Ange Postecoglou looks lonely at Tottenham - but Newcastle's Jason Tindall could show him an unlikely route to success, writes IAN LADYMAN
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It is pretty gentle stuff. Jason Tindall hugging Jurgen Klopp while Eddie Howe – the Newcastle manager – waits patiently for a pre-match handshake. Tindall at the front of a dressing room celebration squad lineup while Howe is hard to see right at the back. And on it goes.
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It plays to what we think we know about Tindall. He looks after himself. He dresses sharply. He always seems to have a suntan. He has perfect hair. It’s easy to have a bit of a laugh about it. Howe has even been asked about it and admits he finds it funny.
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But the truth is that without Tindall, Howe believes he would not be the same manager. They have been together for most of the last 15 years. At Bournemouth (twice), Burnley and now Newcastle. If Howe were ever to become England's head coach, Tindall would undoubtedly go there too. So when people are laughing at Tindall, Howe is not. Not on the inside.
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‘It’s crazy how the internet and social media can create these things,’ said Howe of his friend’s viral fame. ‘But to understand these things is to go back to where we started. That gives you a little bit of context to the reason he’s in those situations.
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‘We started at Bournemouth with no money, no facilities, working with a group of players, and it was just the two of us and we did everything together. You name it, we did it. ‘We travelled to watch the opposition five hours away in the car together. Just us. And we’ve never changed that approach throughout our journey together.’.
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