Key Ange Postecoglou style feature tipped to help end Tottenham's trophy drought

Ange Postecoglou's "all or nothing" brand of football might struggle to find consistency but it could end Tottenham's trophy drought, former Spurs defender Alan Hutton believes.

The north London outfit are the Premier League's top scorers and could have gone third in the table had they beaten Ipswich just before this current international break, while they are also in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and have won three of their four Europa League ties so far in the big group stage.

However, Spurs have struggled to find consistency in their results, particularly their away form, and Hutton believes that Postecoglou's relentless style of football could be better suited at this point to cup football.

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"Ange’s tactical style can work in the cup competitions because in any one-off game, playing that way, there's a high probability that you will win. When you start talking about the Premier League, it's about consistency, bringing a high level every single game. If you are open against big teams, especially away from home, they'll pick you off," the former Scotland international told BestBettingSites.co.uk.

"That's kind of the be all and end all of it. I like the way Ange plays. I think playing all-out attack and playing a high line, you've got two centre-backs, a lot of pressure is on them, but they've got pace to recover. It looks good, but if you're going that way at Man City, if you're going that way at Liverpool, even at home, they're good teams who can hurt you.

"They find spaces, they have the players that are good enough to pick you off and that's the difficulty. It's that happy medium. At times I do believe that defensively they could be a little bit more sound. But look, I'm not a manager. He is. It's him that makes the decisions and this is the way he wants to play. So, in cup games, it’s probably easier to play that style of football. Over the length of a season, I think it's hard to continually play that way and really challenge."

Much was made of Postecoglou acknowledging that his career has always brought silverware in his second season at clubs but Hutton felt that comment was taken out of context and used as a prediction.

"I think Ange has got the squad. I think he's got the mentality. He's been there and done it before, and he knows what it takes to win. Of course, this is a higher level than Celtic and where he has managed before, so it makes it more difficult. The opposition is more difficult to play against as well, which makes it harder," he said.

"His comments about winning a trophy in his second season did get taken out of context a little bit. I think he was stating a fact where he was saying, ‘In my second season, I've won trophies,’ then everybody jumped on board with it and kind of got at him. He was just saying, ‘I was stating a fact.’

"People have taken it as he's putting himself under pressure because this is his second year, and they're going, ‘Right, well go and win something then,’ so it's a crossed wires situation. But it's out there now. They’ve not won anything since 2008, it's too long. Some of the squads that Tottenham have had within that period, they should be competing and winning, especially domestic trophies, and they should be competing in Europe. They can do that; they’ve got the quality to win a trophy this season. It’s not easy, you need a little bit of luck, but it’s about time."

The former Spurs right-back believes that Postecoglou's way will bring plenty of ups and downs along with the entertainment.

"The way the Tottenham team plays at this moment under Ange, it's kind of all or nothing. That's what it seems like. They don't get many draws. They're quite open at times. It's good to watch. There's no getting away from that as well," said the Scot. "The games are normally exciting, but it's about being consistent. If you're at the top end of the table and challenging for the top four, consistently being good week in, week out. That's maybe a little bit of a problem.

"In certain games, could Ange change in terms of his tactics and not being so open at times? Possibly, but I just don't think that's how he looks at it. He wants to win every game. He wants to challenge in every game, and that's how he sees it moving forward. It's difficult to win every game in the Premier League. Nowadays, when you look at the fixtures in the Premier League, they're all hard.

"I remember back in my day, when I first went down, you looked at fixtures coming up and thought, right, we'll get three points here, but that one would be a tough game. Now, all the teams are strong, and a lot of them can beat each other, which makes it more difficult, so it's about being consistent."

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