Tottenham Hotspur legend Glenn Hoddle has questioned Ange Postecoglou’s tactics in the win over Liverpool at the weekend, in particular the way he utilised Oliver Skipp.
So far this season, there can be very few criticisms of Ange Postecoglou and the way he has got his Tottenham side playing.
In such a short space of time, the new manager has implemented an attacking and very exciting approach to playing football with his team. And, results are matching the performances, with Spurs unbeaten in the first seven games of the Premier League season.
At the weekend, the Lilywhites slogged their way to a dramatic 2-1 win over Liverpool. But, the result could and should have been secured long before the injury-time winner, with the Reds down to ten men by the 26th minute, and losing another player by the 69th.
In the end, a goal from Heung-min Son in the first half, and a late own goal from Joel Matip after a cross by Pedro Porro sealed the win for Spurs.
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Hoddle thinks Postecoglou got it wrong
Despite taking all three points, Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle isn’t happy with decisions made by Postecoglou on Saturday evening.
On the approach to breaking Liverpool down, Hoddle told The Final Word: “I think there’s players on the pitch, if there’s real leadership in there, they can spot it. At the end of the day, they came in at half-time Tottenham, they had a chance against ten men, I didn’t see it once.”
And, Hoddle was baffled by Postecoglou’s instructions to Oliver Skipp: “Skipp comes on, he’s told to make the runs inside, like we’ve just seen [Destiny] Udogie do. They’re not the runs! I’m sorry, but they’re not the runs.
“And in pre-season, you set your team up, you’re down to ten men, OK what are we going to do? This is our principle, we either go two banks of four and one upfront or whatever. But, on the other side of the fence, if we go against a team and they go down to ten men, this is what we do to open them up.”
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I’m not going to sit here and grumble too much about what happened on Saturday, because we got the win in the end. But, against the nine men of Liverpool, we should have been able to exploit the space far better and get that game wrapped up a lot more efficiently.
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