Tottenham Hotspur coach Ryan Mason was recommended by his former teammate, bringing Anderlecht’s appointment closer.
The Spurs News, a British media outlet that mainly delivers Tottenham news, reported on the 9th (Korea time) that Ryan Mason is likely to be appointed as the new manager of Belgian club Anderlecht amid negotiations with Tottenham. It is known that only Tottenham’s final administrative permission remains.
A former Tottenham youth player, Mason made his debut in the first team in the summer of 2014 and played as a central midfielder. A year later in the summer of 2015, Son Heung-min moved from Bayer Leverkusen to Tottenham Hotspur and we were one team. Mason, who was one year older than Son, quickly became close to Son.
Their time together was not that long. Mason, who was with Son Heung-min in the first team of the 2015-2016 season, moved to Hull City after the end of the season. Then, they ended their careers unfortunately. In January 2017, he underwent surgery for a fatal head injury that fractured his skull in a league game against Chelsea. Eventually, he had no choice but to take off his soccer boots.
Mason, who announced his retirement from active duty at the age of 26 in February 2017, transformed into a leader. Mason, who took leadership lessons at an early age, served as coach and coach at Tottenham Youth Academy.
He also experienced the position of interim manager twice. In April 2021, Mason was appointed interim manager and led the rest of the season as Jose Mourinho was fired ahead of the Carabao Cup final. At that time, he coached Son Heung-min as manager.
Since then, he has remained at Tottenham as a first-team coach, assisting Nunu Espiritu Santo and Antonio Conte, and in April 2023, when Conte was replaced, he once again took on the role of firefighter as an interim coach.
After Anji Postecoglou came, he gained experience as the general manager of the training session, and with an offer from Belgium’s prestigious club Anderlecht, he took the opportunity to make his debut as an official coach.
The media also said, “Ryan Mason is likely to be appointed as the new coach of Belgian club Anderlecht,” adding, “He has recently played an important role in Anji Postecoglou’s coaching staff, but he believes it is time for him to become a formal coach.”
According to the media, former Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen, who currently plays for Anderlecht, recommended Mason to a club that is seeking to appoint a new coach.
From 2012 to 2020, Pertonhearn played for Tottenham for a whopping eight years and played 315 games. Along with Toby Alderweireld, a fellow member of the Belgium national team, Pertonhearn formed an iron-clad defensive line.
Having been with Son for about five years since 2015, Perton has returned to Belgium after playing for Portugal’s SL Benfica (2020-2022), and has been playing for Anderlecht until now. Wearing the captain’s armband at Anderlecht, Perton welcomed the reunion with his former teammate Mason.
“According to Paul O’Keefe, Jan Vertonghen said good things about Mason to Anderlecht because he played with Mason at Tottenham,” the media said. “Anderlecht is currently in negotiations to appoint Mason as the new coach.”
Regarding Mason’s replacement if he leaves Anderlecht, he said, “According to Paul O’Keefe, coach Nick Montgomery takes on a more prominent role, but Tottenham has no immediate plans to replace Mason,” adding, “With regard to replacing Mason, Tottenham has no plans to bring in another coach right away.”
Meanwhile, if Mason leaves Tottenham, it means saying goodbye to another greeting that was shared with Son Heung-min. In addition, the figures representing Tottenham recently leave one by one.
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Yaya Toure, who coached the Tottenham Youth Academy at the same time, was also a leader in Stendar Rie, Belgium, but is now serving as a head coach to assist Roberto Mancini on the Saudi Arabian national team. Hugo Lloris also went to the U.S. after being released six months after handing over the captain’s armband to Son Heung-min.
Next to Son Heung-min, only Ben Deviis, who came to Tottenham a year before Son Heung-min and has been playing together for a long time, remains.
Tottenham’s team paradigm is clear after Postecoglou’s arrival. In the past, they brought in masters and good players, but not now.
In particular, except for recruiting striker Dominique Solanke for 110 billion won this summer, he is focusing on securing young guns for his late teens, including Archie Gray, Lucas Veribal and Yang Min-hyuk. Meanwhile, Living Legends or leading coaches who have been guarding Tottenham for a long time are leaving one by one.
