Ange Postecoglou has been criticised as 'naive' for downplaying the importance of set pieces, after they proved his side's downfall during the north London derby.

Tottenham conceded two goals from corners during their 3-2 home defeat to Arsenal.

But the Spurs manager has insisted he is not concerned with that aspect of their game as the side prepare to travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Thursday 2 May, live on talkSPORT.

Spurs know defeat to the Blues will leave them seven points adrift of Aston Villa which just one game in hand, effectively ending their hopes of a top four finish this season.

Tottenham picked up just one victory in their April fixtures and their game against Arsenal means only four Premier League teams have conceded more goals from set pieces this season.

But Postecoglou has insisted it is not something he plans to address in any great detail.

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He said: "I've answered this question and I don't think it satisfies people, but no I don't see it as an issue. It's something that we work on along with everything in our game," Postecoglou claimed.

"To quote Billy Joel, you may be right, I may be crazy, but it's maybe a lunatic you're looking for. I'm just not interested in it. I never have been.

"Enough of you (media) have done enough research on me to know this is not the first time I've been questioned about set-pieces in my coaching career. There is an underlying reason for that which I'm very, very comfortable with.

"Eventually I will create a team that has success and it won't be because of working on set-pieces."