Ange Postecoglou says ‘there must be change’ at Tottenham this summer

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has warned that more changes are coming to his squad.

Spurs had shown plenty of signs of improvement during Postecoglou’s first season until three consecutive losses checked their progress.

Thursday night’s defeat by Chelsea highlighted some of the flaws in Tottenham’s current squad, which has largely been assembled by practical managers in Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte, but is now being asked to Play a more progressive style of soccer. .

Postecoglou has already made a number of bold adjustments, with veterans Hugo Lloris and Eric Dier dismissed in January, while Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, James Maddison and Brennan Johnson have been signed this season. .

However, further changes are set to take place this summer, with PA news agency believing Tottenham are ready to listen to offers for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Giovani Lo Celso and Bryan Gil.

“We need change. Change has to come,” reflected Postecoglou.

“You don’t want to change course for this club quite dramatically because we went down a certain direction. And now we’re going in a completely different direction, hopefully the same people will be at it. It just isn’t going to happen.

“We’ve had two windows and we’ve had some player development, for sure, but when I say we still have a long way to go, that’s what I’m talking about.

“We can’t be there yet because it’s impossible to say you’re going to have a big change and still expect everyone to be on that journey.

“It’s not about wanting to try. It’s just that we’re going to play a certain way, we’re going to train a certain way, we have a certain mentality and it’s not for everyone. .

“And so, whether it’s Liverpool or Arsenal, if you look at the start of their journey, by the time they win a competition or achieve success, the team becomes almost unrecognisable.

“We have already made tough decisions, we have let some experienced players go.

“Some of those decisions aren’t that hard because whether it’s a player or a staff member, they realize it themselves and say, ‘You know what, I’ve got a better way somewhere else and you’ve got a better way here. has been found’.

“I’ve got to change this squad, I’ve got to do it because I’ve got to build a squad that I think can play our football. It’s going to have to go out.”

Postecoglou has faced criticism for his reluctance to make changes for some opposition, but has vowed to stick to his principles of front-foot football, which includes a high line and commitment to play from the back. Is.

“I believe what I believe to my core. I will stand tall, die a noble death, believing what I believe,” he added. said

“Like anything in life, once you feel something is working for you, something you believe brings success – and it does – you pursue it.

“Maybe the Premier League is a step too far, man. Who knows? Maybe, maybe – but I’m still on that hill, injured, my dying breath saying ‘I believe, I believe.’ I am’.

“But I do, I really do mate. And that’s what you’re going to see as long as I’m here. You’re going to see this team play the way I want it to play.”