Ange Postecoglou admits Tottenham face 'dilemma' in verdict on Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso debuts | OneFootball

Spurs boss admitted it was “not ideal” to call on new faces so quickly

Ange Postecoglou praised Kevin Danso’s “really positive” debut for Tottenham on an otherwise miserable night against Liverpool.

But they were beaten 4-0 at Anfield to fall to a heavy aggregate defeat, with the visitors failing to register a single shot on target.

Despite the scoreline, Danso was among Spurs’ best players on the night as he made his first appearance for the club, while Mathys Tel was forced into action off the bench before half-time after Richarlison limped off.

Asked for his opinion on the Spurs debutants, Postecoglou responded: "Yeah they did OK.

“Kevin was really positive, as was Maty. It's hard, you know, throwing guys in after their first trainings sessions, it's not ideal.

“That's part of our dilemma at the moment of trying to get some fluency and consistency but also knowing we have to keep tinkering with the starting line up to account for everything going on.

“But I thought they acquitted themselves well."

Much has been made of Postecoglou’s comments earlier in the campaign that he always wins a trophy in his second season at a club.

The Carabao Cup appeared to present Tottenham’s best hope of achieving that, with the pressure now piled on ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup trip to face Aston Villa.

“We have given up a good opportunity tonight and we cannot shy away from that,” Postecoglou said of the club’s trophy ambitions.

“We were in a good position to get to the final.Nobody needs to pick me up, I just need to pick up the players."