Postecoglou concedes Spurs are still in a post-Kane growth 'phase'

Ange Postecoglou praises his squad's 'high ceiling' and denies needing a Kane replacement for success

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00:00Don't get me wrong, if Harry was here, I'd be a very, very happy manager, so we'd find

00:06a way to fit him in, mate.

00:09But you're right, part of that is, you know, with him leaving, is that opportunity for

00:14people to grow.

00:15And we're still in that phase, I really believe, I think there's more that the guys have in

00:19them that, I keep saying, I think they've got a really high ceiling, and some of them

00:22are still just trying to stick their head up a little bit more every time, but then,

00:26you know, you have a performance like Palace and you feel like, are they going to cower

00:32again, or just stand up even further, knowing that, OK, we've had a disappointing one.

00:37But you need to go through those experiences, but I definitely see that growth in a lot

00:43of the players, and like I said, that's why I think they've got a really high ceiling,

00:45once I can cajole them, convince them to just keep going, don't be afraid, don't fear stumbling,

00:53failure, criticism, scrutiny, just keep going.

00:55I think there is that opportunity for us, and it's the only way we'll become the team

00:59we want to be, because I certainly don't think we will by, you know, bringing in another

01:04Harry, I just don't think those kind of players exist, or they're rare anyway, so for us it's

01:10going to have to be a real collective effort to get to where we want to.