Gary Neville remained astonished after Jermain Defoe revealed that a former Tottenham manager used to be 'sitting on scans' when players were injured.
Spurs are impeded this season by injuries, with a number of vital players who miss months of action, making the North -London side Hamstrung for a large part of the campaign.
The side of Ange Postecoglou returned home to winning ways with a 1-0 win over Manchester United thanks to James Maddison's first half of a strike.
It was Maddison's first performance since the recovery of a three -week dismissal after a calf problem.
And then the Sky Sports Panel discussed the relationship between the sports science department and managers of the first team when injuries rise and the latter is put under pressure for results.
Gary Neville said speaking on Postecoglou: 'I have never seen a manager against a doctor or medical advice when they say:' They are not completely ready. Ange, don't play them today. '
'If he went against medical and doctor, it would be quite unusual. Managers do not go against the advice of the medical and doctor. '
Defoe then revealed: 'Managers exert pressure. When Andre Villas-Boas was here, when players were injured, he sat down on scans. '
Neville replied: 'To be honest, I swear that if a manager is about you on a scan, I think you should tell him to leave here. The manager may not be in the medical room and watch over a player. '
Asked if he had told Sir Alex Ferguson, Neville replied: “He would never have entered the dressing room. He would never have gone in the medical room. Never. He never came to our dressing room in training ground. That was our space
“And he would certainly never put pressure on the medical team. He never did as much as he checked. It's ridiculous. '
After the victory over United, Postecoglou revealed that he had eliminated Kevin Danso, Rodrigo Bentancur and son Heung-Min while they all picked up beating.
'Kevin [Danso]Rodri and Sonny have all picked up beating, “Postecoglou confirmed.
'They should be fine, but the beauty is now that we can let them rest and restore them instead of throwing them back immediately [three days later]. '
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