Pedro Porro exclusive: Spurs defender proving critics wrong in new inverted full-back role under Ange Postecoglou

Spurs defender Pedro Porro speaks exclusively to Sky Sports about his inverted full-back role under Ange Postecoglou that is proving his critics wrong; watch Arsenal vs Tottenham on September 24, live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 1pm; kick-off 2pm

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Thursday 14 September 2023 13:53, UK

When the term ‘Angeball’ is put to Pedro Porro at Tottenham's training ground, he immediately laughs.

Porro then jokingly repeats the phrase out loud before explaining why it evokes such a warm reaction from him.

«It's a system that I'm really suited to and it's really working well for me,» the Spaniard exclusively tells Sky Sports on his 24th birthday.

«It's a new system that I haven't played before. I'm playing inside as a full-back, but it's somewhere I'm feeling confident.

»I'm feeling really happy out there and I think you can see that when I'm playing."

A beaming Porro is loving his transformation from flying wing-back to inverted full-back under new Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.

«For me, it's not been so difficult to adapt to the new system,» he admits. «I'm someone who takes on these new concepts relatively easily.

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»The difference is that with five [at the back], I'm able to have that more freedom to attack, whereas with four [at the back] often I'm defending in a line of four so I've been working really hard on my defensive game and I think that I'm improving on that front.

«It is different, but I feel good in both systems and, really, I'll play wherever the coach asks me to.

»I'm enjoying it and increasingly every day I think I've got the vision.

«The coaching staff are saying I've got