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Delap to Tottenham. YES or NO?🤔

Fabrizio Romano on Mathys Tel: "They are very happy with Mathys Tel, in terms of attitude, in terms of qualities, in terms of potential.
"So let's see if they will try to renegotiate terms with Bayern Munich at the end of the season. Let's see also what the player wants to do, because I think this is not only on Spurs, but it's also on the player. The player has an important say on what he wants to do for his future.
"And obvious, for the player, it's important to understand - is Postecoglou staying or not? Who could be the new coach? Was the project Champions League football or not?
"Also, Tottenham are in the semi-final of the Europa League, so there are several points to clarify.
"I think it's going to take some time before all of them make a decision on this. But I can confirm to you that Tottenham are quite happy with the player, and are also convinced that he has huge potential, as they were when they decided to sign him."

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Dejan Kulusevski: "This year we cannot say that we're prepared for it because we had so many injuries and we did a lot of things wrong from the beginning of the season and we're paying for it right now.
"After big nights like Thursday, you always go down. That's why teams who are in more competitions are paying a price. We're not handling it right, we're not handling it well. Because after 16 minutes we'd conceded three goals, with the offside goal. Then it's hard to win football games. It's not good enough.
"The manager said the first 15 minutes cost us the game with the corners and free-kicks. It's not good enough. We've got to improve. We've got to improve from crosses. I know we defended good on Thursday but we concede too many crosses and everybody must take responsibility and ask themselves why we concede so many crosses."

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🚨🎙️ Cuti Romero on his future: "We're in the Europa League semi-finals, I want to finish the season on a high.

"My focus is always on looking for new places to keep developing. I need to play in Spain to compete in all the major leagues." | [gastonedul]

Defeat in N17.

+5 minutes.

RICHYYYY pulls one back.

#TOTNFO // 1-2

Double change for Spurs.

On: Solanke, Johnson
Off: Odobert, Kulusveski

Now Richarlison has a shot saved after a mistake at the back from Forest.

Kulusevksi header from Porro's corner cleared off the line by Toffolo.

Double change at halftime.

On: Danso, Davies
Off: Romero, Van de Ven

Second half underway..

Half-time.

Mathys Tel, who has been Spurs' best player so far by a distance, sends a header over from Porro's deep cross.

This time Chris Wood does score. He gets up above Vicario and heads in Elanga's cross. Marking non-existent on the big striker.

Forest double their lead.

#TOTNFO // 0-2

#TOTNFO // 0-1

Goal disallowed. Offside.

Goal under review.

Forest double their lead.

#TOTNFO // 0-2

Porro heads a corner across the Spurs box and it falls for Elliot Anderson to hit a powerful shot that deflects off Bentancur and Vicario can't stop it from crossing the line.

Goal. Forest take the lead.

#TOTNFO // 0-1

We’re underway..

Pedro Porro is set for his 100th appearance in Lilywhite! 🤍

Monday night Spurs ✨

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Dominic Solanke: "On our day we're good enough to beat anyone. It's just about doing that, really.
"In games like Thursday it's important to produce these big performances and big moments and that's what we did.
"You go through phases where you don't score for a while but that was a big moment and this is what we live for, these big games and big moments. I had to stay cool to take the penalty but obviously I was delighted to score in a big game.
"We all know we need to be more consistent from game to game. When you have a game like Thursday's, you need to go out there and show no fear and get the job done.
"There's no second chances in knockout football so we knew we had to go and get the job done and that's what we did. The Europa League was something we had our eyes on from the beginning of the season.
"We're not far off it now so hopefully we can keep producing these performances in Europe and the Premier League throughout the rest of the campaign and kick on."

Ange Postecoglou on Dominic Solanke and he has confirmed that Richarlison will get game time in the next few matches...

"I know Dom is a striker and when they don’t score people will focus on that but he’s such an important part of the way we play. Our back four/five were outstanding but our front three were so disciplined also in their defensive work on Thursday.
"Dom and the two wingers had important jobs for us from a defensive point of view. You ask them to do such a massive physical load and then they still have to produce when the ball gets up to them in an attacking sense. And maybe in other teams… if you look at Frankfurt, they don’t ask that of Ekitike. When he gets the ball he feels fresh and he can run at people.
"Dom usually receives the ball when he’s done four or five sprints closing people down so you factor that into it, but we feel as a team that gives us a better chance of success. I was delighted for him. He took his penalty really well. Don’t underestimate the pressure he was under in that moment, taking a penalty away in Europe knowing how significant it is, right in front of the most vocal part of their fanbase.
"It shows the measure of the guy. He didn't miss a beat. Important goal for us, important player for us, and we missed him when he was out, and when he was out Richy was out and that was a big hole in our team. Richy is another one who is going to get some game time in the next couple of games because he's looking really good in training, but Dom’s been super important."

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Ange Postecoglou on does the result at Frankfurt give him belief for the semi-finals and the remaining six Premier League games...

"Yeah, I think it's important. I've said all along, it's not always easy to stay united through difficult times because invariably people are affected in different ways and a lot of our group have had to sit by the sidelines and watch it all, without being able to contribute. So on Thursday night pretty much the whole group - Sonny was a significant absence and a couple of the other boys who weren't part of it - but the whole group who travelled felt like they were part of it and contributed to it. It is going to be important because we've got the semi-finals coming up but also important league games. The fact that we've got a healthy squad for the first time, we're going to need them for sure."

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Ange Postecoglou on the challenge to continue at the same level of performance after Thursday in Frankfurt...

"Yeah, look, it's fair to say it's been challenging. But I think part of that challenge is, obviously the rotations in the team. I think, to be fair, it's going to be similar Monday night, we're going to have to make five or six changes to the team, because we just want to make sure that everyone's sort of in the right space. But, you know, I think at the same time, we're obviously disappointed with the performance, not the performance against Wolves, but certain aspects of the Wolves game.
"And you know, we need to have the same levels of concentration and focus that we did on Thursday night, because there's no doubt Forest are tough opposition. They’re having a great season. They've got huge motivation to win on Monday night. And yeah, for us, as much as we understand that the league has been very, very disappointing, and Europa offers us a magnificent opportunity to achieve something special, I still think the best preparation for that is us to play well in the two games preceding it."

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Ange Postecoglou on Nottingham Forest this season...

"Brilliant. Exciting. I think they've always had the quality in the team but since Nuno's got there, they've come up with a game plan that suits the players they have. They've been really consistent with their approach and obviously they've got massive motivation like I said, it looks like the Champions League spots are going be very, very competitive in these last few games and I'm sure that's something that they want to be a part of next year. So it'll be a good test for us."

Ange Postecoglou on having Kevin Danso back...

"Great to get Kevin back. He worked awfully hard. He probably wasn't due back for another week or so, but you know him and Kulusevski sort of had that game as a bit of a target for themselves and great to have him back. It was important in that last part, I mean, you know, we've done that before. We did it last year a number of times, towards the end of the games, but fair to say this year sometimes we only had one centre-back available in total.
"So having him and Ben on the subs bench, it gives us that flexibility with what we need in moments in the game and yeah, I thought he came on and like you said it looked like he hadn't missed a beat, he's worked awfully hard at training and great to get him available. In the next couple of games, I think it's important we get him some game time because I think he will be important."

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Ange Postecoglou on do the players share the pressure...

"I think so. It’s harder when you’re a player and you’re younger. The perception is that pressure is a bad thing but there isn’t a comfortable place if you’re an elite sportsman. Elite sport is about being uncomfortable all the time. I said after the game, this group of players and staff, I’ve never felt like I’ve lost belief, and they’ve stayed really, really united.
"That is why they were able to perform in the manner they did against Frankfurt, because we had the majority of our players available but also through the time they weren’t available, everyone stuck together. Now they have the opportunity to play in a semi-final and hopefully create something special."

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Ange Postecoglou on pressure...

"It depends on how you define pressure. I think a lot of people assume pressure is something that is a negative. What you do know in this role is that it's a constant, and you either embrace it or you're never going to be in a space where you're ever going to be at peace with what you do.
"Pressure is always there, irrespective of where you are. If a Tottenham manager is under pressure, all managers feel that pressure, but there’s also a side of it if you’re in this kind of role for any length of time, you know you’ll enjoy. The opposite of not having pressure is pretty much not being in a job.
"I can tell you that it is a much worse feeling for anyone who likes this kind of vocation. I love the fact that in every game, everything is on edge; it can go one way, it can go the other. There’s always the unknowns, that’s what I love about it. What others see as pressure is the bit I enjoy. That’s why I do what I do. I would hate to think I would go to a football game and not really care about the outcome. I don’t think that world exists where you can just roll up, everyone just loves you, and there is no pressure and the outcome doesn’t matter – that’s just the role. You accept that as part of the role, I have from day one, I enjoy that part.
"In 27-28 years of management, it was only 9-10 months where I wasn’t coaching between roles, and that was the most unhappy I’ve been. And you realise what I miss is this, not this (press conferences), what others see as pressure – that competitive unknown that we all strive for. That gets the adrenaline going. You saw after the (Eintracht Frankfurt) game because that is what pressure is. The opportunity to achieve. I take it as a constant."

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Ange Postecoglou on @ManchesterUnited boss Ruben Amorim indicating that he will play younger players in the Premier League games, saving his stars for the Europa League and will he do the same...

"I’ve been playing the kids all year, mate! I don't know how many teenagers we've had in Europa League. We've been playing the kids all year. That's the situation we're in. So we kind of had to deal with that for a long period of time.
"You pay a price for that, but we've also benefited from that because when you look at guys like Lucas, and I won’t name all of them, but all the others who've grown through the year. For us, the negative stuff hasn't been balanced by the positives, but certainly I think we'll get some some real growth. But I guess the beauty of it is now our kids are well and truly exposed to Premier League football, and I think that's going to benefit us moving forward."

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Ange Postecoglou on Tottenham's League position...

"I don’t think the players accept where we are. I certainly haven’t accepted where we are in the league. It’s been a disappointing year in many respects. There are reasons behind that, but irrespective of those reasons, we should be in a better place. It’s not like the players are happy with where we are at. They haven’t been all along. They want to address that and Monday night is a good chance to do that."

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Ange Postecoglou on managing the players in the last six Premier League games and in the semi-finals of the Europa League...

"Part of it is just our ability to manage the squad. In the past, it's been how do we manage a small squad? Now it's about making changes and not disrupting the fluency of it. A lot of it is about how the players understand each other and the cohesion that you have when you play a certain line-up continuously. That's our challenge.
"We have the semi-final in a couple of weeks' time and we have two important games before that. We certainly need to get some game-time into some guys between now and then and hopefully it doesn't disrupt our fluency. We know we're going to have to be at a certain level. Forest is going to be a big challenge for us but a good challenge."

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Ange Postecoglou on can one result, like Thursday night be a turning point...

"At times it can, yeah. Depending on the result and more importantly the context in which it is made. It’s easy to sit here and say Thursday night is a pivotal moment, but it won’t be a pivotal moment if we don’t back it up in the semi. That’s when you’ll find out whether it was and if you do a season review DVD – do they still do DVDs? – you might go that was the turning point but you only do that at the end.
"But do I think Thursday was significant? Yes I do. For a number of reasons. We overcame a really difficult opponent. We deserved to go through. There was no luck about it. Over two legs we were the stronger team, we did it in a real convincing manner and just the prospect of being in a semi-final means you're two games away from being in a European final. That is hugely incentivising so maybe that was the pivotal game, but we won’t know that."

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Ange Postecoglou on the way his side played on Thursday, winning at Frankfurt in the Europa League and the narrative that people think he is a one-trick pony...

"We’ve shown that before. A lot of our significant victories even this season have come away from home, whether that be Manchester City away or Man United away or Brentford away. Some of our best performances have been away from home, and a similar type performance. There’s always a difference when you play away in Europe.
"But again, that doesn’t fit into the narrative of me being fairly simple in terms of my tactical approach, that I only do things one way and that’s all I’ve done and all my success has been as a one-trick pony.
"What the players showed on Thursday – and it’s my experience – is that when you play away in Europe it demands from you different things to domestic competition. Not least because of the atmosphere you face, and the people who travel to these European games will understand what that means. That provides motivation and incentive to the opposition and you have to deal with that.
"The lads dealt with that outstandingly the other night. They are a team that at home are really tough, they always score goals at home, so you know if you can keep a clean sheet that’s a significant development. If you can win there, that’s another significant development because they’re very strong. So the manner in which they did it and another part of that is just the atmosphere in the ground because their supporters make them a tough team to beat."

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Ange Postecoglou on the criticism and he admits he isn't everyone's cup of tea...

"I've said it many times - it's not a motivator to me to prove people wrong. I find that kind of an empty ambition. I just think some people will always take a view on something because of whatever personal feelings they have or historical context they give to things.
"So I don't get any satisfaction in proving people wrong, I get satisfaction from achieving things and sharing them with people. That's always been my motivator. I'm not everyone's cup of tea. I get that. That's fair enough. I don't think anyone is. We all have different views on life and people. I certainly think in this role anyway - and I say it to coaches all the time - the game and the noise around it will always try to change you as a person.
"Don't let that happen, be who you are. Some people will like you, some people won't. Ultimately what's important to me is to stay focused on trying to achieve something special and share it with people."

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Ange Postecoglou on what the club need to do in the transfer window if Spurs are in the Champions League...

"It depends on your outlook. I think irrespective we should keep building on what we've started. We've had a clear plan from when we started on how we're going to play, what kind of squad we're going to have, how we're going to build that squad. I don't think it's any secret, we've gone for a certain age profile, knowing it's something we're going to build on and that should continue.
"I don't think it should change. Obviously if you get Champions League football, that accelerates certain things. We know the demands of European football, irrespective of the competition - particularly Europa and Champions League can have a serious effect on your capabilities as a club. Not just us but all clubs. You can see that.
"The two extra games in Europe which are going to be there consistently now, that puts extra strain, so that affects the size of your squad and the profile your squad has. But for me it doesn't really change anything. We need to continue on the profile we've started with.
"We've got an exciting young squad and we'll continue to improve. We've obviously had some challenges this year around particularly injuries and our ability to cope with Europe and domestic games, and I feel we're better placed to tackle that if we're in Europe next year but in terms of the overall policy, I wouldn't see any significant change."

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Magic European nights in green ✨

The dates of 2️⃣ of our Premier League matches have been changed due to our participation in the Europa League semi-finals 🗓️

It's Bodø/Glimt in the semi-finals 👊

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS! 🤍

The journey continues.

WE'RE INTO THE SEMI-FINALS!!!

Second half underway..

We lead at the break! ⏸️

SOLANKEEEE scores from the spot.

0-1

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Micky van de Ven on the atmosphere in Frankfurt...

"I know it's going to be a good atmosphere. The last time I played here with Wolfsburg was also a tough game, the fans are really behind the team, so it will be like a 12th man, but we should be fine. There will be noise but we need to focus on the pitch, that's the most important thing. It's going to be a good atmosphere, but we're ready for it."

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Micky van de Ven on Vicario and Romero's reaction to mistakes at Wolves...

"I think making a mistake is normal. Of course, after the game they were sad to make mistakes because they expect better from themselves. It can happen that you can make a mistake and after the game you can’t accept that from yourself. If you look at them now they are ready to go for the game tomorrow and they are as sharp as they normally are."

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Micky van de Ven on his fitness situation...

"I’m feeling well. I’ve seen some people outside of the training ground, some specialists. They have been helping me with running and understanding my body a bit more, so I've learned some things from them. Like I said, I feel really good right now and ready to go."

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Micky van de Ven on playing in every game and the importance of European football...

"Of course I want to play every game. Football is what you love the most, every game you want to play. But yeah, Europa League is a really important competition for us this season, we have some Premier League games ahead of us but if we want to win some silverware and qualify for a European tournament next season, then of course, the Europa League is a really important stage for us."

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Micky van de Ven on proving something to our fans...

"It hasn't been our best season and the fans want us to play better, they expect us to do better, but we also want to prove to them that we have the quality and ability, and when everybody is fit and the whole team is strong, we can achieve some beautiful things. Hopefully, we can show this tomorrow to our own fans but also to those that are doubting us."

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Micky van de Ven on taking confidence from the second leg comeback against AZ in the Round of 16...

"Also, in the first leg against Frankfurt, we played a really good game, we created a lot of chances. We drew, but that gave us a lot of confidence. It showed us that we can play against this strong Frankfurt team. We have confidence for tomorrow and we want to show what we did in the first leg and hopefully we can go through to the next round."

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Micky van de Ven on leadership...

"I want to help the guys like I always do, this is a very big game, it's the quarter-final of a European competition. I want to go into every game in the same way and help the guys push towards the goal we want to reach."

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Micky van de Ven on Eintracht Frankfurt forward, Hugo Ekitike...

"He's a really good player and scored a really good goal against us. You can see his quality. Tomorrow it's going to be me and the players playing next to me, it's going to be our job to eliminate him from the game tomorrow. He's an unbelievable threat from them, a really good player, we want to eliminate him tomorrow and get the win."

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Ange Postecoglou on how does it feel to have everyone back except Heung-Min Son and is Dejan Kulusevski ready to start...

"It’s massively positive because you realise when we’ve got everyone together, we’ve got a really exciting young squad that I think we can build on. Irrespective of how the game goes, we have got opportunities to make impacts with substitutions. And just the general feeling around the place. The other thing it does, apart from Sonny obviously which is really disappointing, everyone's excited, all the players are looking forward to it. We've had a lot of players who have had to train on their own, deal with the mental grind of trying to get themselves back in amongst the group.
"And that affects the general feeling around the place because invariably there isn't this overwhelming feeling of everyone being in it together because players have got their own individual battles to overcome. We've had more doing that than as a core group to solidify those things you need to in terms of team spirit. So just having the whole group together; the dynamics of training, the dynamics of the dressing room, even the dynamics when you travel. For the most part, everyone's got their best buddy with them. They're not back at home. It's a good feeling and you miss it when you've had the kind of season we've had."

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MATCHDAY IN GERMANY 👊

🆚 Eintracht Frankfurt
🏟 Frankfurt Stadion
🏆 EuropaLeague

⏰ 8pm BST

Ange Postecoglou: "I don't define my career or me as a person by what people think of me. If you don't think I'm a good coach that's not going to change because of what happens tomorrow. I couldn't care less. We've got a great opportunity tomorrow and I'm not going to let that slip by without fighting tooth and nail."

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Ange Postecoglou on does he know what’s going to happen with him whatever happens this season...

"Do I know? No, I’ve got no idea. We’ve got a game tomorrow night… but it’s not something I need to think about I don’t think. I’ve never thought about those kind of things in terms of what’s important. What’s important is we have a game tomorrow night that’s a massive opportunity for this group of players, for us as a team, for this football club to get to closer to achieving what everyone wants to achieve. I think anything else other than that, and particularly in terms of me, I don’t have much thought process that thinks about life or my career or what I’m doing in that way. What I do know is we have an opportunity to get to the final four of a major tournament and that’s where my focus is."

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Ange Postecoglou on why hasn't Dominic Solanke scored in his last 11 games...

"Dom has fought really hard for the team. He’s going to be important for us tomorrow night and we’re really looking forward to his contribution."

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Ange Postecoglou on the narrative over his future and is it a personal burden and is he feeling it...

"No, not at all, mate, because I don’t define my career and me as a person by what people think about me. I never have. Never will. If you don’t think I’m a good coach today, you won’t think I’m a good coach tomorrow, even if we win, mate. One game ain’t going to make a difference to that. You either think I’m capable of doing the job now or you don’t. That’s where I sit with these things. If people think that us winning tomorrow all of a sudden makes me a better manager than what I am today or us losing tomorrow somehow makes me a worse manager, I guess that’s their burden, not mine.
"I don’t think that way and I don’t think most people think that way. Or I’d like to think they don’t, in terms of their own sort of self esteem and who they are as people. I couldn’t care less. Really. I couldn’t care less. There’s no burden on me, there’s no anxiety on me. What I’m sitting here doing is thinking we’ve got a great opportunity to get to the final four of a major tournament. Mate, I’m not going to let that slip by without fighting tooth and nail for it irrespective of what may come the day after."

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Ange Postecoglou on missing Heung-Min Son for the biggest game of the season, and what kind of blow is that...

"Yeah, look it’s a blow but it’s consistent with everything else that’s happened this year, so it’s just another challenge for us to overcome. Unfortunate for him and he tried really hard. The reason we left him out at weekend was to give him time to recover because he’s been struggling with this foot thing for a couple of weeks now, but he couldn’t make it. You know, we’ve had these challenges all year and it’s just another we need to overcome."

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A second-leg showdown in Frankfurt

Mathys Tel on the defeat at Wolves...

“A difficult day. We know we can’t give up. We have to learn from this situation. We have to show who we are and go again. We have a big game on Thursday, and we have to be ready, go ahead and don’t give up.
"It’s about concentration. We have to concentrate from the first minute until the last minute.
“I’m very happy to score my second goal in the Premier League, but I’m a person who just looks for my team, always my team. Yes, I scored a goal, but we lost, so I’m not happy. I thought we showed some good things, but we made a lot of mistakes and that’s why we lost.”

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🚨| Manchester United U21s XI vs Wolves:

Harrison; Murray (c), Munro, Kukonki, Rowe; Kone, T. Fletcher, Scanlon;
Mantato, Obi, Biancheri.

Subs: Thwaites, Ajayi, Musa, Fredricson, Ibragimov.

#MUFC

Ange Postecoglou on going to another away ground with a noisy atmosphere (on Thursday)...

"Well, they shouldn't be in a bad headspace, and I think, you know, the game Thursday is massive for us. I thought we played well on Thursday night against them and probably should have got a win out of that game. We know that when we play our football like we did on Thursday night, we can certainly make an impact. So we just recover today, physically, mentally, make sure that the players are in a good space. We rested a few today which I think will help us come Thursday as well."

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Ange Postecoglou on does he have full confidence that Guglielmo Vicario will be OK for Thursday...

"Yeah, 1000 per cent confidence. Obviously we made some individual errors today which was a bit unusual for us, fair to say. They all happened in one game and unfortunately we got punished from it."

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Ange Postecoglou on all of the errors were from key players...

"Yeah but it's not like they're doing it on purpose. Those two in particular are pretty reliable in those kind of situations but today it was a collection of events which were unusual which makes it really difficult to get an outcome from the game."

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Ange Postecoglou on can Dejan Kulusevski start in Germany on Thursday...

"We'll see. It was good for Deki, Richarlison and Matty Tel to get minutes. That will be important Thursday night for sure. Especially those three it was really good to get decent minutes in them and they all felt really good."

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Ange Postecoglou on were minds on Thursday and is that an acceptable excuse...

"I don't think so. When you look at those things in isolation, they're just things that are unusual for us and for those players in those moments. It happens. It might happen once in a game or a season, and for us it happened multiple times in a game. I don't think it's any lack of focus from the players and from my perspective, I don't think that's a major concern."

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Ange Postecoglou on will Heung-Min Son and Wilson Odobert be fine for Thursday...

"They should be, yeah, yeah, Sonny got a knock and no point in him traveling today and with Wilson, as I said before, I was just managing him, but the whole idea was hopefully managing him so he can be right for Thursday night."

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Ange Postecoglou on Tottenham's away form (only Leicester and Southampton have lost more away games in the Premier League)...

"There's various reasons for it, but today there's a specific reason for it, we made errors that conceded goals, so that's all you can analyse and that's what happened today."

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Ange Postecoglou on does he have any update on the supposed leaking of information...

"Well, it's not a supposed leak. There is a leak and I mentioned it, people are looking at it, but now that's not really, it's not my sort of priority right now in the next four days. The next four days we are making sure we're ready for Thursday night."

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Ange Postecoglou on the defensive mistakes when it looked like Spurs were coming back into the game...

"Like I said, it's not like the players are doing it on purpose, so you have an understanding that that's the unfortunate things that sometimes happen in a game of football. Probably be more frustrated if it was something that we did from a tactical perspective or organisational perspective, but they're individual errors, you know, the players don't mean to do it and, especially Lucas and Romero, I mean they're two fantastic footballers and what's important now for both of them is that they recover and we focus on the next game."

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Ange Postecoglou on did he get it right, making 6 changes against Wolves...

"You always try and do the right thing and I guess for us, what's important is that, like I said, we got some game time with some players, we rested a few and hopefully that makes us in a sort of good shape for Thursday night."

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Ange Postecoglou on James Maddison starting four games in a row and is he in a good place fitness-wise, and does he just need his creativity...

"No, I think he's in a good place and I think Madders when he plays regularly he feels stronger, so from our perspective having him in really good condition, physically is important because I think that's when he plays his best football. The Thursday to Sunday is always a tough turnaround but I thought he was one of the ones that would be able to cope with it okay. Obviously now with Sunday to Thursday it gives us an extra day to recover and he'll be fine."

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🎙️| Ange Postecoglou:

“Funny old game, I thought we played pretty well. We conceded some pretty poor goals with individual errors that cost us today, so very disappointed to lose. It was just moments in a game where we are usually good, like controlling the game, and that made the game very difficult for us. Mistakes are part of football, so I won’t be holding anyone accountable.”

🎙️| Ange Postecoglou on today’s performance:

“In general, I thought we were well in the game, and controlled it really well, but we just kept conceding really poor goals.”