Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou

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Tottenham Hotspur coach Ange Postecoglou reacts on the touchline during the English League Cup semi-final second leg football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

The FA Cup represents Ange Postecoglou’s last chance to fulfil his boast of always landing silverware in his second season.

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Halfway through last season, this writer was at a social event and struck up a conversation with someone, neither of us aware of each other’s profession.

A friendly enough chat, including an exchange of some dynamite industry gossip, ended with us laying a small wager – two pints of Guinness – over which of Tottenham Hotspur or Aston Villa would finish higher at the end of the 2023-24 English Premier League season.

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