Postecoglu on Spurs player rotation, giving opportunities to squad and Aston Villa (Full Presser part 2)

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglu on trying to rotate players and give people opportunities ahead of Aston Villa

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00:00 [INAUDIBLE]

00:10 >> No, I mean, I only had a quick chat with the guys that only came in this morning.

00:17 But yeah, him, Romero, didn't seem to be any issues from what I understand.

00:22 I think, as you said, there was some concerns, but

00:26 from what the lads have told me, everything's fine.

00:29 >> [INAUDIBLE]

00:39 >> Yeah, look, I kind of looked at Gio really well before I got here,

00:47 both here at Tottenham and at his spells at other clubs.

00:51 And you can see, yeah, he does have certain qualities.

00:54 Look, he's had a disrupted season for us.

00:56 I mean, he's had a few injuries.

00:57 He hasn't really had a clean run at it.

00:59 He's one of a number of players where that's happened to.

01:02 But you can see, technically, he's a very creative player.

01:07 He works hard for the team.

01:09 And as I said, he'll get an opportunity over the next few weeks to hopefully come

01:13 in and make an impact.

01:14 >> [INAUDIBLE]

01:24 >> No, I haven't had an issue with Gio at all.

01:34 He's, like I said, he's, he had a really strong pre-season,

01:39 then he got injured against Fulham, which was his first start.

01:42 And that kind of set him back for quite a while and

01:44 sort of he's been working his way back to fitness.

01:47 I don't, I haven't had any issues with any of the players in terms of frustrations.

01:52 All of them know that they're in the same boat.

01:54 They'll work hard at training.

01:55 They'll get the opportunity when it comes.

01:57 And when it comes, it's up to them to sort of put in performances and

02:02 play at a level that continues to allow them to be part of it.

02:05 >> [INAUDIBLE]

02:15 >> Yeah, and what?

02:21 2008, you know?

02:23 In 2008, I was, I think, maybe coaching Brisbane Royal, mate.

02:27 So, fair to say I wasn't around.

02:29 And really, if you think that that's kind of coming across my desk,

02:34 I think people are keeping a fair bit away from me at the moment because of what's

02:39 really important, and that is, we've got a big game on Sunday that,

02:43 obviously, with issues we've got around the team tomorrow, that's where my focus is.

02:48 >> [INAUDIBLE]

02:54 >> Yeah, and I think I've just answered it.

02:56 It's just not across my desk, mate.

02:59 For me to give you an answer would mean for me to sit down with whoever's doing

03:03 the investigation, whoever's got all the information here, you know how many hours?

03:06 I don't know if you've spent any hours doing that, but I don't have that time in

03:09 my day to be sort of assessing those kind of issues.

03:13 And as I've always said, with those kind of things, and

03:16 this is not just about this issue, any of those issues, there are people responsible

03:21 who, as you said, maybe I'm the spokesman, but

03:22 I'm the spokesman for the football club in terms of the football.

03:25 I would hate it, absolutely, if you got a lawyer out here and

03:29 he started talking about what formation we're gonna play on the weekend.

03:32 So I'll just keep my mouth shut with those things, not because of any other

03:34 reason that, like I said, I respect the space that other people are in and

03:39 now I'm in.

03:40 If you've got real questions about that,

03:41 then there's probably better people to ask than me.

03:45 Tom.

03:47 [INAUDIBLE]

03:55 Yeah, but I think that's the case irrespective of whether Matt is here or

04:08 not.

04:09 I mean, that's why we brought Brendan to the club.

04:10 I really think he's got some really great attributes to

04:16 become a real sort of attacking sort of avenue for us.

04:22 Like I said, he scored last week.

04:23 Again, he's had a bit of a disrupted sort of introduction to life here.

04:27 He's had a couple of injuries that have set him back.

04:30 But he's healthy now, which is great.

04:33 And not just him, but all the attacking players,

04:36 the way we play, there's a real sort of emphasis on them getting into those

04:42 areas we needed to get into and sort of either create or score goals.

04:47 And I think Brendan, like I said, has those attributes.

04:50 He just needs to sort of now get a run of games where he can show what he can do.

04:54 [INAUDIBLE]

05:03 Yeah, that's right.

05:03 Yeah, so like I said, we were kind of looking for an extra sort of

05:09 attacking sort of play.

05:10 You can play wide, you can play centrally as well.

05:13 We've shown that with Wales during the week.

05:15 So I think that gives us some good options in those areas.

05:20 Yeah.

05:20 [INAUDIBLE]

05:42 Yeah, I mean, I think we've scored a fair few after 90.

05:45 So the ledge is pretty even, I think.

05:47 So no, I don't think that's--

05:50 I think there's been circumstances.

05:51 I mean, we conceded two against Tottenham, but--

05:56 sorry, against Chelsea, but we were down to nine men.

05:57 So there's a fair correlation there.

06:00 And the last game, look, the last game, we didn't play well.

06:05 We didn't deserve to win that game.

06:06 Even if we had have won it, I wasn't happy with the way we played.

06:09 That was more of an issue for me than the fact that we conceded late.

06:12 We just didn't-- it was probably the first game this year where we just

06:16 didn't look like the team I want us to be.

06:19 And some of that's understandable, because obviously,

06:21 after the Chelsea game, we had to change a fair bit of the team.

06:23 And there's guys coming in who hadn't played for quite a while.

06:27 Yeah, we scored early.

06:28 We kind of went into our shells a little bit, I thought.

06:32 And analyzing the game, like I said, walked away disappointed.

06:37 We lost, obviously, particularly in the way we did,

06:39 because like I said, after 90 minutes, we were still ahead.

06:41 But I didn't like the way the team looked.

06:43 That was more important for me.

06:45 That's the stuff we need to sort of address moving forward.

06:48 Jon.

06:49 [INAUDIBLE]

07:02 Yeah, look, I mean, like I said, whether it's him or anyone else,

07:06 they're here, they'll get an opportunity.

07:08 And I think that's all you can do.

07:12 It's all you can offer.

07:14 I don't think his national team form really

07:18 is a direct correlation to here, just like anybody else's.

07:22 They'll get an opportunity.

07:23 GL will get an opportunity.

07:24 Others will get an opportunity, particularly

07:26 over the next few weeks, because like I said,

07:28 we're down on numbers.

07:29 We've got a fair few games between now

07:33 and sort of the new year, where we won't get anyone really

07:37 back of significance in that time,

07:38 apart from probably Romero, who will be

07:40 available after the city game.

07:41 So GL and the other guys will get that opportunity.

07:46 [INAUDIBLE]

08:03 No, because like I said, I guess from my perspective,

08:09 I just--

08:11 this is the time where I'm kind of getting an opportunity

08:13 to make all those assessments, because I think

08:16 if you lump it all into one and sort of look

08:18 at previous sort of exposure here at the club

08:23 and lump it into this, well, then that's

08:25 not really relevant to me.

08:26 It's more about what I see from now on

08:28 and how the players feel themselves about playing

08:34 the football that I want and whether they see themselves

08:36 fitting into that.

08:37 And also with Gio, like I said, he

08:40 has had a couple of disruptions.

08:41 I mean, like I said, he had a good preseason.

08:44 Fulham game was early in the year.

08:45 I started him in that to give him an opportunity,

08:47 because I think he earned it.

08:48 Then he has a setback.

08:49 Then he's got to sort of work his way back into the team.

08:52 But I think with all of them, it's--

08:55 as I said before, it's not--

08:57 it hasn't happened by design, but I'm certainly

08:59 going to get a good look at everyone.

09:00 So there's no real reason why, if people sort of feel like

09:06 they can make an impact over the next period of time,

09:08 I'm sure they'll get that opportunity.

09:10 [INAUDIBLE]

09:16 Yeah, no, I mean, I--

09:18 not specifically apart from in preseason,

09:21 where I spoke to most of the lads, but there's

09:23 constant feedback there about how we play

09:26 and where I see the guys sort of fitting in with that.

09:30 And Gio has no--

09:31 sort of no difference to that.

09:32 And as I said, it's up to sort of all players now to--

09:37 when they get their opportunity to show what they can do,

09:40 whether that's starting or coming on.

09:42 Because sometimes when you're coming on

09:45 for that last half hour, as we've seen with other players,

09:47 you've got a real chance to make an impact

09:49 and then sort of further your case for more game time.

09:53 Neil, do you want to finish this off?

09:54 Just to answer, I don't know how well you know it,

09:56 but that is the part, once you admire about each style,

10:00 so you've got so many guts coming back to the Premier League

10:03 and proving--

10:04 I mean, he didn't need to prove himself to come back again.

10:06 Yeah, I'm sure he didn't need to prove himself.

10:08 I think maybe others, but I think it's just--

10:10 yeah, look, I mean, I haven't come across--

10:13 but I've been a great admirer of his coaching,

10:16 again, because he's a guy who's always challenged himself,

10:20 whether that was in his home country or--

10:24 he obviously came over here and the experience here

10:28 didn't deter him in any way.

10:29 He didn't lose any belief in who he is as a manager.

10:32 And I think sometimes it's easy to put a line through people

10:36 because it doesn't work out in sort of one experience.

10:39 But for all of us managers, I guess we all go through that.

10:42 It's how you respond to that.

10:44 And he's been first class.

10:46 You can see he's turned Villa around very, very quickly

10:49 into--

10:50 you remember what position they were when he took over.

10:53 And they've been very, very consistent.

10:56 And he's got a--

10:57 he's always-- when I looked at his teams,

11:00 they've always been very well organized, very well

11:02 structured, clear identity, which is--

11:04 it's always the things I look for,

11:06 because that tells me that there's a coach there.

11:08 Apart from being a manager, there's actually a coach there.

11:11 Because when you see a clear identity in a team--

11:13 and he's transferred that across three different countries.

11:17 Yeah, he's a quality manager.

11:20 [INAUDIBLE]

11:26 Look, again, we kind of try and prepare for every team

11:30 in terms of what potential threats they have.

11:33 And the key for us is, how can we sort of negate that,

11:38 as you said, but within our own style of football.

11:40 We don't want to change.

11:41 Also, we're still very much still trying to build here.

11:45 That's still got to--

11:47 as I said, I think to the first question,

11:49 we're still in the phase where I've got to make sure

11:52 that we stay on course.

11:54 Don't get-- we can't get distracted

11:57 by what's before us right now.

11:59 It's about where we want to be at a certain point in time.

12:03 And good results can take you away from that.

12:06 And bad results can take you away from that.

12:09 And for us, we've just got to stay on course.

12:12 OK, thanks, guys.

12:13 Thank you.

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