Postecoglou insists Spurs will learn ‘nothing’ if they defend deep against Arsenal

Ange Postecoglou has said that he and his side will not learn anything from the North London derby if they manage to salvage a point by defending with men behind the ball for 90 minutes. Ahead of the game, a lot of pundits have said that Tottenham will get ripped to shreds if they look […]

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Ange Postecoglou has said that he and his side will not learn anything from the North London derby if they manage to salvage a point by defending with men behind the ball for 90 minutes.

Ahead of the game, a lot of pundits have said that Tottenham will get ripped to shreds if they look to take the game to the Gunners at the Emirates, with Paul Merson even predicting that his former side will demolish their rivals 5-1 (Sportskeeda).

However, those who have followed Postecoglou’s career will know that the Australian will not change his game plan no matter who he comes up against.

The Spurs head coach has said ahead of the game that he would rather see his side try and go toe-to-toe with Arsenal, even if it means they come out second best, as the game will serve as a measure of how far the Lilywhites have to go to challenge the best sides in the Premier League.

Postecoglou wants Tottenham to be brave

Postecoglou told Football.London: “It’s about not shying away from that challenge, not fearing the outcome if things don’t go well. Ultimately that’s always your measure.

“It’s my history and people sort of use it almost as a barometer against me. When I went into Champions League games with Celtic or went into World Cup games with Australia, [they said] I should have changed my approach and we got some pretty decent lessons along the way.

“But I just think that’s the only way you can measure yourself. How do you know, if you want to be that kind of team? That’s the question.

“If you want to be a team that challenges, you know you have to play that way irrespective of the opponent, there’s no point not using a game like Sunday as a measure to see where we’re at.

“If we shy away from it, don’t play our football, manage to get a draw and survive the experience, what have we really learned? Apart from surviving 90 minutes of football? Nothing. The players already know that’s what my message will be to them. We’re going to go out and play our football.

“If we’re short, we’re short, we need to make it up. If we match them it’s great isn’t it? We know we have a long way to go and we’ve already established ourselves and on the biggest occasions, we’ve shown we’re prepared to play our football.”

Spurs Web Opinion

I am mentally prepared for a defeat in this game as there is no doubt that Arsenal will create plenty of chances against our high line. However, I am also looking forward to seeing how their defence copes when we put them under pressure as we certainly have the quality to hurt them.

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