Ange Postecoglou says his maximum urgent factor at Tottenham is to instill a extra attacking mentality within the avid gamers. The new supervisor is dedicated to taking part in at the entrance foot quite than sitting again and punching at the counter.
Postecoglou, who favors a 4-3-3, desires to dominate the ball and it’s going to be a metamorphosis of way in comparison with that of his predecessors Antonio Conte, Nuno Espirito Santo and José Mourinho. It can be extra consistent with the type of soccer Spurs lovers like to look from their workforce.
Postecoglou was once requested whether or not he must reprogram the avid gamers. “Yes, absolutely,” he spoke back. “That will be the biggest challenge and that’s what I’m concentrating on. It’s about changing that mindset and changing the way the players see the game, and maybe their roles within it. Even with the positions they play, there’s going to be adjustments in how I want them to do things. It will be a shift from the way the club has played for three or four years.”
Postecoglou noted that his signings would be a part of the process, mentioning midfielder James Maddison and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. There is uncertainty over whether the longstanding No 1, Hugo Lloris, will remain at the club. The 36-year-old has said that “it’s the end of an era” for him at Spurs and he has “desires for other things”.
Postecoglou said: “In terms of how quickly the players embrace it, the new players coming in will help. That’s the part I have control over – whether that’s James or Guglielmo in goal. They’re players who fit in the direction I want to go in. Then it’s about seeing with the existing group how many of them are able to adjust and embrace the way we’re going to play.”
Maddison, signed from Leicester for £40m, will be charged with taking some of the creative and goalscoring load off the front three – especially Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. Maddison had 10 goals and nine assists in the Premier League last season in a relegated Leicester team. He, like Kane, will report for pre-season on Wednesday.
“Any manager will tell you that part of the key to being a dominant team is having multiple attacking threats and having a midfielder who can score and create goals – they’re not easy to come by,” Postecoglou stated. “James has proven himself as someone who can do that. When you look at Tottenham over the last few years, they’ve been really reliant on the front three to get their goals. I thought it was a really good fit for us to look for a player like James.
“He’s had the birth of twins so I don’t know what shape he’ll be in when he gets here. But once we get him in, it means he can come on tour with us. He’s in a stage of his career where he feels like he can be a leader, which is great because we need players who want to embrace that responsibility.”
Postecoglou discussed the culture he wanted to put in place. Kane is on record as saying that certain values have been lost in recent years and Postecoglou said the starting point had to be positivity in every individual.
“My basis for culture and behavior is that we’re all very fortunate to do what we do,” Postecoglou stated. “There is not an individual who comes thru those gates who mustn’t come thru with a grin on their faces, in particular the footballers. If you may have an appreciation and admire to your setting and the folks there, it will provide you with an excellent chance to create one thing.
“Sometimes people need direction with that. If there’s no clear direction and clarity around what that is supposed to look like people can go off and do their own thing. I have been and I will be pretty clear on my expectations around what we need to be like. I don’t think that’s too far from the kind of things that Harry was talking about.”