Why there's so much more at stake for Ange Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim than a semi-final spot, writes SIMON JORDAN
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Both Tottenham and Manchester United are embroiled in their own internal culture wars. Ange Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim haven’t been shy about shaking up their respective clubs which makes Thursday's Carabao Cup quarter-final between them significant.
![[Neither Ange Postecoglou nor Amorim has been shy about shaking up their respective clubs]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93273449-14205761-image-a-71_1734527160621.jpg)
At United, the culture has gone bad. Once the blueprint for English football, the club has to reverse the degradation of its value and achievements. Tottenham’s weakness and fragility is more intrinsic, going back decades. They are seen as lacking fibre and happy to be close to success, but without the inherent determination that needs to manifest itself to change the narrative of one trophy this century.
![[The two Premier League rivals meet in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Thursday evening]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93273657-14205761-image-a-72_1734527347316.jpg)
Their chairman Daniel Levy is criticised as being only about the money, but he will tell you the purpose of profit is to invest in the squad in order to redevelop the football club. I pointedly asked him for a television documentary that will soon be released: Would you rather have a small profit and win the Premier League or a big profit and finish fourth?.
![[Chairman Daniel Levy knows that he must win something and end Tottenham's trophy drought]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93273575-14205761-image-a-73_1734527440332.jpg)
At Manchester United Ruben Amorim has arrived at a club where the culture has gone bad. Neither Ange Postecoglou nor Amorim has been shy about shaking up their respective clubs. The two Premier League rivals meet in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Thursday evening.
![[Dropping Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho was similar to Erik ten Hag's treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93267185-14205761-image-a-74_1734527451658.jpg)
He said he’d take the prize and less money – he knows he has to win something. For Amorim at Old Trafford, the Carabao Cup is also his first and possibly best chance of silverware in his debut season. Dropping Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho for the Manchester derby at the weekend was similar to how Erik ten Hag initially dealt with Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho, but Amorim is the beneficiary of two things: charisma and timing.
![[Sir Jim Ratcliffe appears to be happy to allow his head coach the latitude to fix problems]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93274115-14205761-image-a-75_1734528204193.jpg)
