Ange Postecoglou has castigated Timo Werner’s first-half efficiency for Tottenham Hotspur towards Rangers as “not acceptable” after taking him off at half-time.
Werner began at Ibrox however made no influence on the sport, misplaced the ball repeatedly, and was withdrawn for Dejan Kulusevski on the interval. Kulusevski went on to attain the second-half equaliser.
Postecoglou was brutally sincere about Werner’s efficiency in his post-match press convention, saying that was not “wherever close to” the anticipated degree. Postecoglou revealed he instructed Werner what he considered his efficiency, and that he was particularly dissatisfied given Spurs’ reliance on youngsters Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall.
“He wasn’t enjoying wherever close to the extent he ought to,” Postecoglou mentioned, when requested why he had withdrawn Werner on the break.
When requested whether or not he wanted extra from the Germany worldwide, Postecoglou agreed. “When you’ve obtained 18-year-olds, it’s not acceptable to me,” he mentioned.
“I mentioned that to Timo. He’s a senior worldwide, he’s a Germany worldwide. In the second we’re in proper now, it’s not like we’ve obtained many choices. I would like everybody to not less than be going on the market attempting to present the most effective of themselves. His efficiency within the first half wasn’t acceptable.”
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Spurs presently have Richarlison and Wilson Odobert out with hamstring accidents and Mikey Moore out with sickness, leaving them brief on attacking choices. Werner has solely scored as soon as this season and has not made an influence in current weeks.
“It’s not likely of nice concern,” Postecoglou mentioned when requested to elucidate Werner’s poor efficiency. “We want everyone together with him to be contributing. Because we don’t have the depth to depart individuals out in the event that they’re performing poorly. We want them to play their half. Especially the senior guys. When I’m asking youthful guys to do large jobs. I anticipate a degree of efficiency from a few of the senior guys. And as we speak wasn’t that.”
Postecoglou has historically defended his gamers in public even after poor performances. This criticism of Werner was most important Postecoglou has ever been of one in all his Spurs gamers.
Postecoglou’s aspect at the moment are 5 video games with no win and the purpose leaves them ninth within the Europa League desk, simply exterior the highest eight who qualify for the final 16 with no need to undergo a playoff spherical.
Tottenham are subsequent in motion towards Southampton within the Premier League on Sunday. They are eleventh within the desk, three factors behind Tenth-placed Fulham.
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