Nobody had heard of Arsene Wenger when he arrived at Arsenal from Japan and there were Celtic fans who were underwhelmed when Ange Postecoglou came from Yokohama in 2021.
Now some Tottenham fans are unimpressed with Postecoglou closing in on becoming their new boss. But I am surprised Postecoglou wasn’t higher up on Spurs’ list originally when they were being linked with Julian Nagelsmann, Arne Slot and Luis Enrique.
Scratch beneath the surface, look at his track record over 25 years, and this is a guy who turns clubs around, who turns teams in poor form into proven winners, who is familiar with the feeling of silverware.