led his team to a 4-0 home victory over Everton in the second round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur head coach Postkoglu attended the press conference.
Is this the threat your team has been trying to project in recent times?
Yes, the performance is excellent. I just said after the game that I thought the performance last week was great as well, but you also have to translate that dominant performance into results and results. We did that today, we were always threatening in the frontcourt. We created a lot of chances, a lot of different types of chances, and I thought we responded well to their threat from set pieces and long balls today. So we're very methodical in both aspects of the game.
You brought Bissouma back and you told him in pre-season that he had only scored in friendly matches and that's what you wanted to see in official matches, wasn't it?
Yes, Bissouma performed well and we know Bissouma is a good player. It's about being able to be the best version of himself and he's got to do that and like we've said several times, discipline is a big thing for him and I thought he was very disciplined today. sex. Not just his goals, he did something very important for us. He knew that the opponent was going to play very direct and he had to grab the second spot on the field and make an interception. In terms of possession, he handled it cleanly most of the time, which was a good performance.
What do you think of Wilson-Odobel’s debut today?
is exciting. Like I said, he's different than our other tight ends. He faces the opposition and even if it doesn't work out he will run at them again and I think that's why we signed him. I mean, he was 19 years old and his first game for his new club was at home in front of 60,000 people. Yeah, that's exciting.
Are you satisfied with the comprehensiveness of your team? They adapted to the situation on the pitch, Son Heung-min was in the middle, but he ended up scoring two goals and was threatening throughout the game...
This is exactly what we want to develop and we are still in the process. Today we asked Kulusevski to play midfielder . I think he is really good. We asked Sun Xingmin to score a goal in the middle, and he also scored a goal outside the penalty area. I think we are a threat in different areas and even from set-pieces, so if we are to turn a convincing performance into consistent results we need to have more than one avenue of attack and I think we showed that today .
Van der Ven's long-distance run assisted Son Heung-min for his second goal. This might be the warmest cheer in the stadium this afternoon, right?
Yeah, outstanding, I mean he's a very special player. Last year, when our back four was working, we were a very competitive team, but we also knew we couldn't put them out all the time, and I think Romero, Mickey (Vanderveen) and Desti Ni (Udokki) is currently not in the best physical condition and they all missed the preseason. So we know that in these two or three weeks, last week we saw them getting tired 60 minutes into the game, we have to be very careful with them.
But if we can get through the international break, once the midweek games start we can start to rotate them because we need them to be at their best because when they are at that level they are outstanding players.
Is there any problem when Destiny Udoki comes off the field?
No, he's just a little sore, I think his hamstrings and calves are a little tight. I'll say it again, he was very tired last week as well, so I want to use this time to get him on the court as much as possible to build up his fitness. I haven't talked to the medical team yet, but when I did, he just said he felt tired.
Were you worried when Van der Ven went down?
Yes, I am worried, but I worry about all my players, they are all special to me.You certainly didn't want anything to happen, especially something embarrassing like that. At that moment, I was really worried that something was going to happen, but after I talked to him, he handled it very well and within a few minutes he said he was fine. He's important to us, but they're all important. That's why we have to build a lineup and not play him every week.
Son Heung-min hopes to become a legend of this club. Can days like this allow him to achieve this goal?
There is no fixed standard. I have no doubt that no matter when he becomes famous - hopefully much later - he will be revered at this club. But I like that he still has the motivation to do more, which is crucial for us. His performance today was really good and that's why I put him in the middle because we know Jordan (Pickford) is a big part of their attack and they use him that way a lot. Son Heung-min is our best presser up front and his performance is unbelievable. I think he relishes that role and he showed how dangerous he is again when he scored from the left.
Bissouma has not scored in 56 games. Are you surprised by this rocket goal?
No, I'm not surprised at all, because like I said, there's no doubt about his ability. He has the ability to do something special. But, you know, he needs to make sure that everything he does, like I said, he's trying to do everything on and off the court to give him a platform to showcase himself. Of course we believe in him and of course we will give him a chance. But like I said before the game, it's not a never-ending thread and at some point you need to cut it off. As for whether he can persist, it depends on himself.
On Monday you were frustrated at not taking your chances and today the team was more efficient. Will that ruthlessness become crucial this season?
Not necessarily, I still think it has to do with performance. I think if you can perform like we did the first two weeks and keep creating a lot of chances, you tend to win games. I still think it's all about performance and I think once you start just focusing on results, focusing on goals... because even today I think, you know, we created some unbelievable chances and could have scored more goals . But the idea is, you have to maintain a high level of performance.
I don't think what you want to do is change your approach after last week and look for goals. We haven't changed our approach. We played the same as last week. But I think our offense is more diverse today. We have wing breakthroughs, we have center breakthroughs, and we have some wonderful through balls in the middle. I think Madison had a couple of one-on-one opportunities and I think that was one of the reasons. If we can become a team that's not just a threat in one aspect, I think that will help us. Set-pieces are one of them too, Romero is incredible in the air and we usually have good passing, all of which helps.
Does it feel like James Madison is back because he looked good today?
Yeah, I thought Madison did a really good job and was very disciplined. It’s not easy to play against a team like Everton because you know there won’t be a lot of space up front, but you also have to work hard to defend the second penalty. I thought he did that very well and he fought long passes a few times to keep the ball for us. He and Wilson worked really well together, they worked really well together, and then he made a couple of great runs.
I think the key with Madison is, from another perspective, he's a little bit like Bissouma, if he's in good shape, if he feels 100% healthy and is training every day, he can do this performance. When he's down a little bit physically, you see how he performs... I think that affects him as well, you know, if he's not feeling 100 percent. There is no doubt that he is training every day now and he is training hard every day.He had a really good preseason and I think it made him feel like, you know what, I can go out there and do what I'm supposed to do.
