Ange Postecoglou is just not frightened about “individuals’s bruised egos” and dismissed the notion there’s a “legendary factor on the membership” that has prevented Tottenham from being profitable.
Postecoglou tore into Germany worldwide Timo Werner following final night time’s 1-1 Europa League draw at Rangers, describing his efficiency as “not acceptable”.
Werner was hauled off at half-time at Ibrox however Postecoglou’s resolution to go public together with his criticism was a shock given it’s now the norm for Premier League managers to maintain any chastisement inside the dressing room.
Twelve hours on from talking in Glasgow, Postecoglou was again in entrance of the media this morning to preview Sunday’s sport at Southampton and he was not backing down.
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“No, it wasn’t criticism, it was evaluation,” he mentioned. “If we’ve performed poorly, we’ve performed poorly. With Timo it wasn’t about whether or not he’d performed properly or not, we had a extremely tough sport.
“I’m asking 18-year-olds to do huge jobs and also you’ve acquired senior gamers – he’s a senior participant, he’s a global, received the Champions League – that there’s a stage of software and efficiency it’s essential to rise to, to assist the crew. He didn’t attain that.
“Me taking him off at half-time was a press release sufficient. The identical method I received’t cover behind crew performances, it’s not completely different to gamers or anybody else.”
‘I’ve acquired no time for that form of stuff’
Requested how Werner had responded, Postecoglou added: “I’ve acquired no time for that form of stuff anymore. We’re in a struggle right here, collectively we’re in a struggle. I’m not going to go round worrying about individuals’s bruised egos.
“We wish to obtain issues, we wish to achieve success. We’re right down to the naked bones in gamers, if there’s any person in that dressing room who’s match, in a position to contribute, and appears like they want one thing further on this second, he’s most likely not the best kind.
“We had some final night time that perceive the scenario that we’re in. We’ve acquired 15 match gamers, in some positions we’ve solely acquired two gamers. I’m not going to go round making an attempt to get further out of individuals in the event that they don’t give further proper now. That offers me a sign of the place they’re at.
“Timo is just not the place our season is at. It’s not about Timo. It’s not about bringing any person down and blaming any person. We’ve acquired a restricted variety of gamers. It’s an important problem. I need people who find themselves up for that problem.”
Cease making excuses – Ange
Tottenham are eleventh within the Premier League having received simply one among their final eight video games in all competitions, resulting in theories that the membership is simply not constructed for achievement.
Argentina centre-half Cristian Romero additionally criticised the membership’s board this week for a perceived lack of funding within the enjoying squad.
Postecoglou, nevertheless, feels the excuse tradition has to cease and challenged his gamers to beat adversity or transfer on.
He mentioned: “I’m sick of that. That’s an excuse for me. That’s why, even with Cristian Romero’s feedback, I simply assume that’s an excuse.
“In the mean time, I’m right here, I take accountability, these gamers, we’re right here. If we predict some legendary factor exists on this membership that stops success then change it. What’s the purpose in any other case? Don’t come right here. I simply don’t purchase into that.
“In the mean time, we’re in a tough scenario due to the place we’re squad-wise and also you both embrace this problem [or], in order for you excuses there’s 1,000,000 of them to why we are able to’t achieve success. If that’s what your clutch is, notably in powerful moments, what’s the purpose? Transfer on then. Go elsewhere.”
Saints’ struggles present hope for Spurs
Tottenham won’t have a greater likelihood to get their season again on monitor than once they tackle a rock-bottom Southampton facet with simply 5 factors to their identify this season.
Russell Martin’s males have struggled to adapt to life again within the high flight following promotion however Postecoglou received’t underestimate the Saints.
He mentioned: “In all of the video games, they’ve performed some fairly thrilling and efficient soccer in opposition to excellent groups. Russell will most likely be annoyed they haven’t been in a position to maintain it and get rewards for it.
“In soccer, the good things you do will get diminished as a result of individuals invariably take a look at the result, the outcome, which is honest sufficient. A few of the soccer they’ve performed has been nearly as good as anybody this 12 months, residence and away.”