‘Another layer’ – Brandon Austin reveals what Postecoglou has his keepers work on every day
Ange Postecoglou has brought a brilliant brand of football to Tottenham Hotspur, with fans loving the attacking approach. But what about the goalkeepers?
The keepers are key to Spurs’ system
With inverted, adventurous full-backs, dynamic playmaking midfielders, touchline-hugging wingers, and hardworking forwards, it can be easy to forget about the men between the sticks in the Spurs squad.
But, Postecoglou‘s style of football would not be possible were it not for the calm and composure of the goalkeepers.
Brandon Austin has been speaking to Football.London about the role the goalkeepers play in the system, and how hard he is working on improving that side of his game.
He said: “It’s something that I like. I like to be involved in the possession phase when we have the ball. I think that it helps set our attack and set the team up. Obviously, you’ve seen the way the manager wants to play, that he wants the goalkeepers to be involved, so I think it’s good.
“It allows us to show another layer to our game. We work on it in training every day. So it’s something that we can all continue to improve and work out, but I think it’s a good part to have.”
Play out from the back
With players like Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero in front of them, the Tottenham goalkeepers not only have a solid defensive line to protect them, but centre-halves that are more than capable of receiving the ball and starting a progressive attack.
But, that all starts with the likes of Austin, Guglielmo Vicario, and Fraser Forster.
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Vicario has definitely been great at the footwork and passing from the back, so it’s great to see Austin starting to show that side of his game, too.
Hopefully, we can see him in action a few more times this season and see what he can do.
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