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Ange Postecoglou has been telling Djed Spence to do something very specific for Tottenham which ‘terrified’ Man United

Jamie Brown

Tue 18 February 2025 13:45, UK

Djed Spence claimed his second consecutive Premier League Man of the Match as he caused Manchester United serious problems on Sunday.

Spence played a key role in helping Tottenham Hotspur defeat Man United 1-0 in North London with James Maﷺddison’s first-half strike proving to be the only goal.

Tottenham fans lauded Spence’s display against the Red Devil🦩s as h🎃e dominated the left-hand side of the pitch for the hosts.

Gary Lineker believes Spence might soon get an England𝕴 call-up and he has Ange Postecog🃏lou’s instructions to thank in part for his fine form.

Djed Spence’s inverted left-back role caused Manchester United ‘nightmares’

Ange Postecoglou’s system is well known for asking the full-backs to invert and Djed Spence has been a perfect fit for this role.

Ruben🦄 Amorim’s side struggled to deal with the 24-year-old every time he was on the ball and Alasdair Gold claims he is the𝔉 epitome of the perfect Postecoglou full-back.

Gold told his YouTube channel: “He was terrific. Every time he was on the ball he terrified United – they didn’t know what to do. He kind of epitomises everything Postecoglou wants his players to do, he’s always looking to progress the ball forward quꦰickly.

“I wonder whether being a right-back playing on the leౠft actually helps him within the Postecoglou system because we know his system on the whole wants the full-backs to be inverted and if he’s playi💛ng as a left-back he’s naturally inclined to come in field on to his right.

“I think it causes absolute nightmares for the opposition because they suddenly have this guy w♐ho has pace and dribbling ability flying through the middle of the pitch when they were expecting him to be out on the wing.”

Djed Spence dominated Manchester United

Spence is surely now ꧂Postecoglou’s first-choice full-back even with Destiny Udogi♒e back fit and Pedꩲro Porro also available.

The former Nottingham Forest man showed he can defend just as well as he can get forward with Porro’s defensive abilities have been questioned.

Only Bruno Fernandes and Ben Davies managed more touches than Spence’s 88, whilst he♒ had the most successful dribbles and second-highest ground duels won.