Ange Postecoglou pays tribute to Ugo Ehiogu after Tottenham’s win over Aston Villa [Video]

The former Villa and England defender joined the London club as a youth coach in 2014, and worked in the academy alongside Matt Wells, who is now Postecoglou’s assistant manager.

Towards the end of his post-match press conference, Postecoglou raised Ehiogu unprompted and revealed Wells had addressed the squad about his late colleague during the week.

“I’m really proud of the lads,” Postecoglou said. “It was an important day for us today.

“Because it’s also the birthday of the late Ugo Ehiogu and he had a big influence on Matty Wells here at the club, I know he played for Villa but he was obviously a coach at our football club.

“Matty spoke really strongly about him. When you hear things like that, and how people affect your life, it helps give clarity to the players about what we’re trying to do here.

“Obviously for his wife and his son …