Alasdair Gold has revealed that Tottenham’s assistant coach Matt Wells has been working really hard with Pedro Porro on the defensive side of his game.
Many anticipated that Spurs might struggle to score goals this season after the loss of their record goalscorer Harry Kane in the summer but that has not proven to be a problem for Ange Postecoglou’s men, who have found the back of the net 17 times in seven matches so far.
To people’s surprise, the Lilywhites, who had an extremely leaky backline last season, have also been tidy in defence, having conceded just eight goals so far despite having two newcomers in their backline in Destiny Udogie and Micky van de Ven.
Pedro Porro’s defensive game has improved considerably and Ange Postecoglou admitted after the 2-1 win over Liverpool that Wells has to take some credit for the 23-year-old’s development (Football.London).
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Matt Wells has been working with Pedro Porro
Gold has now elaborated further on the work that Wells has done with the Spaniard, with the journalist opining that the right-back is one of the best passers at the club.
The journalist said on his YouTube channel about Porror: “He’s worked on the defensive aspects of his game so much over the last two months or so. And when you add that to his speed, skill, his delivery, he’s got a brilliant passing range. I’d actually say he’s one of the best passers at Spurs.
“[Ange] Postecoglou revealed afterwards is Matty Wells – the coach who obviously came into help Ryan Mason and has stuck around with Postecoglou because he’s got a very similar kind of mindset to Postecoglou. Matty Wells has been working with his defence and [Pedro] Porro in particular.”
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While there has undoubtedly been an improvement at the back personnel-wise, the main reason for Tottenham’s defensive improvement is down to the fact that we now control possession and look to play in the opposition half. As the old adage goes, attack is the best form of defence.
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