Report: Postecoglou has lost a second ‘popular’ member of his backroom staff

The Northern Echo report that Tottenham have lost their strength and conditioning coach John Thrower, who has joined Middlesbrough ahead of the new season.

Tottenham lost Chris Davies this summer

There have been some big changes to Ange Postecoglou’s backroom staff during the off-season, with the players set to see some new faces when they report for pre-season.

Chris Davies vacated his role as the club’s senior assistant coach to take over as Birmingham City’s manager and Tottenham confirmed earlier his week that Matt Wells has been promoted to take over Davies’ old position.

Additionally, they also announced Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo will both join the club as assistant coaches, with the pair set to link up with the likes of Ryan Mason, Mile Jedinak and goalkeeping coach Rob Burch.

John Thrower swaps Spurs for Middlesbrough

The Northern Echo have revealed John Thrower, who worked as Spurs’ fitness and conditioning coach, has also departed Hotspur Way.

The report states that Thrower made the move from Middlesbrough to the Lilywhites two years ago and has now decided to return to the North East ahead of the new campaign.

The publication adds that the 32-year-old was a ‘hugely popular figure’ at Spurs as well as the Riverside Stadium during his previous stint at Boro.

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The fact that Thrower has returned to Middlesbrough rather than joining another Premier League club potentially suggests that it is Postecoglou and the Tottenham hierarchy who have decided to replace him.

Either that or he has moved for a promotion or to be closer to family. Whatever the case, Spurs are losing a talented coach and we wish Thrower all the best for the future.

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