Postecoglou believes Spurs will benefit from ‘tough’ spell | OneFootball

Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham’s youngsters will benefit from the club’s tough spell this season.

Postecoglou’s injury-hit side are 15th in the Premier League table but secured an important away win at Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Spurs have been forced to field a collection of emerging talents regularly this season, with teenagers Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Mikey Moore all featuring prominently in recent weeks.

While results have been challenging, Postecoglou believes Spurs will reap the long-term benefits of being forced to bed-in their talented teens.

“We will benefit from the growth of our younger players, but we have to be careful with them, we can’t ask 18-year-olds to keep dipping in and out,” he said at his pre-match press conference ahead of facing Leicester this weekend.

“I thought Archie [Gray] out of position was great, Lucas [Bergvall] worked his socks off for the time and Mikey [Moore] got an assist.

“So there’s no doubt we will get benefit from these players for many years to come, they’ve had a tough start to their careers. I think it’s hugely positive.”

Postecoglou provided an update on his squad and believes the club ‘should have light at the end of the tunnel in a couple of weeks’.

Spurs had a wealth of senior players missing at Hoffenheim, including Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr and Dominic Solanke.

“We should have light at the end of the tunnel in a couple of weeks, it’s not as dire but at the same time there’s always a possibility that before those guys come back we might lose a couple of these guys [current players in form].

“That’s always the challenging bit, that’s what we’re going through.

“It’s been two months of hard grind for the players, just trying to support them as much as we can. Our schedule is not going to ease up at all.

“The resilience and the determination of the players to get out there and perform is a fantastic thing for me to witness, couldn’t be more proud of them.”

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