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A composite picture of Ange Postecoglou and Kevin Keegan. Photograph by Michael Regan/Getty Pictures and Mark Sandten/Bongarts/Getty Pictures
Though Stan Collymore loves the way in which that Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur aspect play the sport, he has prompt that the Australian is “extremely naive” to try to get away with it within the Premier League.
The Lilywhites have dipped badly this season, and even in case you take accidents under consideration, they nonetheless haven’t been adequate within the large moments.
Spurs gamers have complained about coaching strategies, and one Tottenham participant desires a switch, all of which received’t assist the Australian’s temper.
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At current, the North Londoners discover themselves approach down in fifteenth place within the Premier League desk and simply eight factors off the underside three.
Stepping into Europe will certainly be a pipe dream as they’re at present 14 factors behind Man Metropolis in fifth and wading via treacle in plenty of video games.
Ange Postecoglou, Supervisor of Tottenham Hotspur, seems to be on forward of the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Section MD7 match towards TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. (Photograph by Alex Grimm/Getty Pictures)
“Do I like Ange Postecoglou? Sure, I do. Do I like the way in which that he performs his soccer? Sure, I do,” Stan Collymore stated to CaughtOffside for his unique column.
“As a child after which as an expert footballer, I needed to play attacking soccer. That’s what it was all about. I needed to grow to be a ahead, and that’s why I beloved to run with the ball, rating targets, left foot, proper foot.
“Now, clearly someplace like Celtic or in Japan, that’s going to be straightforward for Ange to get success, however you must acknowledge that within the Premier League these days, you possibly can’t be ‘Kevin Keegan at Newcastle MKII.’
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“[…] He’s obtained to get his fundamentals proper. Set items, defensive set items, attacking set items, second balls and the soiled stuff which you’ll nonetheless cover beneath the veneer of being a complete soccer group […] Everyone desires to return out and play these days, and he won’t reinvent the wheel at Tottenham or within the Premier League.”
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It’s a damning indictment on Postecoglou’s type of play, even when, from a fan’s perspective Collymore enjoys watching Spurs.
The previous participant turned pundit is precisely proper when he says that the Australian must strip issues proper again, somewhat than having the ‘you rating three, we’ll rating 4 perspective.’
In fact, it isn’t simply on the pitch the place there are points, and Collymore can’t ignore what’s staring everybody within the face.
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“I believe the actual elephant within the room, nonetheless, is whether or not Daniel Levy will ever depart Tottenham Hotspur as a result of I believe he ought to,” he added.
“I believe that he, as a CEO, has succeeded with infrastructure initiatives, has an exquisite coaching floor and an exquisite stadium, however he’s spectacularly failed on the enterprise of working the soccer departments on the membership.”
