The GENIUS Way Tottenham Came Back Against Man City 

It was incredible to see Sonny transitioning from a left winger to central striker. He’s an amazing player and a proper leader, captain. Who leads by example. I saw the game last night against City and Sonny never stopped running and kept pressing through city players.

It’s a myth that Ange doesn’t adapt. When they had difficult playing out against the press against Man Utd. The full backs ceased their inverting and went in a wing back position which allowed to take control. Similarly situation against Arsenal Sarr dropped deep to the right full back position to allow the team to play out against the press. Then there is substitution including Højbjerg to add more defensive control in midfield. Ange makes lots of tactical adjustment. However he doesn’t compromise fundamental style of football which is similar to most top class coaches

"Luck is where preparation meets opportunity" Angeball

Good grief this was refreshing 😂 TV pundits have been genuinely embarrassing on this topic. There's suggesting a team isn't adapting when they clearly are and there's expecting Ange to completely abandon principles he's trying bed into the club 12-14 games into the season 🤷‍♂️

Adam fast becoming my favourite RU-vid football person - clear, engaging, witty and intelligent. Good job.

Thanks for this. So tired of lazy punditry and the recycled cliches. You nailed Lo Celso's significance even when others are complaining about dropping too deep, playing back passes, not contributing anything more than his goal. Ridiculous

I do think Bissouma dispossession and Spurs third goal are two sides of the same coin. Bissouma tried to dribble pass three players and were dispossess and conceded a goal. However for Tottenham last goal Oliver Skipp had three Manchester City players trying to press him, he dribble past one player and made a progressive pass that led to the goal. I don’t think you can condemn the former and celebrate the latter. If Ange encourage the team to play this way it is of the hope that the latter moment outweighs the former moment but you have to take the dispossession as a side effect of the style of play

thank you for recognizing Ange-ball does adapt!

Son! He is living legend

So glad you mentioned Gil's spin and pass to Kulusevski. None of the other pundits I saw picked up on that or gave him credit for it.

Adam is the best RU-vid football analyser. He is so clear and detailed, he doesn't assume or allow his bias get into his analysis

The great thing is that this risky system works almost to perfection with this squad when Romero and VDV are on the pitch. Hopefully both will be back soon.

Adam, why are you not covering matches live on Sky? Your analysis is by far and away the most insightful around. Great video as usual.

I think the ref played the advantage & immediately thought Grealish was offside - hence blowing & calling the ball back. Everyone I was with called it offside & we had a better angle but Jack timed his run really well. If he’s let him run on & do whatever he would have done whilst being offside, then it would have wasted time for Man City so he was damned either way. Thought he had a great game apart from that call.

Where Pep Guardiola coaches his players to ALWAYS take the safest option, which inevitably means recycling the ball 300 times while waiting for the perfect opportunity, Angeball is the complete opposite. It encourages players to ALWAYS take risks, to seek openings and weaknesses and exploit them. Guardiola's need for total control is risk-averse soulless collectivism, and that's how he turned the previously exciting Jack Grealish into a broken facsimile of his former self, someone who only managed to break his goal-scoring drought of about 35 games with a tap-in he had zero creative input in. And if Pep's style is soulless collectivism, then Angeball must be the diametric opposite - a free-market, capitalistic approach to creative expression, with a plan. It's hair-raising at times, but, my God, what a rush!

Without doubt the best analysis and clear understanding of Angeball. Fantastic video, absolute elite content. Thanks so much

Thank you for pointing out that Bissouma lost the ball trying to do exactly what he's been instructed to do and what other players did over and over.

Well made video mate. I’d like to add that during that poor decision by the referee, if we had Van Der Van who is pivotal to Ange’s defensive system, they wouldn’t have been through on goal anyways. This is what makes Tottenham such an incredible team. When he is on the pitch all the high risk play can be quickly shut down by VDV’s recovery pace and Romeros ability to read the play quickly. I bet you during that Chelsea game if we had 9 men again and one of them was Van Der Ven, a few of those crosses into the box for goals wouldn’t have been able to happen.

nearing the end, we also can see that son dropped deeper- similar to what kane did when he was still here shows you the level and how different son and kane are to these players at tottenham. Quality and Experience. Absolutely class from Son

this tottenham is different gravy, they are playing without 5 of their starters and got a result against city at home. Even in the games they lost they didnt look half bad. A few more transfer windows and they might get really scary

The analysis on bissouma losing possession is spot on. Bissouma played with more bravery in the second half of the game and that was the difference.

This video is absolutely 100% spot on - you get it. The imperative to get the ball forward, to score goals is what Angeball is about, these are what is set in stone. To think that Ange doesn't change things, make use of the different qualities that different players bring to adapt to a specific situation, is naive.

Excellent analysis - exactly the point - so many pundits and experts are just too simplistic and do not understand the technical adjustments let alone that the overriding philosophy needs to be hammered home above all at this stage of the journey

Thank you for getting, and explaining, AngeBall - I only hope Carra, Neville, Merson, Keane etc watch this channel, learn a thing or two and start providing a level of punditry that matches their salaries. COYS!!!

Great video, Adam is bang on top of his game. Let's not forget that Spurs went to the best team in Europe and didn't play any recognised centre-backs, and got a point. If Romero and Van de Ven were fit, Spurs win this game.

Ange Ball: Win or Die Trying. Insane pedal to the metal football that is fun to watch.

You have summed up so many points I have been trying to make with all this frustrating criticism but one thing not really mentioned by anyone on top of all of this analysis is the fact he's not trying to win the league this season - he's building a team to win. The whole approach is based on getting better at what they do - they can't do that if they change every time they have an injury, or if they go a man down etc and they certainly won't develop their game as fast if they keep doing that. He's developing them now, and while that is happening and he is assessing who can handle it and who can't, they'll keep bringing in more players that can - which they clearly need. He can't wait 4 transfer windows before *starting* the development just because they don't have the players. This is something I don't hear anyone talking about. They think because Spurs actually started way better than anyone expected that this is already the finished article - it's not even close. Too many small minded pundits around that never had the vision to know how to manager even a half decent football team let alone one that can actually strive to be the best. They want Spurs to just be a mediocre team, and if Neville or Keane were managing them they'd have a ceiling as mediocre at best, likely a complete failure. Great you mention the 9 men and city as weird for anyone to complain about. City, away, with Royal and Davies at CB, and the likes of Neville want them to go there and wait to lose. If they did that and lost 3-0, Neville would have said it was a brave effort. Well, they got a draw, excited the fans, the neutrals. People have to realise you don't get the best parts of spurs without the worst parts - you can't keep your cake and eat it - but the worst parts will all improve (players back fit, new players in, squad cohesion and understanding of what is being asked of them improving), which will also improve the best parts of them.

At last. Someone who understands.

Great video man. Top analysis. Around the 35 minute mark, I said to my mate “He has to bring Hojbjerg on at HT. Take Gill off”. Not insight or amazing but pretty obvious common sense imo. Hojbjerg brought that strength & power that City were using to get on top into the Spurs side. And he brought that absolute stability & protection to the defensive side of Spurs’ game. Without that stability I think City would’ve carried on over powering Spurs & gone onto to win the game but with it Spurs over powered City & were the better side in that 2nd half. Not too bad with 10 players missing, if I don’t say so myself. Cheers man, keep up the great work.

This is brilliant 💪🏽 Gary Neville had a shocker last night.

Thank you for covering Tottenham and explaining Ange Ball 😊

Super video really enlightening, I was shouting at Bissuma to boot it out. I am an old git! I have been supporting Spurs since 1961 and I have never been so excited about the football we are playing. Ok we lost to Chelsea, threw it away against Wolves and didn’t put our chances away against Villa but what a team, what performances! Keep it up boys. COYS!

Its a bloody outrage that pundits like Gary Neville and Michael Owen get to analye the game with full running clips and legends like yourself, JLA and Football Meta are forced to use still images.

I follow Spurs for the exciting football but your analysis takes it to a new level and the appreciation for what I am seeing is now 100 fold improved.

I did enjoy this as it was well explained and easy to follow. I remember the days when every team played two full backs, three halfbacks and five forwards so there have been many formation changes since then. Postecoglou plays fluid football and all players are expected to be attack orientated, more like the Dutch Total football. It has its risks but also gives rewards too and Spurs fans like me love the football we are seeing after some pretty dire seasons. Can’t wait for the next Spurs game.

Not clean through. Certainly a good opportunity but hardly 1on1 with the keeper. Instead of city whining about 1 ref decision, they should have taken their chances. Simple as that.

Thanks so much for this, I learned a lot about Angeball and tactics!

That was an absolutely brilliant, entertaining and hilarious analytical perspective of what Ange Postecoglou is trying to develop at Tottenham! As far as RU-vid presenters, some people have it and most don’t but you have that X factor presentation in spades. Thanks for the facts and the laughs😊

Really really good work on this. Finally a balanced view of what is really happening.

first channel ive seen do proper analysis of the different tactics thank you

Brilliant !! Thank you

Been an Ange fan since his days coaching in Australia.. People tend to think that he is not much of a tactician, just this ANGEBALL, nothing could be further from the truth. Things not going right, subtle tweaks here and there during a game. He's a world manager and some huge club will come for him in a couple of years.

love the content simple yet spot on! btw can u guys lower the studio light it feels a little too bright😅

First time watching one of these videos. I never look too much into tactics, but I watched this video all the way through!

I never thought the answer to 'What is Ange ball?' Is gonna be this philosophical 😂

Great video, thank you for the analysis!

Genious video! Big warm humble thanks!

Brilliant insight thanks so much

Great video! You did a great job analyzing without being boring lol

It's such a good professional analysis video. It's amazing how they analyze every single player's movements and tactics. It's such a great analysis. I'm learning a lot!

Nice! Very enlightening - well done!

Brilliant, your videos are so illuminating.

Proper genius description. Thanks so much

Thank you for such a fun but insightful analysis of how Tottenham were so effective in this amazing game. COYS

Love the analysis!!

Excellent analysis, sir.

Awesome video well done keep up the great content 🙌

Great analysis and well presented. Cheers

uplifting heartfelt and... accurate. Good analysis.

convinced me to follow, very good analysis

Very good analysis, made me subscribe.

Outstanding content!

New subscriber and super informative

Spot on about Bissouma and Angeball, every now and again we are going to concede a soft goal, however, if he'd pulled that off, he's busting into space with Sonny, Johnson and Kulu ahead of him and he knows his team will be going forward with him and they can maybe create a scoring opportunity while City are still trying to catch up. It's what Angeball is all about, it's exciting, entertaining, fun to watch again after the timid, turgid fare served up under Jose, Antonio and Nuno. The rollercoaster ride is going to be exhilarating, lets see where it takes us, we need two to four transfer windows to get up to full speed.

Such a breath of fresh air, this tactically insightful analysis! Kudos weird suited guy

Great video 💯

Such a good analysis and great point about ‘angeball’. It’s not a tactic and Ange does adapt!

Spot on…cheers from Oz! 🇦🇺

great video. does my head in when people say kulu-chefski instead of kulusevski !

That was a masterful break down of this highly entertaining match. COYS!!

You get it. Thank you.

Thank you. Adam gets it.

Love this analysis

Excellent video guys

People play football for fun, not always seen at Pro level. Ange still enjoys that fun & the players likewise. Your analysis is enlightening regarding Ange's visionary revolution. As regards Yves seeming lapse, that could have finished most positively because he is that sort of player, free football, free thinking, a bloke in the Tottenham tradition. Play without fear. Good fortune can smile upon you & turn against you but this style of play is giving people who pay a hell of a lot for entertainment. Well, bugger me --Entertainment. Don't forget. We only know there's going to be a show, and that Tottenham Hotspur will be there. Good on yer Spurs.

Great Breakdown 👍

Great analysis

Great analysis!!!😂 coys!

One of the best tactical review videos I have ever seen.

Excellent video

Just because grealish has a chance doesn’t mean he scores. Vicario has been on of the best keepers in the league and has shown he can defend from the top of the box. It is entirely possible that grealish doesn’t score instead city should be mad at the sitters that halland missed

That was amazing analysis. Please turn on Super Thanks. I just subscribed and want to send a thanks. Your analysis literally saves me so much time! I just started watching EPL this season, and I’ve been learning mostly through people’s reactions on social media and then YT videos when they come out. It’s honestly a huge time sink. I’d rather support someone who does the actual work of analysis (and demoing formations and putting together screenshots and scripting it all and so on). Love the work!

The single best explanation of what Angeball is!!

Bradley Johnson is my favorite Spurs player.

Absolutely brilliant analysis

Grealish would never have scored. Right call.

Finally someone else gets it 🙌

People forgot Ange has not even been at Tottenham for long. I think next season or two if they still have him there they can seriously challenge for titles.

Sonny is magic 😭❤️

the lo celso sub was probably the most tactical sub of the month.

Romero is back Sarr, madd, van de van A good striker in January Buckle up your seats

and Kane with the cameo?...subtle. subtle 😁

Spot on, we don't hear this said enough. Ange ball is not about formations or tactics it's about bravery and mentality. Spurs have literally gone from one end of the footballing philosophy spectrum to the other in a matter of months.

This football content is excellent. I think this is a step up from the already decent tifo football.

10:21 like I've said before. Ange is a brilliant, if not an elite coach. He isn't a tactician, he just knows what's needed and when. A tactician would have setup a tactic to neutralise city. Ange didn't care, he just had a game plan and motivated their players enough to see it with a few tweaks. No fancy variations etc. I've always said, Spurs hit the lottery getting him

Good analysis. This how they choose to play.

Nice video, from a city fan 🤝👌

Best analysis

Very good. Thank you

The suit says it all...classy AF