Postecoglou and Son the focal point of a fascinating Australia trip
A look at the two Spurs men who grabbed the most attention in Melbourne
Watching Ange Postecoglou in his hometown is a fascinating exercise even when you're utterly jetlagged.
Tottenham's ridiculously short time for a very long trip to Melbourne - 48 hours in the air for 36 hours on the ground - is only part one of the 'let's go to places where one of us is idolised' summer tour.
The north London club will, in late July, head to South Korea, after a few days in Japan, to cash in on the incredible phenomenon known as 'Sonnymania'.
The hero worship around Tottenham captain Son in his homeland is remarkable. It's controlled chaos, thousands of excited fans who are thrilled and screaming yet also completely respectful of the 31-year-old, always giving him space while politely asking for a selfie or autograph.
Those security staff within Spurs who went on the previous tour to Seoul two years ago expecting the worst instead found it remarkably easy to control the crowds, for none of the fans wanted to bring shame upon their country or their superstar.
In recent years, at Tottenham's Hotspur Way training ground some Korean fans would congregate in a nearby layby after their pilgrimage across the world as the club had stopped people from gathering outside the entrance to the complex for fear of causing an accident on the narrow road it leads on to.
Those Korean fans knew that Son would pull over and stop for them because that's the kind of person he is. He is well aware that his fans have flown around 14 hours to just catch a glimpse of him and to make their day is the least he can do.
In recent weeks, Spurs seem to have relaxed their rules outside the training ground and now, every day, up to a hundred fans will queue along the footpath waiting for hours for Son to emerge. Sometimes they will stand there all day, not knowing that the players are due to spend the night at The Lodge within the complex so Son will not be coming out. Sometimes he still does.
There is also a big affection for those Spurs team-mates Koreans see the Tottenham captain enjoy spending time with. Ben Davies, for example, as one of Son's best friends - he's godfather to the Welshman's son - enjoys cult status in Korea and two years ago he received lots of attention from the crowds.
In fact anyone associated with Son gets a certain level of affection from the Korean fans. On that tour to Seoul, club staff behind the scenes were stopped for selfies simply because they had the cockerel on their club jacket as were journalists who reported on the national captain. It was celebrity by proxy.
Sometimes hero worship can fall on the undeserving, but that is not the case with Son. He is one of life's good guys and utterly normal and grounded despite the regard he is held in as one of the game's most famous faces.
On Wednesday night, as the Spurs players walked out of underground tunnels of the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground to the coach waiting to whisk them to the airport for the long flight home, some darted quickly towards the bus.
Son instead made a point of going along all of the members of Spurs' support staff and giving them a hug goodbye for the summer in case he did not see them from that point on.
When some members of the media, stood on the other side of the tunnel, asked if he could stop for them as well for a quick chat, Son paused for a moment and then flung his arms outwards.
"Come on guys, the season is over, I did a press conference for you yesterday. Won't you let me rest? Please, I need to go home and rest!" he wailed with a grin. It was impossible to say no to that performance and he walked off with a wave and a smile.
The atmosphere within the MCG had been fascinating because the crowd were split between Son and Postecoglou fans, as well as the Newcastle supporters, many of whom also had an affection for both men.
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