Ange Postecoglou says Spurs squad have embraced big change ahead of European push

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Ange Postecoglou says his Tottenham Hotspur players have embraced a major change he made to training over the past three weeks ahead of their quest of winning the Europa League trophy.Tottenham registered their third Premier League win in a row at Ipswich, brushing aside the newly promoted side a 4-1 victory, with what was a complete performance.A brace from Brennan Johnson and one piece from Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski was enough to avoid Ipswich doing the double over the North Londoners.It was the sort of display that we have not seen from the Lilywhites over the last three months, with the Spurs players full of energy right until the final whistle.Having less mid-week games to prepare and key players back from injury is undoubtedly having an effect, and Postecoglou is delighted to see his players getting their due rewards.Earlier this week, Postecoglou gave the Tottenham squad two days off – which has happened the last two weeks running thanks to a fixture schedule without mid-week matches.(Credit: Tony Mureithi / @tonym_visuals / @tonym_visualssports) Ange Postecoglou is happy to have his Spurs squad backAfter the Ipswich win, Postecoglou admitted that it was a huge boost to have players like James Maddison, Wilson Odobert and Pedro Porro to bring on from the bench, a luxury he has not had in the last few months.The Australian stated that the extra rest between matches and the larger player pool is having an instant effect, helping the side ‘reset’ their style. Postecoglou also added that his Spurs players have embraced the change ahead of their big European push in March.The Tottenham boss told Sky Sports after his side’s 4-1 win (22/02/25 at 18:01): “The fact that we can throw people on from the bench who can contribute. I could give Madders [James Maddison] and Pedro [Porro] a rest today – everyone gets a boost.“From our perspective, these last two weeks have given us a breather and reset our football. I’m pleased the boys have embraced it.”The 59-year-old remarked that everyone at the club is looking hopefully at their one remaining shot at achieving glory this season via the Europa League.When asked about shifting focus to Europe next, Postecoglou responded: “Look, it’s a couple of games now, but for us, where we were was unacceptable. It wasn’t for lack of effort from the players. We have still got Europe, but we feel like we can make an impact, and we have to move up the table.”Postecoglou’s prediction has been proven rightFor a long time, Postecoglou was telling anyone who would listen that Spurs’ injury crisis had forced most of his remaining players to play every three days, which led to significant mental and physical fatigue.The Australian always appeared confident that his expected style and results would return once the injury situation eased a little, and that is exactly what has happened.Heung-min Son‘s performance was the best demonstration of that, with the Tottenham captain being back to his menacing best against Ipswich after having some time to rest and recharge his batteries.Tottenham will now look to prepare for the visit of Manchester City to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday evening.READ MORE – Ange Postecoglou reveals why he loves Kevin Danso so much at TottenhamThe post Ange Postecoglou says Spurs squad have embraced big change ahead of European push appeared first on Spurs Web.