{"id":344616,"date":"2023-11-07T10:04:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=344616"},"modified":"2023-11-07T13:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:01:33","slug":"ex-england-boss-slams-ange-over-contentious-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=344616","title":{"rendered":"Ex-England boss slams Ange over contentious tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle has labelled Ange Postecoglou<\/a>'s decision to persist with a high defensive line despite being reduced to nine players during Tottenham<\/a>'s 4-1 loss to Chelsea<\/a> as "footballing suicide".<\/p>\n

A principal tactic of Postecoglou's, the Spurs continued to run a high defensive line in defiance of losing two players to red cards.<\/p>\n

Tottenham took an early lead in the match on Tuesday morning through Dejan Kulusevski but relinquished the lead and a player when Cristian Romeo was sent off after making a studs-up challenge on Enzo Fernandez.<\/p>\n

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Despite the disadvantage, \ufeffPostecoglou continued with his usual game plan, positioning seven players on the halfway line with a country mile of space behind them and only striker Heung-Min Son to provide roaming cover.<\/p>\n

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"If Tottenham keeps playing that high, near the halfway line, then I think its footballing suicide with 10 men," Hoddle said at half time when Tottenham were only without Romero.<\/p>\n

"You can't get pressure on the ball and they'll get picked off. They've got to play a little bit deeper.<\/p>\n

"They've done it all season. They had the defenders in there that they've had it work, but it seems to me they haven't changed their tactics. They've got to change."<\/p>\n

Things soon went from bad to worse when Destiny Udogie was shown red, leaving Postecoglou with only nine men to work with.\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n

While the Spurs' defence held up for a while, \ufeffChelsea's two-man advantage combined with its rapid speed on the wings eventually prevailed as Nicholas Jackson scored three times from the 75th minute.<\/p>\n

Football writer Mark Carey described Tottenham's persistence as when "bravery blurs into naivety".<\/p>\n

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As much as the move could be condemned as foolish, it could also be interpreted as fearless as Tottenham came agonisingly close to equalising when down 2-1 and with only nine players on the field.<\/p>\n

While \ufeffPostecoglou's stubbornness has since divided pundits, Tottenham fans did not seem to blame the Australian manager for the tumultuous loss – clapping and cheering him off the ground at full time.<\/p>\n

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Speaking post-match, the Spurs manager defended his decision and voiced his faith in his team's resilience.<\/p>\n

"It is just who we are mate, it is who we are and who we will be for as long as I am here," he said.<\/p>\n

"If we go down to five men, we will have a go."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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