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Tottenham legend Hoddle: I have little suspicions about Postecoglou

Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle has questioned Ange Postecoglou's tactical approach.

Hoddle isn't getting carried away with the hype around the new Spurs manager.

He told talkSPORT: “I have got a few little suspicions. I was worried when we went down to nine men (against Chelsea), playing the way we did. If that's what Ange wants to do then fine.

“But I've been in football long enough - you cannot put pressure on the ball if you've only got nine men on the pitch. Sometimes it's horses for courses, isn't it? I'm not trying to be negative."

Hoddle added: “Of course I was hoping Spurs were going to see it through. Although I spent three great years at Chelsea, I'm a Spurs man and I've supported Spurs since eight years of age.

“But I was sitting there thinking, 'Any team in the world - even a youth team - would have broken that down'. That's how I see it anyway. But it's positive if Ange is saying, 'No, we're going on the front foot'.

“He's thinking that by putting the back four on the halfway line, he's going to be able to apply a bit of pressure and he's going to have players forward. Son had half a chance at the end to make it 2-2.

“That's Ange's theory and it's very positive, but I've been in football long enough to know they're going to get broken down. It was just a matter of Chelsea timing their runs."

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