Eric Dier’s Eye-Opening Comments About Postecoglou’s Tactics After Leaving Spurs
Ange Postecoglou had accomplished a lot in lower levels, most notably at Celtic in Scotland, but he had not yet taken over as manager of a team in one of Europe’s top divisions until he joined Tottenham Hotspur. But his visually striking football, played with a commendable abandon, soon garnered him praise in north London.
His tenure at Spurs also got off to a strong start as the team won two more points than Arsenal during their Invincibles era and went undefeated in their first ten Premier League games. But regrettably for the Australian, that would turn out to be the high point of his Tottenham career thus far.
In fact, his audacious style of play created a weakness that opposing teams swiftly discovered how to take advantage of. Things aren’t getting much worse as he enters his second season with the Lillywhites.
After losing their 17th league game of the season, they are currently in 15th place in the Premier League, only two points ahead of West Ham in 17th place. Online rumors about Postecoglou’s training-field tactics have been circulating since the team’s most recent 4-2 loss to Wolves.
Eric Dier Claimed Postecoglou’s Doesn’t Work on Tactics
Spurs boss his own coaching method instead
In January of Postecoglou’s first season as manager, Eric Dier left Tottenham to join Bayern on loan for a while before signing a permanent deal in the summer. In an interview with Gary Neville shortly after relocating to Germany, the defender was questioned about the Australian’s strategy.
The commentator praised Spurs’ distinctive style of play and questioned whether Postecoglou was the “most tactically aware coach” Dier had ever worked under. To put it mildly, the response opened my eyes to the fact that methods aren’t even truly developed:
“Interestingly, he doesn’t do barely any tactical work. What he does is, every single training drill, from Monday to Friday, is drawn up to represent the way he wants to play.”
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The fact that Postecoglou isn’t very interested in tactics is astounding in a time when every facet of football seems to be meticulously studied. He clearly believes in his own strategies, though, as he was infamously hesitant to bring on a set-piece coach at Spurs.
Perhaps it would be prudent to return to some more conventional managerial techniques, though, given the club’s difficulties and the fact that his position is now in jeopardy.
