Jamie Carragher has said that even though Tottenham Hotspur have been poor defensively, all of their first-choice back four have had pretty good seasons.

Some of the early optimism surrounding Ange Postecoglou’s project at N17 has now dissipated, with some Spurs fans now starting to question the Australian’s methods on the back of the poor results of late.

The Australian made it clear to Football.London on Friday that he will not change his philosophy, insisting that there is nothing he has seen over recent weeks that makes him doubt that Tottenham can be successful playing this brand of football.

However, Postecoglou also acknowledged for the first time that significant changes would have to be made to the squad this summer if Spurs want to challenge for major honours, confessing that the club needs players who are better suited to this approach.
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Carragher thinks Tottenham’s defensive record is strange

Carragher identified that Spurs have to improve defensively if they are to close the gap with the best sides in the division, but he suggested that it is the team’s defensive organisation that has to improve rather than their personnel at the back.

The pundit said on The Echo of Glory podcast: “I think there?s a lot to improve, certainly defensively. When you look at the defensive record, the strange thing about your defensive record is you would probably say all your defenders have ...