Ange Postecoglou ‘made a really conscious effort’ to act like ‘the old duck just looking really graceful above the water’ after Tottenham sold Harry Kane
Postecoglou’s first season disrupted by departure of strikerKane left for Bayern Munich last summer as the club’s all-time highest scorer and has continued to be prolific. Postecoglou gave credit to his squad before Sunday’s game at home to Arsenal for bridging the gap left by Kane, also the record scorer in the north London derby.“I think that was the sort of starting point for us,” he said of Kane’s departure.
“I remember just making a real conscious effort of the old duck just looking really graceful above the water, and just if there’s any panicking happening just make sure it’s under the water where no one can see, particularly the players. “If we weren’t scoring goals, I think his name would have come up a lot more. And I think, again, it’s a credit to the group, the playing group, that they’ve embraced that challenge.”. Postecoglou called the break “unusual” but said his players had learned from the experience and were ready to match what he expects to be a “great atmosphere” with a performance.
He described it as an opportunity to measure themselves against a team they want to challenge and conceded the match’s importance to supporters: “We understand the importance, particularly at home, in these kinds of games to not let our biggest rival get on top of us. So we understand the consequences.”Oliver Skipp has been ruled out and the left-back Destiny Udogie will miss the rest of the season and Euro 2024 after surgery on a quadriceps injury.
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