Ange Postcoglou had a brilliant message for one of Tamworth’s players following Tottenham Hotspur’s FA Cup clash with the National League club.
The Tamworth star in question claimed the Man of the Match prize against the Premier League club for his impressive display.
The Non-League side more than did themselves proud as they took Postecoglou’s team all the way to extra-time where three second-half goals won it for Spurs.
Many of Tamworth’s stars will have returned to their regular day jobs on Monday but one of them was jokingly offered a contract by the Spurs boss.
What Ange Postecoglou told Tamworth’s Haydn Hollis
Tamworth defender Haydn Hollis has revealed that Ange Postecoglou told him that his roulette to beat Timo Werner and Pape Matar Sarr was good enough to get him signed for Tottenham Hotspur.
Hollis was named Man of the Match for his performance as he helped keep the North London club’s attack at bay for 101 minutes.
Hollis told BBC Sport: “Their manager just said to me, ‘That’s good enough to get you in the door here,’ I said, ‘Believe it or not I’ve never done it before’. But no, it’s not my game and you’ll never see that again.”
The 32-year-old defender is one of the club’s professional players and is also a coach for League Two Chesterfield’s academy.
The veteran started his career playing in League One with Notts County and signed for Tamworth in the summer after leaving Dorking Wanderers at the end of his contract.
Tottenham’s winners and losers from Tamworth scare
For as good as Tamworth were, Tottenham should feel somewhat embarrassed to have taken so long to beat the team 96 places below them in the English football pyramid.
Brennan Johnson produced a worrying display against Tamworth as he completed just one dribble and two crosses against the non-league side.
Pedro Porro was also embarrassed by Beck-Ray Besongbap Enoru on several occasions as the 22-year-old managed to dribble past throughout the game.