Brad Friedel names two positions Spurs need to invest in next under Postecoglou
Brad Friedel has said that Tottenham Hotspur are not far behind the best sides in the Premier League but admitted that they need to address a couple of squad weaknesses in the January window. Spurs were widely written off by pundits and neutrals ahead of the start of the season, particularly after Harry Kane left […]
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Brad Friedel has said that Tottenham Hotspur are not far behind the best sides in the Premier League but admitted that they need to address a couple of squad weaknesses in the January window.
Spurs were widely written off by pundits and neutrals ahead of the start of the season, particularly after Harry Kane left the club to join Bayern Munich.
However, the Lilywhites have undoubtedly been the surprise package of the season so far, having played some outstanding football and keeping pace with the biggest clubs in the division.
Tottenham have had no issues finding the back of the net, but Friedel believes they need to sign one more goalscorer when the transfer window reopens, as well as a back-up centre-back.
The former Spurs number one told Betway (as relayed by 90 min): “I think they still need a couple more goals from someone else up front. If they can start getting that out of Richarlison then they already have it in the squad.
“But when you get to the Christmas period and the FA Cup starts, and you have a lot of tricky games with regards to recovery, sometimes you won’t be at your very best and you just need a goalscorer.
“When you look back at the great teams of the past, they all had a player like that to drag them through those tough matches. Son is scoring, which is great for them, but I think they need someone else up front.
“Then, if you’re thinking about squad depth and rotation, possibly another centre-back. Van de Ven and Romero are performing really well, but if an injury happens, you’re going to need someone who is almost as good.”
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Ange Postecoglou is a breath of fresh air at Spurs
Friedel admitted that Ange Postecoglou is the kind of manager that Tottenham needed after enduring a difficult few years, insisting that the gap between them and the likes of City is not as big as it seemed previously.
He said: “He’s [Postecoglou] made a tremendous impact. Daniel Levy gave an interview recently at the fan forum, saying that he got the Mourinho and Conte hires wrong. Mourinho and Conte have been two of the best managers in world football, but they didn’t fit Tottenham. Postecoglou fits Tottenham.
“He fits the way they want to see football being played. So, I thought that was very honest. The way they’re playing, to go from where they were last year, losing Harry Kane – Liverpool and Man City are the two best teams in the Premier League right now, but Tottenham are already not far behind that.”
Friedel also hailed the impact James Maddison has had in the Tottenham dressing room, pointing out that the England international seems to have almost instantly emerged as one of the leaders of the side.
The American said about the summer signing: “I think we all know that he’s [Maddison] a good player. What I’ve liked the most from him is that he already looks like a leader of the team.
“That’s not something that’s easy to do when you walk into a new changing room, but he already looks like one of the leaders in that team. When you’re bringing in a player in such an influential position, that’s exactly what you want.”
Spurs Web Opinion
Spurs fans need to acknowledge the fact that we are considerably behind the likes of Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal in terms of the maturity of the project and it would be wishful thinking to expect us to challenge for the title this season.
However, we now have quite a young side and there is no reason why we cannot challenge the best over the next couple of years as the players start to mature.
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