“It’s who we are, mate.” Ange Postecoglou sent a typically assertive message to the naysayers over Tottenham’s tactics in their crazy defeat to Chelsea on a memorable Monday…
However, it's been suggested Postecoglou should've changed the way his team was set-up after Spurs had two players sent offBeing reduced to nine men on 55 minutes meant it was always going to be an uphill battle for Spurs, but they didn't help themselves.
They continued to play the same way they did from the start, including a high defensive line, against their opponents, who had a two-man advantage.It's been suggested that Postecoglou should've set his team up differently after both Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were given their marching orders, however, the straight-talking Aussie insists nothing will make his team shake their principles.
Asked about Spurs' tactical approach after going down to nine men, Postecoglou told talkSPORT: "It's who we are mate.""It's who we are... and we're still in the stages of building a team here and a style of play and I'm not going to chase some short-term fix for what I believe is going to be important for us in the long-term.
And in an interview with Sky Sports, he said: "You have to accept the referee's decision, that is how I grew up.
Dejan Kulusevski put the home side ahead on six minutes, but Chelsea got level through Cole Palmer's penalty after Romero's late challenge on Enzo Fernandez. Nicolas Jackson then scored a late second-half treble to see Mauricio Pochettino's men run out 4-1 winners.Keep up-to-date with all the latest Tottenham fixtures and results and live Premier League standings in our new match centre.
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