Ange Postecoglou has expressed his disappointment in Destiny Udogie’s role in West Ham’s goal against Spurs on Saturday, but believes the full-back put in an overall improved performance.
The Lilywhites ran out comfortable 4-1 winners against their London rivals, bouncing back from their shocking 3-2 collapse against Brighton prior to the international break.
Goals from Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma and Heung-min Son — as well as an Alphonse Areola own goal — did the job for Tottenham.
However, that onslaught only came after Mohammed Kudus had put West Ham in front on 18 minutes, firing home after great work from Jarrod Bowen.
The England international turned on the acceleration to beat Udogie down Spurs’ left, putting the ball across the box where Kudus was on hand to find the back of the net.
Udogie improved rapidly after coming out second best against Bowen.
The Italy international — still only 21 years old — made three tackles, four recoveries, an interception and a goalline clearance during his 88 minutes on the pitch, while contributing at the other end with three chances created, including the assist for Bissouma’s goal.
Ange assesses Destiny Udogie performance vs West Ham
Ange reckons Udogie coped well with Bowen, apart from one moment. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
Overall, Postecoglou was pleased with Udogie’s performance against a talent such as Bowen.
That said, he still called the defender out for his role in the opening goal; a sign of how much work still needs to be done to turn him into a consistent player.
“He was better. I still think for their goal he could’ve done better,” Postecoglou told reporters (via Tottenham’s official website).
“We’ve got to continually work with Destiny as he’s still a young player, it’s his second year in the Premier League but I’ve got no doubt that he’s going to become an outstanding player for us.
“The only way he’s going to become an outstanding player for us is if we keep…
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Author : CJ
Publish date : 2024-10-20 14:13:15
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