Alasdair Gold gives insight into Tottenham’s second season with Ange Postecoglou
Football.London’s Alasdair Gold has explained in his latest column why Tottenham fans should not be panicking about the team’s downturn in form, insisting that this campaign was always going to be a turbulent one.
While most Spurs fans accepted at the start of the campaign that this season was going to be one of transition, expectations have since changed given the sort of performances the side have delivered over the last six months.
It seems like Postecoglou is a victim of his own early success, with some supporters now questioning some of his methods in light of the 2-1 loss to Wolves.
Over the last few weeks, there are signs that opposition teams have worked out how to play against Tottenham and to exploit their weaknesses.
However, Gold pointed out that teams always struggle for consistency during Postecoglou’s first season in charge, insisting that the Australian is still in the middle of a squad overhaul at Spurs.
The journalist wrote in his column: “Supporters at all of the Australian’s former clubs will tell you there are always missteps in the first season of his tenure as he goes about ripping up things from within – drastic changes, not simple tweaks.
“Some players and staff struggle to adapt, some question the direction he is taking them in, especially when injuries bite in the early months as bodies adapt to a very different style of football.
“The squad must be overhauled to reflect what a ...
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