The longer they remain in flux the longer Tottenham Hotspur’s enigmatic quality feels baked into the principles of Ange-ball.

Ange Postecoglou could lose a second key member of his backroom staff at Tottenham Hotspur in fewer than six months after it emerged Ryan Mason is a leading contender to become the new manager of Anderlecht.

Postecoglou's criticism of Spurs after their Brighton collapse had striking parallels with Conte’s now-infamous rant at Southampton