{"id":287930,"date":"2023-08-26T17:34:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287930"},"modified":"2023-08-26T17:34:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:34:48","slug":"tottenham-boss-ange-postecoglou-jokes-that-he-just-copied-pep-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/tottenham-boss-ange-postecoglou-jokes-that-he-just-copied-pep-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou jokes that he &apos;just copied Pep mate&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou jokes that he &#8216;just copied Pep mate&#8217; when asked about his flying full-backs after 2-0 win away at Bournemouth<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tottenham came away from the Vitality Stadium 2-0 winners vs Bournemouth\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both scored in a confident Spurs win<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH: It&#8217;s All Coming Up &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s preview show for the weekend&#8217;s football<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has jokingly said he &#8216;just copied Pep&#8217; when asked about his use of full-backs moving into the midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TNT Sports to Peter Crouch and Joe Cole after Spurs 2-0 win away at Bournemouth, Postecoglou was asked about the success he&#8217;s seen in using full-backs Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie as inverted midfielders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Man City boss Guardiola has made this tactic famous in the Premier League, a move that has also since been seen by the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou spoke about fullbacks being confident in a system that allows them to make these kinds of decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian joked: &#8216;I just copied Pep mate! we do a lot of work on it. It is sometimes about instincts but it&#8217;s trying to create a system that&#8217;s as fluid as can be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/17\/74750579-12448333-Ange_Postecoglou_celebrates_Tottenham_s_clinical_2_0_win_away_at-m-5_1693065871205.jpg\" height=\"485\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou celebrates Tottenham&#8217;s clinical 2-0 win away at the Vitality Stadium\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/17\/74750585-12448333-James_Maddison_opened_the_scoring_neatly_and_pulled_out_a_tradem-m-4_1693065856904.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James Maddison opened the scoring neatly and pulled out a trademark darts celebration<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If there&#8217;s space there forget you&#8217;re a full back, you&#8217;re footballer in space so go into the space and then its up to us to make sure we&#8217;re covering the gaps that are left.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham put on a classy display in their game away at the Vitality Stadium against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>James Maddison put the finishing touch on a beautiful team move involving all three starting midfielders to open the scoring, before Dejan Kulusevski doubled Spurs lead to ensure they took all three points home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/16\/74750581-12448333-Postecoglou_hugs_his_fullback_Pedro_Porro_after_another_excellen-m-15_1693064336376.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou hugs his fullback Pedro Porro after another excellent display by the Spaniard<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/17\/74750591-12448333-Pep_Guardiola_is_known_for_his_experimental_tactics_particularly-m-6_1693065884792.jpg\" height=\"536\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is known for his experimental tactics, particularly his use of fullbacks in midfield<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou continued to stress the strengths of his two fullbacks and the freedom he is trying to implement throughout the team.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs boss insisted: &#8216;Once players realise they have the freedom to do that but it&#8217;s still very structured then they don&#8217;t second guess themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They just say if there&#8217;s space inside I&#8217;ll just go and drive in there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Both Pedro (Porro) and Destiny (Udogie), when they have the ball and are running with it, are really difficult to stop and if it&#8217;s in a central area it makes it more effective for us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12448333\/Tottenham-boss-Ange-Postecoglou-jokes-just-copied-Pep-mate-asked-flying-backs-2-0-win-away-Bournemouth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou jokes that he &#8216;just copied Pep mate&#8217; 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