Premier League
Ange Postecoglou Admits Tottenham Squad Needs Changes In Summer
Manager Ange Postecoglou stated that Tottenham Hotspur’s team requires a reset as the Premier League club seeks to transition into a “completely new direction.”
Since taking charge of the managerial role at Spurs last year, Postecoglou has implemented an attacking brand of football to the club, resulting in considerable changes within the squad to accommodate this new approach in philosophy.
The club has brought in several new players, while some long-serving players like Hugo Lloris and Eric Dier have departed.
Spurs began the season in promising style, but back-to-back defeats in the past week to rivals Arsenal and Chelsea have derailed their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League and have laid bare some of the gaps that still exist in the squad.
Asked about the club’s personnel, Postecoglou told reporters: “We need change. Change has to happen.”
The Australian, speaking ahead of Spurs’ trip to Liverpool, said the club couldn’t make alterations to their style without some degree of change to the squad.
“We’re pivoting to a whole different direction, expecting the same people are going to be on that,” added Postecoglou. “It’s just not going to happen. We’ve had two windows and we’ve had some development of players, for sure, but when I say we’ve still got a long way to go, that’s what I’m talking about.”
He added, “We can’t be there yet because it’s impossible to say you’re going to have drastic change and yet expect everyone to be on that journey… whether it’s Liverpool or Arsenal, by the time they win the competition or have success, the team’s almost unrecognizable.”
Currently occupying the fifth position in the standings, Tottenham travels to take on third-placed Liverpool in a league encounter on Sunday.
