'That's all we do' – Ange Postecoglou left baffled by Eric Dier's assessment of Tottenham training
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has dismissed Eric Dier's claim that he “doesn't do any tactical work” in training..
He England international He spent the first half of the season with Postecoglou, before being loaned to Bayern Munich.
Dier, which is expected to be permanently signed by the german giantsHe was limited to just four Premier League appearances this campaign.
He has since become a regular starter under Thomas Tuchel in Bavaria, with the 30-year-old lifting the lid. PostecoglouPre-match methods.
Talking to Gary Neville on The overlap Earlier this month, he insisted that the Australian is more focused on how his team plays, regardless of who the opposition is.
Asked if he is the most tactically aware coach he has worked with, Dier said: “No, interestingly, he doesn't really do any tactical work (in training).
“What it does is that every training drill from Monday to Friday is designed to represent the way you want to play.
“(Antonio) Conte, I could do it blind, but that was a lot of tactical work from Monday to Friday, a lot of ten against zero tutorials. You were so well trained that it would be ingrained in you.”
Dier's comments have baffled Postecoglou, who responded by saying: “I don't know what you mean by tactical work.
“Everything we do is geared towards how we are going to play our football, so for me, by extension, it is tactical work.
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“Whether it's up to us or the opposition. In fact, I'd probably say we don't do anything apart from tactical work.
“That's all we do every day. If we work on our fitness, we still try to play our football.
“But I haven't seen the interview, so I'm not sure what he's referring to.
“If you're talking about if we train where we stand and work 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 type 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!”
Even though Spurs are in contention for the Champions League, they have looked suspect defensively at times, as shown in the recent 4-0 defeat at Newcastle.
The result has seen the north london costume drop to fifth place in the table, three points behind Aston Villa in fourth place.
As for Dier, he is preparing to face Spurs' rivals Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. live on talkSPORT.
