Opinion: Looking at whether Ange ball could finally revolutionise Tottenham

I’m sure many Spurs fans reading this are in the exact same headspace as me right now. I can’t wait for the season to start and to see the free-flowing attacking football coming with the appointment of Ange Postecoglou. However, are we all getting a little ahead of ourselves in thinking that these players are […]

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I’m sure many Spurs fans reading this are in the exact same headspace as me right now. I can’t wait for the season to start and to see the free-flowing attacking football coming with the appointment of Ange Postecoglou.

However, are we all getting a little ahead of ourselves in thinking that these players are going to go out there and provide the beautiful football seen previously under managers like Pochettino? (yeah that really hurts me to say).

As much as I love the philosophies Postecoglou holds, and I do feel they really coincide with the ideologies of our football club, I do have real concerns about the players we may be relying on to fulfil his style of play.

Postecoglou mainly favoured a 4-3-3 formation, looking to dominate the wide areas through passing combinations between the full-back, No 8 and winger (The Athletic).

We know what Kane and Son can do, the deadliest duo in premier league history have proven they can score in this league for fun and as long as Kane stays with us, I have no doubt he can continue being one of, if not the best striker in the world.

As much as Son had an off year for his standards, I’m sure he can come back and be the player we all know he is. However, I am still concerned with that right side.

I loved Kulusevski when he first came in. That six-month period after his switch from Juventus was so seamless, it felt like he had grown up playing in the premier league, but this past season he really has been far from his best.

I understand injuries limited his progress but the overall quality shown was not up to the standard he created for himself.

Manor Solomon seems like a good signing on a free transfer and I hope he can develop into an even better player than what we saw at Fulham last season but I can’t say I’m convinced of what we will get from him in terms of output after his 4 goals in 19 appearances (transfermarkt.co.uk).

Safe to say this is my issue with much of the Tottenham squad. There are too many players who we have no idea what to expect from. Ndombele, Dier, Richarlison, Udogie, and Vicario to name a few.

We have no idea what these players will give us this season. Even Bentancur, although he was amazing until his injury, an ACL like that can set a player back and he may not come back as the exact same player.

It’s the fear of the unknown which does make me question whether or not these players will fit the Postecoglu system.

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The defence is the biggest worry for Tottenham

My real worry is the defence. I know every Spurs fan shares my view that getting only one centre back in this summer window would be a mistake. Being linked to Micky van de Ven and Edmond Tapsoba (Fabrizio Romano), we are all screaming to sign both.

Maybe it’s a financial issue, but seeing our rivals willing to splash the cash to get in players they need does sting when we know we need a whole revamp at the back and we can only manage one signing in that area.

I am not complaining about the recruitment entirely, Maddison is one of the signings of the summer so far and I’m sure he will do wonders for Postecoglou as that No.8 behind the front three, but considering we conceded 63 goals in a Premier League season, the most since the 1992/1993 season, you think we would focus on fixing the real issue of last year (Premier League).

With Postecoglou wanting to play attacking football as well, I’m nervous to see how the defence copes next season. Romero sometimes being very reckless, Davies being past his best, and Dier being questionable, I really wouldn’t be surprised if we saw some similar results as we saw at St. James Park this year.

Having Pedro Porro come back and play right back when we all saw his defensive acumen needs some work as well as an inexperienced, predominantly forward-thinking, unproven Udogie on the other side, it really doesn’t look good on face value.

Maybe I am a bit of a pessimist when it comes to Tottenham, I think I have been most throughout my life watching Tottenham always get close but never over the line, but trust me when I say, I am ready for Postecoglou and his team prove me wrong and show me the team we can be.

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