Spurs boss Postecoglou: I know the players will question my tactics

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2 Dec 2023 • 5:11 PM MYT
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou knows some of his players will question his gung-ho tactics at Manchester City.

Postecoglou says his team will never play defensively, no matter how undermanned they are.

He said: "There's a reason I'm sitting here and the reason is the end game is not to beat City.

"If that's the end game, that's been done. It's not why I'm here.

"I'm not trying to set up a team to beat Manchester City. I'm trying to set up a team to be successful. I'm sure the players are thinking, 'Is this really going to work against Man City?' And those are justifiable questions that they need to ask.

"My role is to show them this is still the way forward for us as a group if we're ever going to bridge that gap to being a successful side. I don't feel like it's at a point where I'm losing people.

"Even internally people will always ask those questions. 'Can you do this?' 'Are you able to continue playing this way?' 'Is it working or is it not working?' When I lay my head at night, I just believe in it.

"I get up the next day thinking I feel strongly about it. Maybe I'll end up in a heap, mate. I don't know, because there are no guarantees. But my gut tells me that I won't. I enjoy it."