Former Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon believes “a few tactical issues” are holding back manager Ange Postecoglou from taking the club to the next level.

Postecoglou has been criticised at times since arriving in England for an unwillingness to change from his open, attacking style with fans calling for pragmatism depending on opponent and game state.

“I definitely believe there is a wider issue,” Lennon told Planet Premier League.

“If you look at the games [Spurs have lost this season] – some of the games were poor finishing, but a lot of the games for me were closing out the games, stiffening up the midfield.

“They’ve got so many attacking players on the pitch all the time and in this league it’s so unforgiving and you’re going to concede chances and concede goals.

“That’s what they have done, and for me there’s times when I’ve looked at it and said ‘we need two holding midfield players in there. We’re 2-0 up against Brighton – we don’t have to push our full-backs on to win by three or four’.

“So for me there are a few tactical issues that need to be looked at.”

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