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Ange Postecoglou has answered questions raised by Eric Dier claiming that Tottenham do not work on tactics during training sessions.
https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/ange-postecoglou-hits-back-eric-29007243
Gary Neville, when asked if Postecoglou was the most tactically aware manager he had played for, Dier said:
"No, interestingly he really doesn't do any tactical work, what he does is every single training drill from Monday to Friday is drawn up to represent the way that he wants to play. [Antonio] Conte, I could do it blind, but that was a lot of tactical work Monday to Friday, a lot of ten versus zero, walkthroughs – you were so well drilled, it would be engrained in you."
Ange's response when asked the question
"It’s probably something you’d have to ask Eric, I don’t know what you mean by tactical work,"
"Everything we do is geared on how we are going to play our football. So for me by extension is tactical work. Whether that’s on us, or whether it’s on the opposition.
"In fact I would probably say we don’t do anything apart from tactical work. That’s all we do every day. If we’re working on our fitness, we’re still trying to play our football, but I haven’t seen the interview so I’m not sure what he’s referencing.
"If you’re talking about do we do training where we’re standing around and working on how we’re going to stop an opposition, how we’re going to break down, no we don’t do that, but I don’t think that’s the only kind of tactical work that exists. I think anyone who trains with us will tell you that all we do is train the way we play. Maybe that’s not tactical work, I don’t know!"