Premier League: Tottenham notched up a win over Brentford, easing pressure on Ange, while Arsenal thrashed Man City.
, Gregor Robertson said that the pragmatic defensive display bore little resemblance to Postecoglou’s preferred MO of high-octane attacking football.
“They were gritty; sat deep for virtually the whole second half; scored a scrappy goal from a corner; managed the game maturely and sensibly. An accusation against Postecoglou is that his team can only play one way. Here was evidence that they can mix it up. Here’s their Anfield blueprint for Thursday.Postecoglou said the game style was an unavoidable result of circumstances, rather than a major philosophical change.
“We knew we couldn’t go out there and dominate. Brentford had a week to prepare. We had 50-something hours. With the same group of players. With that context, the performance was outstanding.”“Certainly not Tottenham fans, who were genuinely starting to worry about being sucked into a relegation battle and were singing “We are staying up” come the end. And probably not Ange Postecoglou either, whose need for this reviving win was becoming desperate.
“Kevin Danso’s arrival was announced on Sunday morning, but Postecoglou, while Tottenham waited for the defender’s international clearance, named a team with no recognised centre-backs,” Law wrote. “Disciplined, unfussy, a little scrappy and garnished with a dollop of luck. Tottenham have rarely known afternoons such as this under Ange Postecoglou but they summoned a textbook away performance, rolling up their sleeves and putting a halt to the previous seven weeks’ freefall.
As is turned out, Postecoglou’s men burned one of his media sparring partners. Liverpool great Jamie Carragher predicted pre-game that they would be soundly beaten.
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