Postecoglou says Spurs can ‘beat anyone’ on their day

Ange Postecoglou says his Tottenham side have the capability to beat any team in the world.

Spurs take on Fulham on Sunday having thrashed Manchester City 4-0 in their last Premier League clash, followed by a 2-2 Europa League draw with Roma on Thursday.

Postecoglou’s side have struggled with inconsistency so far this season, winning six and losing five of their first 11 league games.

But the Tottenham boss is adamant that his side can beat anyone when at their best.

He said: “On our day we can beat anyone. We want to continue to be that, the best we can be. When we are that we’re a compelling side and growing into the team we want to be.

“Sunday is no different to any other game for us. It’s about continuing to grow, continue to develop. When we kind of put all our elements together we’re a very very good football side.

“We’ve struggled in a few games this year for sure. But that’s part of our growth to make sure our levels don’t drop to the levels in the games when we haven’t really played to our identity. That’s OK, it’s why we’re here. We want to continue to push on.”

Postecoglou has fielded criticism for his insistence to stick with his attacking style of play and once again defiantly brushed off questions as to whether he should be more pragmatic.

“Look, I don’t know how many ways I can say this. I understand it. Look, there’s plenty of room for pragmatism in walks of life and in football as well. But I’m just not interested in it.

“I don’t know why I need to change my approach to be like everyone else wants me to be. I’ll continue to push this team to be a bit different, to play football in a different way and maybe when I’m long gone you’ll all pine for my entertainment, and you’ll have had your fill of pragmatism.

“But look, if we were pragmatic I’d say at 2-0 up at City away, we’d have probably settled and we wouldn’t have got the victory we did and made it a special moment for our club.

“I always think of the possibilities of what could be if we continue down this road, rather than holding on to what we have. Because at the moment what do we have? We don’t have a hell of a lot. We haven’t achieved anything yet, we haven’t had success, we haven’t done all the things we want to do.

“So if I start being pragmatic now, maybe we’ll never get there. Last night we weren’t at our highest level but, jeez, I thought for 20 minutes we were as exciting as we’ve been since I’ve been here. I loved our last 20 minutes of the first half. We should have got a third goal to kill the game off but we were exciting to watch. And that’s what I want.”