Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou talks up James Maddison and Dominic Solanke ahead of England squad announcement

Maddison was among the notable omissions from Carsley's archetypal England squad successful September but has been successful outstanding signifier Spurs to enactment himself successful contention to instrumentality erstwhile the interim caput manager names his 2nd radical connected Thursday.

Solanke, who was injured past month, earned a azygous England headdress backmost successful 2017 arsenic a Liverpool subordinate but was overlooked by Carsley’s predecessor, Gareth Southgate, contempt his signifier for Bournemouth past term.

If helium continues successful that vein helium volition beryllium successful the speech for England squads moving forward

Ange Postecoglou connected James Maddison

"His signifier from the archetypal crippled has been truly beardown physically. I've said a fewer times that he's backmost astatine the levels wherever helium tin play successful the mode helium wants to and bash everything helium wants successful a game.

“In the past 2 oregon 3 weeks he's had an effect connected goals and assists arsenic well, which ever gets highlighted with players successful his position, but his wide play has been outstanding.

"I'm definite if helium continues successful that vein helium volition beryllium successful the speech for England squads moving forward."

After picking up an ankle wounded connected his Spurs debut, summertime signing Solanke missed 2 games but has deed his stride this week, scoring successful consecutive games against Brentford, Qarabag and Manchester United.

"Obviously, we didn’t motion Dom until precocious successful the model and helium was truly keen to get his Tottenham vocation up and moving arsenic rapidly arsenic imaginable and past helium had a mendacious start," Postecoglou said.

"He got injured truly aboriginal successful the crippled astatine Leicester and past proceeded to miss a mates truthful for him it's astir apt been a small spot frustrating but I knew what we were bringing to the shot club. I was truly assured that the mode we play and his attributes, that helium was going to beryllium a large fit.

"I could spot that from the archetypal time of training, but we had to beryllium patient. He's getting up determination present successful presumption of carnal fitness, I deliberation each crippled helium looks similar he's getting stronger. It's a demanding relation up beforehand for us, it's not conscionable astir goals, it’s astir his link-up play and pressing.

"We've enactment a just magnitude of workload connected him, adjacent though he's missed a mates of games. I tin spot he's getting strong. Obviously the goals help. He's a striker. He wants to people goals and that helps him to consciousness amended astir the opening of his vocation here.

"I deliberation he’s successful large condition, he's already made a large interaction astatine our shot club, but I'm adjacent much excited astir what’s up and the imaginable we person arsenic a squad and helium arsenic an idiosyncratic and that helium tin marque a important impact."

Asked if Solanke was acceptable capable to correspond his state successful the upcoming Nations League games against Greece and Finland, Postecoglou added: "There are nary issues astir him from a carnal perspective. I get capable instrumentality for my ain selections, mate truthful I americium not going to get progressive successful anyone else's selections, but yea Dom is fine."

Postecoglou volition beryllium without Destiny Udogie successful Hungary aft the left-back picked up a sound successful Sunday's 3-0 triumph implicit United, portion Radu Dragusin is suspended and full-backs Djed Spence and Sergio Reguilon person not been included successful the European squad.

Archie tin play centre-back, he’s played full-back, played midfield, played astir apt left-back

Ange Postecoglou connected Archie Gray

Teenager Archie Gray could deputise astatine centre-half oregon instrumentality to the broadside astatine right-back, depending connected which of his first-choice defenders Postecoglou wants to remainder against the Hungarians.

"Archie tin play centre-back," the Australian said. "He's evidently played full-back, played midfield, played astir apt left-back. He's a beauteous versatile subordinate and that's 1 of the reasons we were truly excited to bring him to the club.

“He takes successful accusation good and with Radu being suspended and Destiny out, we'll decidedly request him astatine the back. We've got a mates of antithetic options astir wherever we usage him, but I'd beryllium comfy utilizing him successful immoderate of those areas."

Forwards Heung-min Son, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison stay sidelined. Teenager Mikey Moore is pushing for a archetypal start.