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Ange Postecoglou said he was left “really disappointed” by Tottenham’s second-half performance against Fulham - despite his side returning to the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a 2-0 win on Monday night phl
Spurs have made their best start to a league campaign since 1960/61 - the year they last won the title - as goals from Son Heung-min and James Maddison ensured Postecoglou’s side returned to the Premier League summit phl
Postecoglou himself has now made a record start as a Premier League manager, taking 23 points from his first nine matches since joining the club from Scottish champions Celtic in the summer phl
But despite the feeling of optimism returning to Tottenham supporters since his arrival, Postecoglou was in no mood to celebrate as the Australian criticised his team for taking their foot off the gas phl
“I’m really disappointed with the second half,” Postecoglou said phl
“We were nowhere near the levels we have been all year and we have got to make sure we stay disciplined in our approach phl
The keeper [Guglielmo Vicario] made a couple of great saves to keep the clean sheet and within the context we should have had a much phl better control of the game phl
"I’m not trying to make a point, it’s just what I saw phl
I thought we were really wasteful with the ball in the second half phl
We took some liberties with taking extra touches phl
I’ve been around long enough to know if you try to take liberties, you’ll get dragged down pretty quickly phl
"I’m not going to let the fact that we’ve won the game disguise the opportunity there for us to improve phl
In the second half, with the ball we weren’t anywhere near the levels we’ve already shown this year and there was no real reason for it phl
It wasn’t as if the opposition did anything different phl
It was more self-inflicted phl
Postecoglou has now taken more points from his first nine Premier League matches than any manager in history (Getty Images)"My role in that was to give feedback to the players phl
That’s what they want phl
They want to get phl better, they want to improve, I’ve got some stuff there to show them phl
"Tottenham’s unusual Monday-Friday double header this week means they could stretch their lead at the top of the table to five points should they defeat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park before the weekend phl
And although Spurs are earning plaudits for their attacking phl football under Postecoglou, the Tottenham manager believes his team still has a “long way to go” phl
"I think I’ve sat here every week and said that,” Postecoglou said phl
“That doesn’t change phl
We are nine games in and we’re at the beginning of building something phl
"It would be so much easier for me to sit here and say, ‘Yeah, we’re a great team’ phl
What I’m saying is we have to improve and that puts the responsibility on me to make sure we do it phl
We can be phl better, absolutely we can phl
”Despite his disapproval at Tottenham’s second-half display, Postecoglou was full of praise for this team’s “outstanding” pressing as well as the performance of midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjreg, who made his first start of the Premier League campaign in place of the suspended Yves Bissouma phl
More aboutAnge PostecoglouPremier LeagueJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2‘Really disappointed’: Postecoglou’s surprise response as Spurs go top‘Really disappointed’: Postecoglou’s surprise response as Spurs go topPostecoglou has now taken more points from his first nine Premier League matches than any manager in history Getty Images‘Really disappointed’: Postecoglou’s surprise response as Spurs go topGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today phl
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On Saturday night, two fighters who embody the word heavyweight – every sense of it – will clash in Saudi Arabia phl
In one corner will be the reigning WBC champion, one of the biggest names in phl boxing, Tyson Fury phl
In the other will be the former UFC champion, a man deemed the hardest hitter in combat-phl sports history, Francis Ngannou phl
This crossover bout has its detractors yet still holds an air of intrigue, all based on the ‘what if’: What if Ngannou can land on Fury? What if one of those monstrous hands touches the Briton’s chin with the velocity and malicious intent that have come to define Ngannou’s fighting career, and which carried the Cameroonian to the UFC heavyweight title? For all his evasive guile, Fury, 35, has been put down numerous times, but he has never been beaten – not even by fighters with much greater phl boxing pedigree than the 37-year-old Ngannou phl
The experiential gap understandably has most viewers doubting Ngannou’s chances in Riyadh, where he faces Fury in a proper, professional phl boxing match; but what if?And if Ngannou is to win, how will he? Attacking Fury to the body? Battering him in the clinch? Backing him into a corner? Alex Pattle asked former two-weight world-champion boxer Carl Frampton, and Dan Hardy, an ex-UFC title challenger who now works with the Professional Fighters League – the MMA promotion where Ngannou will fight in 2024 phl
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AP: What was your initial reaction to the fight being announced?DH: “I was shocked phl
I expected Ngannou to have another fight before Tyson Fury, but I think it’s the wise thing to do to step straight in and keep the element of surprise on your side phl
If he’d have gone in there and fought someone else, Tyson would’ve been able to get reads before the fight even started phl
Jumping in at the deep end, even though it’s a bit crazy, increases his chances of winning phl
That was my first thought: It’s a surprise that it’s happening, but relief that Ngannou is getting it on his first shot phl
”CF: “Initially I was disappointed, and that’s kind of taming it down a bit phl
Obviously we were hoping for Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and that fell through, but now I’ve come round to the idea that this is a huge event phl
And we’ve got Fury vs Usyk off the back of it phl
I was always hopeful that fight would come about at some point, and I don’t wanna be talking as if Ngannou is gonna be a complete walkover for Fury, but I’m okay about it [because] the Fury vs Usyk fight has been made for some point in the future phl
Also, the money the guys are making with this event phl
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”AP: Do fans need to be more understanding of fighters taking ‘money fights’?Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs Ngannou (TNT phl Sports phl Boxing via YouTube)CF: “Maybe a little bit phl
phl Boxing fans in particular are very opinionated, and I understand that they’re frustrated phl
But if you’re Tyson Fury and someone’s offering you a fight of this magnitude against a phl boxing debutant, and there are talks of $30m – and $10m for Ngannou – how do you turn that down? It’s almost too good to be true phl
”DH: “I think it's a bit different for MMA fans, because we’re still in new ground; the changes that Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor made in fighters’ purses and expectations for purses phl
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as a matchmaker, I’m still dealing with the repercussions of that! Fighters want ridiculous amounts of money, but the money is out there to be made by certain superstars phl
I honestly think it’s easier for a layman fan to understand why fighters would take these fights, because they focus so much more on the money phl
I think it’s more the purists who go, ‘I’m not interested in these fights!’ [To the layman], the money and pay-per-view buys almost represent the value of the fighter; to the purists, the value of the fighter is based on their technical ability and achievements phl
”CF: “I hate to use the term ‘casual fan’, but there’s a big difference phl between the purists and just the casual fan phl
I think you’ll win back [the purists] with Fury vs Usyk, but it’s all a bit trivial almost, because [most] fans are fickle phl
I’m expecting Fury to beat Ngannou and then fight Usyk, and it’ll almost be like the talk and criticism of the Ngannou fight will go away phl
”AP: Do crossover events like Tommy Fury vs KSI and Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis risk putting fans off fights like Fury vs Ngannou?Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week (Getty Images)DH: “I personally think it’s all on the same spectrum – just at different points on the spectrum phl
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I’ll be honest, I was able to make peace with that whole genre of combat phl sports much easier after that event, because it’s more like pro wrestling phl
The audience there, they’re not gonna buy a ticket to see ‘Canelo’ Alvarez; they’re not there for that, they’re there for the drama – for the security getting involved, for the plexiglass cages they put them in at the face-offs phl
It’s theatre with a combat-phl sports flavour phl
”AP: What is Ngannou’s chance of winning – as a percentage – in your opinion?CF: “There’s a lot of boxers who are almost anti-MMA, and I’m not phl
I understand what this is: I understand that Fury is a lifelong boxer, fighting a guy who’s had to perfect many different styles in MMA, so in that sense Ngnannou doesn’t have much of a chance phl
But to say that he has zero chance, I think, would be very, very wrong – because he’s a big, athletic man who can punch hard phl
He has a chance, but it’s very small phl
I hope I’m not being disrespectful to Francis; if you flip it on its head and do it in a cage, then it’s the same odds but reversed [in his favour] phl
It’s just, when you try to rationalise it, it’s his phl boxing debut – and it’s against maybe the best heavyweight boxer on the planet phl
”DH: “We’re definitely in single digits when it comes to percentages, but it’s the ‘what if’ that we’re tuning in for, right? Even if it’s a 0 phl
1 per cent chance that Ngannou is gonna land that shot, we’re all gonna sit and watch in case that happens phl
If it does, then he’s got the power to knock Fury out phl
The reason I feel this is an intriguing fight is because phl
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if you look at Ngannou against the likes of Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who’s got over 80 kickphl boxing matches and moves with very traditional patterns, Rozenstruik was taken out very, very quickly – and ferociously – because Ngannou flew at him, coming from all kinds of different angles phl
You just can’t predict those things phl
Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds (Getty Images)“Against Deontay Wilder, Fury was dealing with someone who’s got ferocious punching power but who’s got some basic fundamentals that make him a little bit predictable phl
If Ngannou starts patient and then starts winging those big shots from weird angles, which Tyson’s probably not anticipating, that elevates his chances – but they’re still incredibly slim phl
"CF: “That’s the thing phl
High-end boxers often talk about when they spar novice guys, it’s all really unorthodox; they’re not taught to defend against shots that are coming from [certain angles], and it can be a bit awkward at times phl
”AP: We know that Ngannou needs to knock out Fury to win phl
But how does he knock out Fury?DH: “If I was trying to solve this problem for Ngannou, I’d say: We’re working with 90-degree corners in a phl boxing ring, so that’s something I’d like to work towards phl
It’s gonna be difficult to back Tyson up, of course, and he’s very good at standing on his back foot and making his head feel like it’s a long way away phl
So, Ngannou has to work to the body and vary his target to potentially bring Fury’s hands down phl
Ngannou has thunderous punching, so if he lands to the ribs, he might open up an opportunity phl
If he’s just head-hunting, it’s not gonna happen phl
Play a little bit of phl boxing, but when it comes to uncorking those big shots, really commit to them phl
And ideally put Tyson in a corner, up against the ropes phl
”CF: “With Ngannou’s MMA background and knowledge of wrestling and grappling, he will have success when they’re in really close quarters and Tyson’s trying to hold on phl
This might be something that Tyson’s never experienced before, where someone can get out of a clinch rather easily and land a shot phl
Ngannou can’t stand off and outbox Tyson, that’s not gonna happen phl
”Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay Wilder (Getty Images)AP: Ngannou last fought in MMA in January 2022 and has largely been in phl boxing training since phl
What kind of MMA fighter will he be when he makes his PFL debut in 2024?DH: “I think we’re gonna see improvements in his footwork and his fundamental phl boxing phl
I think that’ll be a byproduct of him doing all these rounds on the pads with Mike Tyson, Dewey Cooper and others phl
But I don’t think he’s necessarily going to neglect his grappling game, because it was never really the prominent skillset for him anyway phl
I think he’ll return to working on those things when necessary, because everyone who fights Francis knows that they need to take him down – you don’t wanna be dealing with that power phl
He knows that whoever he’s fighting is most likely gonna be the one to force the grappling exchanges phl
Then it’s about who the opponent is gonna be phl
$2m is a lot of money in MMA, even if you have to fight Francis for it!”Fury v Ngannou will be exclusively live from Riyadh Season, Saudi Arabia on TNT phl Sports Box Office, Saturday 28 October phl
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uk/boxofficeMore aboutTyson FuryFrancis NgannouCarl FramptonDan HardyMMAJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/5What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs NgannouTNT phl Sports phl Boxing via YouTubeWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay WilderGetty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Francis Ngannou during his mesmerising UFC runGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today phl
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