Ange Postecoglou scoffed at the suggestion James Maddison could be the bargain transfer of the season.
But Postecoglou quickly chuckled off the question as he replied: "A £45million bargain? I don't know whatIt comes after Postecoglou had quipped he is just copying Pep Guardiola when he joined the TNT studio after the win over Bournemouth.of Spurs under Postecoglou and referenced the inverted full-back system the manger also used during his time at Celtic.
He continued:"We do a lot of work on it. A lot of it, it is on instincts but we're trying to create a system, wherever I've been, that is as fluid as it can be. "If there's space there, forget that you're a full-back, you're a footballer, get in that space. It's up to us to make sure that we're covering the gaps that are left.
"I think once players realise that they have the freedom to be able to do that, it's still very structured, then they don't second guess themselves. They know that it doesn't matter if they're a left full-back, if there's space there then they get into it. "Both Pedro and Destiny, when they have the ball and they're running with it, they're really difficult to stop. It's an essential area and it makes it more effective."
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