Merson trolls Tottenham with Strictly joke after Postecoglou’s trophy vow

Paul Merson says he’s got a better chance of winning Strictly Come Dancing than Tottenham do at ending their trophy hoodoo this season.

The Arsenal legend was in chipper mood as he watched his former club claim the north London bragging rights with a 1-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs struggled to impose themselves on a depleted Arsenal, who were without a number of players including captain Martin Odegaard and England star Declan Rice.

It will thus be viewed as a missed opportunity for Spurs, who have made a shaky start to the season with just four points from as many games in the Premier League.

Head coach Ange Postecoglou insisted this would be a season to remember despite the patchy start as he doubled down on his claim that he’d deliver silverware in what’s his second season in charge.

In a spiky interview with Sky Sports, the Australian was asked about his statement at the start of the season that his second campaign at a club often sees him win silverware, and whether he had seen enough in this side to believe them capable of doing that.

Reporter Emma Saunders got her question across, she pulled the mic back twice to add to it before she heard Postecoglou’s answer.

The Spurs boss then said with a smile on his face: “Am I going to answer the question, or are you going to keep asking?”

He continued: “No absolutely and I think I’ll correct myself and say that I don’t usually win things, I always win things in my second year.

“I don’t say things unless I believe it.

Saunders got her question across, she pulled the mic back twice to add to it before she heard Postecoglou’s answer.

In response, the Spurs boss said with a smile on his face: “Am I going to answer the question, or are you going to keep asking?”

He continued: “No absolutely and I think I’ll correct myself and say that I don’t usually win things, I always win things in my second year.

“I don’t say things unless I believe it. Nothing has changed.”

Quizzed on whether he was confident he could do it with his current Spurs side, Postecoglou stayed firm.

“Well, I sort of said it now,” he said. “I don’t say things unless I believe them.”

Postecoglou could earn legendary status at the club if he was to deliver on his vow with Spurs yet to taste major trophy success in over 16 years.

And Arsenal legend Merson isn’t convinced this Spurs team under the former Celtic boss will get that elusive trophy.

Merson told Sky Sports: “I like Ange, I like him. But I’ve got more chance of winning Strictly.

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“That’s what chance they’ve got.”

Merson is taking part in this year’s competition, which started on Saturday, along with three-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Tom Dean and Olympic gold medal-winning hockey player Sam Quek.

He’s been partnered with Venezuelan ballroom dancer Karen Hauer and is reportedly the bookies favourite to be eliminated first.

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