Ange Postecoglou make verdicts on player after scintillating performance in recent weeks
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou praised captain Son Heung-min for stepping up as a natural leader following the departures of key players at the Premier League club this season.
Son, who leads Spurs with 15 goals and eight assists this campaign, took over the captaincy after Harry Kane’s move to Bayern Munich and Hugo Lloris’s departure to Los Angeles FC.
“It wasn’t a big decision (on making Son the skipper),” said Postecoglou. “With Hugo being a huge influence and Harry as well, Eric Dier too — there are others who have been at the club a long time.
Part of it all along was that I felt like we needed to make a change to show we are going in a new direction.”
“I felt Son was a natural and he has been a leader within his national team. I had no hesitation putting him in that position. Sometimes when you get the official title it can be a burden, but his performances have been outstanding,” he added.
Postecoglou’s attacking style has received praise since taking charge of Spurs last June, leading the team to the top of the table after an unbeaten start.
However, they currently sit fifth, three points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.
“We want to finish the season strong and keep building on the foundation of being a team that hopefully in 12 months’ time people are looking at us differently and talking about us differently,” Postecoglou said.
“To do that it can’t just be about where you finish and how many points you get, it’s got to be more than that. Obviously, if we finish strong, then we’ll finish in a decent position, and we’ll see where that takes us.”
Postecoglou emphasized his commitment to developing the young players in his squad, including Dejan Kulusevski, Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, and Pape Matar Sarr, who are all in their early twenties and relatively new to the Premier League.
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