ANGE WON'T HOT FOOT IT TO SPAIN

ANGE POSTECOGLOU will be the only person walking on hot coals at Tottenham until next Wednesday.

- by ALAN SMITH

Kulusevski hobbling off after a bang to the knee in the defeat to Crystal Palace offered Postecoglou fresh cause to wince. “Sod’s law,” he said.

When Spurs were gearing up for the Champions League final against Liverpool six years ago, then head coach Mauricio Pochettino brought his squad on a team bonding session where they stepped barefoot on burning embers and put arrows to their throats.

But as the under-pressure Spurs head coach attempts to “break the cycle” and put an end to jibes about the club’s 17 years without a trophy, he will avoid all risks before the showdown with Manchester United.

“We’ve got enough injuries,” said Big Ange (right).