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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou will face the stiffest test of his debut season when his side visits defending league champion Manchester City on Sunday amid a three-match losing streak.<\/p>\n

Postecoglou’s Spurs have won rave reviews for an attacking style in stark contrast to the pragmatism of previous full-time manager Antonio Conte last season.And Tottenham (8-3-2, 26 points) spent much of Postecoglou’s first months in charge atop the league table, though they had also clearly received some good breaks.<\/p>\n

But fortune generally balances out over a full season, and the breaks have finally gone against Tottenham during a three-game slide that has dropped the North Londoners to fifth place entering the weekend.<\/p>\n

Son Heung-min has not added to his total of eight goals during the three-game skid, which included going down to nine men in a loss the Chelsea, a stoppage-time decider conceded at Wolverhampton Wanderers and most recently a 2-1 home loss to Aston Villa after taking an early lead.Now comes a visit to second-place City (9-2-2, 29 points). And while it could be tempting to try to pivot from Spurs’ early, adventurous tactics, Postecoglou insists his team won’t and shouldn’t.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at the top teams and there is one common trait among them: They all have a plan, they invest in that plan and stick to it,\u201d Postecoglou said Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don’t shy away from it at the first difficulty.\u201d<\/p>\n

City have also had recent league hiccups, settling for a 4-4 draw at Chelsea and a 1-1 tie against visiting Liverpool.<\/p>\n

They looked to be headed for another disappointment before rallying from two down on Tuesday for a 3-2 win over visiting RB Leipzig in the Uefa Champions League thanks to second-half goals from Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n

Manager Pep Guardiola’s Cityzens are guaranteed a place in the Champions League knockout phase and are in a good position to challenge for a record fourth straight league title.And considering all Guardiola has accomplished, his assessment of Postecoglou \u2014 who previously managed Celtic in the Scottish Premiership and Yokohama in the J League \u2014 carries some weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the games they didn’t win lately, I’m impressed (with the) good things they do and chances they create,\u201d Guardiola said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery team plays for the desire of the manager. What he’s done in Japan and Glasgow with Celtic and now, he makes football a better place, people like Ange. I enjoy a lot their approach, all the Spurs fans can admit the impact has been quick.\u201d<\/p>\n

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