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Tottenham boss Postecoglou: Porro great footballer; great athlete

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is delighted with his wing-backs Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie.

Postecoglou says the pair are adjusting well to the demands of his system.

"Pedro has been super," Postecoglou told the club's website. “Obviously, with our full-backs, we're asking for a different type of role than they're used to, and both him and Destiny have opened up really well to it.

“They're trying to learn, trying to understand it. I think it suits Pedro in many respects because he's such a good footballer, technically, he's a very good footballer, but he's also a great athlete.

“You could see that against Liverpool. We needed both Destiny and Pedro, along with Micky van de Ven, to be at it, because when you look at the speed they have up front, and in transition, we needed our guys to be on it defensively. That's an area we're working really hard at, particularly with Matt Wells (coach), the whole back four, all the defenders, working hard with Matty on their defensive principles."

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