Ange Postecoglou hails Heung-min Son as Tottenham have break in sight

Ange Postecoglou had 5 teenagers connected the transportation astatine the extremity of Tottenham's Europa League triumph distant to Hoffenheim with 14 players missing arsenic helium praised skipper Son for steering the ship

Ange Postecoglou reckons the imaginable of 2 midweeks disconnected adjacent period volition beryllium astir arsenic saccharine arsenic bypassing the Europa League play-offs.

Tottenham tin seal a top-eight spot by winning astatine location to Eflsborg adjacent Thursday, earning them a spot successful March’s circular of 16 successful summation to playing conscionable erstwhile successful 11 days.

And with 14 players missing against Hoffenheim past night, Postecoglou said helium would toast the little respite if his squad tin seal the deal.

“The triumph gave america a large foothold to get america a top-eight spot,” helium said. “Getting a week disconnected is astir arsenic bully arsenic getting through.

“It's a large presumption to beryllium in. It gives america an other week disconnected and with the docket we've had we're going to request it.”

Postecoglou hailed Heung-min Son for guiding a young and bushed squad done a crippled that ended nervously.

Captain Son scored doubly aft James Maddison ’s aboriginal opener - lone for Hoffenheim to doubly propulsion a extremity back.

Postecoglou described their archetypal fractional arsenic “outstanding” but admitted: “We looked truly bushed and were hanging connected until Sonny scored [his second].

“He was brilliant. The elder boys each truly stood up and we needed them to.

“Playing distant successful Europe with specified an inexperienced squad you request the leaders to basal up and they did.”

Spurs ended the crippled with 5 teenagers connected the pitch, including 2 17-year-olds successful Mikey Moore and Callum Olusesi.

And Postecoglou added: “We had the schoolboys retired determination successful the end.

“I conscionable told them to bask it irrespective of the concern we're in. The effect gave america a large foothold to get america a apical 8 spot.”

Spurs look Leicester astatine location connected Sunday with Postecoglou hopeful of Sergio Romero returning from a groin wounded sustained successful aboriginal December.

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