In reaction to accusations that Gary Neville was “copying Pep” in the Premier League, Ange Postecoglou viciously defeated Neville last night.
Following his appointment as manager of Tottenham, Postecoglou was questioned and criticized by numerous pundits for his inverted full-back system.
Neville, who cited Postecoglou’s style as a Pep-inspired concept, was one of the first to be less than convinced.
After Spurs defeated Crystal Palace to maintain their Premier League lead last night, analyst Jamie Carragher couldn’t help but bring up Neville’s remarks to Postecoglou.
"At the moment you're just copying Pep aren't you?" 😂😂
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“At the moment, you are just copying Pep, aren’t you?” he asked in a playful way.
Postecoglou played along and retorted, “I just study one game a week and observe what he is doing, and I move from there!
And there’s nothing wrong with that, you know.
Neville immediately rushed to clarify that, throughout his terrible tenure as Valencia’s manager, he attempted to emulate Guardiola. “I tried to copy him,” he remarked.
Postecoglou savaged Neville in an instant while grinning and asking, “How’d that go?”
Not content to stop there, the former Celtic manager joked as his on-air interview came to an end, “I’ll just go and watch Man City.”
Even though they have played one more game than their closest competitors, Manchester City and Arsenal, Spurs are currently five points clear at the top of the league.
Spurs have won eight of Postecoglou’s first ten games, drawing two, and maintaining their unblemished record.
Chris Sutton lauded Postecoglou for his successful start to life in the South, saying: “Ange Postecoglou has made the greatest managerial effect ever in Premier
