POSTMAN ALWAYS DELIVERS

Ex-Brisbane star & Pompey kid Smith: Ange won the Double and changed the landscape of Aussie football... that's the kind of boss Spurs are getting

- RICHARD EDWARDS

THE east coast of Australia's Queensland could not be much further removed from north London.

But the man who captained the side that best demonstrated Ange Postecoglou's huge impact on Australian football believes some of that sunshine is coming Tottenham's way.

Former centre-back Matt Smith grew up on the south coast of England, but built his football career in Australia and played under Greek-born Postecoglou at Brisbane Roar between 2010 and 2012.

Smith says in his experience Spurs' new coach is fully committed to the kind of football that will put bums on seats and that the man who won five trophies at Celtic won't be troubled by the weight of expectation on his shoulders.