Football: Gross happy to put his reputation on the line

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: November 21, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Tottenham's new coach has already gained an impressive grasp of the north London club's rich history. Trevor Haylett heard Christian Gross explain yesterday how he hopes to deliver a brighter future to White Hart Lane.

Tottenham Hotspur have always been a club steeped in style and glamour, and successive managers have had to come to terms with that fact pretty quickly. For his first day at White Hart Lane, Christian Gross was decidedly uncool: he caught the tube from Heathrow Airport.

It is an ordinary, everyday occurrence for millions and yet the football fraternity appears at times so far ...

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