‘Hard to accept’ – Arsenal legend makes Tottenham trophy claim that bothers him
David Seaman has insisted that Spurs fans are happy to see attacking football even if it does not win them any silverware but he questioned if that is the right ethos for the club to have.
Tottenham have always had a tradition of playing attacking, enterprising football but during the last few years, the club’s hierarchy decided to sacrifice that in an effort to break their trophy drought.
Daniel Levy and co went for managers with a track record of winning silverware in Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte but those appointments backfired spectacularly. Not only did they both fail to deliver any trophies but they also served up some extremely negative football at times.
Spurs fans were thus crying out for a manager who plays on the front foot and they got their wish last summer, with the club turning to Ange Postecoglou.
While the Australian has delivered an eye-catching style of football and made Tottenham the Premier League’s biggest entertainers, that has come at the cost of defensive solidity, with the side giving up plenty of chances each game.
Spurs’ results have suffered over recent weeks, which has led to some debate over whether the Postecoglou needs to be a little more programmatic to ensure the Lilywhites are successful.
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Seaman has remarked that the Tottenham head coach needs to prioritise ending the club’s trophy doubt, insisting that entertaining football can take a back seat.
The former Arsenal number one said on the Seaman Says Podcast: “With Tottenham, it’s different because it’s a totally different way of playing football, it’s a lot of attack and Spurs fans are happy with that because they’ve always had that at Tottenham where they want to play good football and they want to be entertained.
“They’re not bothered about if they win anything and I find that hard to accept because Tottenham are trying to become a big club. They’re desperate for a trophy, if they win a trophy, Ange gets a 10-year deal because he’s doing exactly what Spurs want.”
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I do not think Ange believes that it is an either/or situation when it comes to being successful and playing an attractive brand of football. The 58-year-old evidently believes that playing this way gives the side the best chance of competing for major trophies consistently over the long term.
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