Postecoglou Praises Tottenham’s “Outstanding” Performance After Victory

Following Tottenham’s victory, manager Ange Postecoglou shared his thoughts with TNT Sports, stating: “It was outstanding by the players. We had a tough European game away on Thursday night. We had 10 first-team players unavailable tonight and for the lads to come out with that much energy. We had to come out quickly because we knew we were going to get tired. We are asking a lot of our layers and the quality and energy showed was outstanding.” Addressing the team’s early goal, Postecoglou remarked: “We’ve had great opportunities in the last few games early on and if we’d have taken them then you put pressure on the opposition. I said to them before the game let’s be ready, let’s have a fast start. It was great endeavour by Djed and a great finish by Maddison.” Regarding Djed Spence’s contribution, the manager commented: “He has had to bide his time, to be fair to him whenever he has played he has done well. We haven’t been able to give him too much game time because full-back is one of the positions we have a bit of cover but we needed him to come in and play at a good level and he did. It’s a credit to him.” Concerning Destiny Ugodie’s injury, Postecoglou stated: “He felt something but he wanted to continue. We can’t take risks at the moment. I don’t think it’s anything too bad.” Discussing the significance of the win, Postecoglou explained: “It helps. You just want the players to feel good and get a reward for their efforts. We can’t rest or rotate and you want them to feel good. They get their reward tonight and we’ll recover and get ready for a big game on Thursday.”