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Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 10:00 a. m. | Tottenham Hotspur
Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media after the 1-1 draw against Leicester City in our Premier League opener on Monday night.
Here’s what he had to say at the Stade KP. . .
First we asked Ange about Rodrigo Bentancur, sent off on a stretcher after a header in the second half. . .
Ange: “I don’t have a lot of information, but I know he’s in a state and communicating, so he’s fine from that point of view. Obviously, it is a head injury and I leave it in the hands of the doctor. “. “”
What did Ange do with the match?
Ange: “Yes, it seems disappointing. Very dominant first half, actually wasteful in front of goal. We started the second half in the same way, the first 15 to 20 minutes were very dominant, wasteful, but you know, in the 1 – 0 there is a chance for the opponent to get back into the game. That’s what happened and we lost our composure for 15 or 20 minutes and the crowd followed them, but we finished strong in the first third, I made bad decisions. I lacked composure and I didn’t. I received the praise that our football deserved. “
What did Ange say about the debut of new signing Dominic Solanke?
Ange: “Yes, it was good. He worked hard for the team. He had some opportunities that he’ll be disappointed with that he didn’t do better, and everyone’s overall performance was good, but that doesn’t mean anything. If we do not convert that functionality into results. We had similar messes last year and if we need to take it to the next point as a team and close the gap to the more sensible teams, that’s a domain of the game we need to improve. “.
Ángel asked if Rodrigo had been substituted in the incident and the coach told him that the midfielder had played well so far. . .
Ange: “Dude, I don’t know. Whenever it’s a head injury and you see a player go down, I think today we’re cautious at that point and I don’t know the actual circumstances, but I know it was a collision. ” As I said, in terms of performance, everyone performed well. In the end, it frustrates the objective of what we are looking for, which is to win football games, to close the gap with the more sensible groups. and improve player performance. “The team was very, very intelligent, but we want to turn those intelligent performances into results. “