'That's all we do' - Ange Postecoglou left baffled by Eric Dier's assessment of Tottenham training

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has dismissed Eric Dier's claim that he 'doesn't do any tactical work' in training.

The England international spent the first half of the season under Postecoglou, before being shipped off to Bayern Munich on loan.

2 Dier was loaned to Bayern having failed to establish himself as a starter under Postecoglou Credit: Getty

Dier, who is expected to be permanently signed by the German giants, was limited to just four Premier League appearances this campaign.

He has since become a regular starter under Thomas Tuchel in Bavaria, with the 30-year-old lifting the lid on Postecoglou's pre-match methods.

Speaking to Gary Neville on The Overlap earlier this month, he insisted the Australian is more focused on how his team plays, regardless of who the opposition is.

Asked whether he is the most tactically aware coach he has worked with, Dier said: "No, interestingly, he really doesn't do any tactical work (in training).

"What he does is, every single training drill from Monday to Friday is drawn up to represent the way that he wants to play.

"[Antonio] Conte, I could do it blind, but that was a lot of tactical work Monday to Friday, a lot of ten versus zero, walkthroughs. You were so well drilled, it would be ingrained in you."

Dier's comments have baffled Postecoglou, as he reponded by saying: "I don't know what you mean by tactical work.

"Everything we do is geared on how we are going to play our football, so for me by extension is tactical work.

2 Dier has claimed that Postecoglou rarely works on the tactical side of football Credit: Rex

"Whether that's on us, or whether it's on the opposition. In fact I would probably say we don't do anything apart from tactical work.

"That's all we do every day. If we're working on our fitness, we're still trying to play our football.

Former Tottenham defender Eric Dier compares the Champions League mentality of Bayern Munich to that of Liverpool ahead of their UCL clash against Arsenal

"But I haven't seen the interview so I'm not sure what he's referencing.

"If you're talking about do we do training where we're standing around and working on how we're going to stop an opposition, how we're going to break down, no we don't do that.

"But I don't think that's the only kind of tactical work that exists. I think anyone who trains with us will tell you that all we do is train the way we play.

"Maybe that's not tactical work, I don't know!"

Despite Spurs being in contention for Champions League football, they have looked suspect defensively at times - as shown in the recent 4-0 defeat at Newcastle.

The result has seen the north London outfit drop to fifth in the table - three points behind Aston Villa in fourth.

As for Dier, he is preparing to face Spurs' rivals Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night, live on talKSPORT.

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