This position names Arthur Rowe the best Tottenham Hotspur manager of all time. It argues that during his 1949–1955 reign—cut short by ill health—he led Spurs to back-to-back league titles and pioneered the influential 'push and run,' or one-two, style of play.
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- Arthur Rowe led Tottenham to back-to-back league victoriesUnder Arthur Rowe, Spurs won the first and second division in consecutive seasons. In this, they became the first team ever to do so.
- Arthur Rowe invented the one-two style of playWhile Tottenham manager, Rowe invented the push-and-run style of play, which involved laying the ball off to a teammate and running past the marking tackler to collect the return pass.