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Ange Postecoglou has played down the significance of Tottenham potentially moving five points clear at the Premier League summit with victory at Crystal Palace on Friday.<\/p>\n

Spurs returned to top spot on Monday with a 2-0 win at home to Fulham and play before Arsenal and Manchester City this weekend.<\/p>\n

Postecoglou insisted his primary focus is on improving the team after he was critical of their second-half display against Fulham.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really add any significance because whatever happens Friday night there\u2019s still a full round of Premier League fixtures to be played and nothing of any real significance comes of that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a good space at the moment but again we\u2019ve still got plenty of work to do to make sure what we do now is sustainable. That\u2019s the main thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about making a short-term impact, it\u2019s about building something which hopefully brings sustained opportunities of success for the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a really good reason no manager will talk about winning a title in October or November because we know there\u2019s a long way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tottenham\u2019s ascent to first position has seen them score 20 goals in nine matches, but Postecoglou feels attack is the area where they can improve the most.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe still have to grow in every area. There are areas where we are already very good, particularly around the defensive side of the game. I think we\u2019ve been excellent there \u2013 really consistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still think our main growth will come in the attacking side of the game. I still think particularly in the front third, a lot of our movements are still not natural and fluent like we want them to be, which isn\u2019t surprising.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what is getting us the goals is that we have great quality up there, which is contributing to that. I still think the biggest growth for us will be in our attacking side of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spurs will have to assess Destiny Udogie for the Selhurst Park clash after the left-back was withdrawn in the 56th minute of Monday\u2019s win with muscle tightness.<\/p>\n

Pape Sarr (illness) and Ben Davies (knock) are fit and Yves Bissouma is also available after he served a one-match ban for his recent red card at Luton, but Postecoglou was coy over his team after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg impressed against Fulham.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no different to any other week. They\u2019re not really dilemmas, just choices that people in my position have to make and I\u2019ve always made those decisions pretty simply and cleanly about what I think we need,\u201d the Australian coach explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cTomorrow night we\u2019ll start with a certain group of players and finish with another and it\u2019s about trying to get the job done. When that games done, we\u2019ll look to the next one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to have Biss available, he\u2019s been a big part of what we\u2019re doing. The team did well the other night so that should make us stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Postecoglou also heaped praise on opposite number Roy Hodgson ahead of their second meeting.<\/p>\n

The Spurs boss faced Hodgson back in 2016 when they were in charge of Australia and England respectively in a friendly at the Stadium of Light.<\/p>\n

Asked if he still expects to manage at 76, Postecoglou replied: \u201cWho knows. That\u2019s not the plan. Seventy-six? Somewhere on a Greek island, lying back watching football from around the world, maybe doing some punditry and becoming an expert overnight. That\u2019s the plan but you never know in life, mate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI coached against Roy up in Sunderland so I have had the pleasure of coaching him at international level.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an outstanding manager, he\u2019s an absolute gentleman and whenever I have come across him people always talk about the kind of person he is and I love his career, for someone like me with a different journey I have so much admiration for the career he has had.\u201d<\/p>\n

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