‘Mistake’… BBC pundit shocked by what he’s now hearing about Tottenham’s Ange Postecoglou
Spurs were tough opponents and briefly appeared to be dark horses for the title in Ange Postecoglou’s inaugural season.Even though their play had considerably decreased, Tottenham was still in the mix for a top-four finish until about mid-April.
Spurs’ record has since collapsed, though, and they are now obliged to keep an eye on the Europa League in an effort to keep their spot.
There have been cries for Tottenham to give their manager more time, but alarm bells are also starting to ring around the club and criticism of Postecoglou is growing.
In a detailed essay explaining why Tottenham should continue working under Postecoglou, BBC Sport pundit Pat Nevin is among those who have this opinion.
What has Pat Nevin said about Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou?
Nevin wrote on the BBC Football Extra newsletter, via the BBC Sport website: “If Arsenal’s team look like a well-oiled engine, Spurs’ crankshaft has clearly recently fallen off.
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Under the dictatorship of Ange Postecoglou, everything is currently being dissected.
The strategies, the recent terrible run, Ange’s increasingly irrational retorts to interviewers, and his peculiar perspective on the significance of set pieces. His future is beginning to raise more questions.
“I believe this to be an error. Indeed, there has been a decline; after all, these are Spurs, but he hasn’t had time to assemble a complete team that fits his playing philosophy. Over the past week, he has been brutally honest about this.
“Remember, they haven’t had Harry Kane’s goals, which is incredible, and they are still ahead of where they were last season.”
Every Tottenham supporter’s DNA is deeply ingrained in them, as they have been among the most thrilling and entertaining sides in the league to watch.
Instead of the somber precise tactics that they would contend Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho attempted to deliver, they want and demand style and skill.
Spurs should support Ange and his unconventional approaches. Even if Australia is leading the way, radical changes take time to bear fruit.
“Apart from anything else, his interviews and demeanor have been such a refreshing change of pace. Realistic doses of realism are occasionally needed in the Premier League.
Tottenham must – and probably will – stick with Ange Postecoglou
Before Liverpool won the Champions League in 2019 and went on to win nearly everything in the following few years, Jurgen Klopp was facing harsh criticism within the club not so long ago.
The fact that Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal is currently in the middle of the Premier League title fight indicates that progress has been achieved, even though he took a while to clean house there.
Spurs’ decline in form indicates they still have a lot of work ahead of them, even if Postecoglou did an incredible job in elevating the team to the top of the Premier League table so early in his tenure.
Spurs and Postecoglou must collaborate to do this task, though. Clubs, players, and coaches require time more than ever to assemble a team that can compete at the highest level on a regular basis.
The most important thing is that Postecoglou has undoubtedly given the Tottenham team a fantastic work ethic and style; the only thing left to do is build on it in the upcoming seasons.
