A composite picture of Ange Postecoglou and Kevin Keegan. Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Photos and Mark Sandten/Bongarts/Getty Photos
Though Stan Collymore loves the way in which that Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur aspect play the sport, he has recommended that the Australian is “extremely naive” to attempt to get away with it within the Premier League.
The Lilywhites have dipped badly this season, and even for those who take accidents under consideration, they nonetheless haven’t been adequate within the huge moments.
Spurs gamers have complained about coaching strategies, and one Tottenham participant needs a switch, all of which gained’t assist the Australian’s temper.
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At current, the North Londoners discover themselves manner down in fifteenth place within the Premier League desk and simply eight factors off the underside three.
Entering into Europe will certainly be a pipe dream as they’re at present 14 factors behind Man Metropolis in fifth and wading by means of treacle in quite a lot of video games.
“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 mentioned to CaughtOffside for his unique column.
“As a child after which as an expert footballer, I wished to play attacking soccer. That’s what it was all about. I wished to develop into 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 it’s a must to acknowledge that within the Premier League these days, you may’t be ‘Kevin Keegan at Newcastle MKII.’
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“[…] He’s received to get his fundamentals proper. Set items, defensive set items, attacking set items, second balls and the soiled stuff which you’ll be able to nonetheless conceal beneath the veneer of being a complete soccer workforce […] All people needs to return out and play these days, and he is not going to 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 strictly proper when he says that the Australian must strip issues proper again, fairly 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.
“I feel the true elephant within the room, nonetheless, is whether or not Daniel Levy will ever go away Tottenham Hotspur as a result of I feel he ought to,” he added.
“I feel that he, as a CEO, has succeeded with infrastructure initiatives, has a beautiful coaching floor and a beautiful stadium, however he’s spectacularly failed on the enterprise of operating the soccer departments on the membership.”
