Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou praised his 4 leaders of his group as Spurs saved their season alive with a 3-2 combination win over AZ Alkmaar to succeed in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Vice-captain James Maddison, hoping to be included in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad, struck in the beginning of the second half as management group Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Maddison and captain Son Heung-min began collectively for the primary time since October.
“I believe all these 4 leaders felt prefer it’s their time now. It’s been actually robust for them, it’s been actually robust for all of us, the entire membership however notably the gamers,” Postecoglou stated.
“It’s the primary time – any person stated – since October we’ve had our 4 leaders on the park; Vicario, Romero, Maddison and Sonny. A lot this yr we’ve relied on one or two of these, however to have all 4 of them on the market makes a distinction for us.
“I believed all of them led the group effectively. We did look extra like ourselves, however we’ve nonetheless acquired ranges to go, as a result of I nonetheless suppose gamers like Romero, Micky (van de Ven) and Wilson Odobert and Dom (Solanke) and all these guys are nonetheless constructing their method as much as match health and match sharpness.
“With the quarter-final being three-and-a-half weeks away, there’s a possibility for us to get these guys in control for that recreation.”
“The followers saved pushing us. Hopefully they’ll do that for the remainder of the season” 👏
Micky van de Ven talks his return to health, and the affect the Spurs followers made in pushing their group to the Europa League quarter-finals.
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Spurs are down in thirteenth within the Premier League and out of each home cup competitions.
So victory in Europe was essential on Thursday night time, they usually might but qualify for the Champions League by profitable the competitors. They now face Eintracht Frankfurt over two legs subsequent month.
Postecoglou added: “I believe the way in which we dealt with it tonight was vital. As a lot as you attempt to block out the skin noise and it doesn’t hassle me, I’m certain the gamers and the entire membership was conscious tonight was a giant night time for us.
“If you end up already 1-0 down you may get actually anxious about it, however I by no means felt that. Up till we kind of gave them the primary objective, I believed the lads had dealt with it fantastically.
“Yeah, on what was a giant night time, I couldn’t be happier with the way in which the gamers tackled it and it’s a credit score to them.
“We’ve not achieved something but. We’re within the quarter-final, now we kick on” 🫡
James Maddison on Spurs stepping up when it mattered most.
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“I believe I’ve stated constantly that after we’re at our greatest we will compete with anybody.
“We get a possibility now to construct up some gamers and, hopefully, we’ve nonetheless acquired some vital expertise out they usually could possibly be coming again. All of that can be useful for us reaching the degrees that we’d like.”