Ange Postecoglou is starting to be seriously questioned at Tottenham.
The Australian’s side have been in a terrible run of form as of late, and, this week, the gaffer has made some interesting claims about the fragility within the club.
Sadly, this is a story many have seen before, both Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte had similar complaints and issues just before their departures from the club.
Speaking on The Tottenham Way Podcast, Tom Allnutt has been discussing Postecoglou and his demeanour at Spurs, and he shares what he’s been told about the Australian in training.
What Ange Postecoglou is like in training
Allnutt spoke about Postecoglou in training, claiming that he doesn’t speak to his players much one-on-one, while he’s also said to be very different from Antonio Conte on the training ground.
“He apparently doesn’t talk to players one-to-one much. There is no coziness, people thought that when Postecoglou took over he was a cuddly 60-year-old Australian, but it’s nothing like that,” Allnutt said.
“It’s nothing like that, when people draw comparisons with the Conte rant, it’s not come full circle because the style of play is completely different and the way he is around the training ground is completely different, you speak to people and he’s nothing like Conte in that way.”
Ange Postecoglou needs to start talking more
Ange Postecoglou doesn’t seem to be a very hands-on manager in training or behind-the-scenes, and perhaps that needs to change.
Postecoglou is almost losing his grip on this team at the moment. The style of play seems to be less brave than it once was, and too many players are in poor form.
A summer clearout is needed, but so is better communication if Postecoglou wants things to change around north London.
Spurs’ recent form has shown that Postecoglou isn’t necessarily getting things right, and perhaps the first change from the manager should be enacted on the training ground.
