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Alasdair Gold says Ange Postecoglou has a issue to fix at Tottenham in next two weeks
Journalist Alasdair Gold has now been discussing a big issue Ange Postecoglou is facing with his Tottenham Hotspur players.
Given Spurs now don’t have a game until March 2nd, when they face Crystal Palace at home, Postecoglou does now have a period in which he can address a few things.
February has been a mixed month for Tottenham, and it ultimately did feel as if the Wolverhampton Wanderers defeat had been coming.
Perhaps Postecoglou’s side rode their luck against both Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion at home, two games they did still have the character to win.
But perhaps the Tottenham boss will have been disappointed with one or two moments, at least that’s what Alasdair Gold thought.
Speaking on the ‘’, the journalist was convinced that Postecoglou needed to oversee a real attitude change during these two weeks off.
Gold was left very frustrated with the way in which the Spurs players were pressing against Wolves in particular, saying Ange should simply drop anyone not giving it one hundred percent.
Alasdair Gold says Ange Postecoglou needs to address the attitude of his Tottenham players
Speaking on the podcast, Gold thought an attitude change was needed, something a lot more important than tactical nuisances.
He said: “I think that’s going to be Ange’s biggest thing to fix in these two weeks, more so than even the technical stuff.
“It’s the attitude change, because he shouldn’t accept that in any way shape or form, there’s no reason for it, there shouldn’t be any tiredness – they’re playing a game a week
“They’ve got stronger squad numbers now which means, quite frankly, whoever you are, if you’re not doing what you’re meant to be doing and giving 100% in terms of your pressing, your aggression and dynamism and movement on the pitch – I’m sorry, get out of the team.
“And that’s the whole point of having competition in the team, to not allow that complacency to creep in.”
Of course, some Tottenham fans may agree with Gold’s words, it doesn’t seem as if Postecoglou’s message is being maintained over 90 minutes right now.
That’s not to say things won’t improve, but perhaps this is the first real stumbling block of this new era, and given results have not been too poor at all, it certainly could be worse.
But on a positive note, Tottenham fans will be delighted to hear how well Lucas Bergvall played in Sweden this week.