Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham boss not worried about ‘bruised egos’ after Timo Werner criticism
Tottenham boss Anj Postkoglu insists he is not worried about his players’ “ego being hurt” after reviewing Timo Werner’s performance “Unacceptable” The Europa League drew 1-1 away with Rangers.
The 28-year-old Werner was substituted in the first half after conceding the ball 16 times. He failed to win any of his five duels and had a pass success rate of only 69%.
Germany forward’s backup Dejan Kulusevski Equalize the score for Tottenham Ibrox 75th minute.
Postkoglu said on Friday he did not regret criticizing Werner in public because his opinion was “an assessment.”
Werner, a former Chelsea player on loan from Red Bull Leipzig, only scored 1 goal in 19 games for Tottenham.
Postecoglou added: “Criticism is saying things that aren’t really helpful. Evaluation is trying to give people feedback, trying to make them better, and giving people opportunities to improve.”
“For Timo, it’s not about whether he plays well or not. It’s a difficult game. I ask the 18-year-old to do a difficult job.
“He’s an international, he’s won the Champions League, he’s a senior player.
“You need to get to a certain level of application in order to develop a team. He didn’t get to that level.
“Timo is not where we are this season. This is not about Timo. This is not about putting someone down and blaming someone.”
Tottenham Hotspur, currently 11th in the Premier League table, travel to Southampton for a kick-off at 19:00 GMT on Sunday.
With attacking options limited – with Richarlison and Wilson Odobert currently sidelined – Postkoglu said Spurs faced a “huge challenge”, adding: “I hope people will rise to the occasion. challenge.
“We’re fighting here. I’m not going to leave because I’m afraid people’s egos will be hurt.
“We’re here to win. If there’s a physical guy in the locker room who feels like he needs something extra at this point, he’s probably not the right type.”
