Ange Postecoglou on Spurs incomings and outgoings ahead of Burnley trip (full presser)
Ange Postecoglou Spurs incomings and outgoings ahead of Burnley trip
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00:00 Is the team news heard again?
00:10 Yeah, from the other night I think the only one that's missing is Gio.
00:16 He's got a bit of a quad strain as well, we took him off at half time.
00:20 So it's nothing too serious, but obviously we've got the international break coming up.
00:25 So we're kind of hoping not too long after that,
00:28 everyone else got through and is available.
00:31 Sorry to dive straight into transfers, I know you've got a flyer.
00:35 Yeah, that first one was just the fuller buster one there, it was just like,
00:38 "Suffer me up, yeah go for it."
00:41 I thought Mickey and Ben might have hit the same thing.
00:43 Brendan Johnson's clubs are still talking,
00:46 I know you always said that you can't never replace Harry Kane,
00:49 that's someone who's not a like for like, but exciting,
00:52 can you give us an update on that?
00:54 Not really, I mean it's, again I'm kind of in the position where
00:59 obviously other people are in control of those matters,
01:02 incomings, outgoings, and again I'm not really bought into the loop
01:07 until things are concluded.
01:09 So for me to talk about potential players, whether that's in or out,
01:15 when it may or may not happen, I just don't think it's my place to talk about it.
01:21 We're obviously, the countdown clock says nine or ten hours,
01:26 we'll find everything out in the next short period and we'll go from there.
01:30 I'll be outside at midnight.
01:32 So if you do get one or two in though today,
01:36 looking at the players who have started so well,
01:39 Destinique, Wilhelmo, will you be happy, Madders, will you be happy?
01:43 Yeah look, I mean the ones we've brought in so far,
01:46 I think the evidence shows that they've all been really good contributors for us
01:50 and that's what you look for.
01:52 So whether it's Vicario or Madders or Micky Van Der Veen, Mano Solomon,
01:59 and even Destinique coming back, coming in for his first year,
02:05 I'm really pleased and that's what you're looking for because obviously
02:09 it's not just about bringing players in, but bringing players in
02:12 and they are contributing straight away, it's probably a good indicator
02:15 that the business we've done so far has been good.
02:18 But again, until you get to the end of the window
02:21 and you know exactly where it all falls and we're into the season,
02:24 we won't know the exact outcome of everything.
02:27 There's clearly a number of players who need to move out as well,
02:31 maybe loan or permanent.
02:33 You know the squad you've got now.
02:35 Some are turning down moves and aren't moving.
02:39 If they do stay, Ange, and that looks like some might,
02:42 what's your plan integrating them back into the squad?
02:45 Because it is a big squad, isn't it?
02:47 Some of those players you don't see a few.
02:49 Yeah, no-one's not been integrated into the squad.
02:52 There's no-one that hasn't been training with the team.
02:55 So I'm not sort of isolating anyone at the moment.
02:58 As you said, players have got their own reasons for making these decisions,
03:01 but ultimately come the deadline today we're going to have to name
03:06 a 25-man list and we've got more than that at the moment.
03:09 So some people are going to miss out.
03:11 I guess again it's sort of up to them to decide
03:16 what the next step is.
03:18 But from my perspective at the moment, like I said,
03:20 we haven't excluded anyone from training.
03:22 The numbers are manageable right now.
03:24 And whilst they're manageable, I don't see the need for us to do
03:29 sort of anything different to what we have been doing.
03:32 Next one.
03:33 Hi, good afternoon.
03:35 There are a lot of changes at Spurs this summer.
03:37 How pleased are you with in the league,
03:40 the players and yourself were able to adapt so quickly
03:43 and work so well as a collective?
03:45 Look, it's been encouraging and promising I guess is the word
03:50 I'm kind of trying to define it as.
03:53 We've – I've already said we've done a lot of changes this year.
03:58 We've changed coaching staff.
04:00 We've changed the way we train.
04:01 We've changed the way we play.
04:03 We've changed personnel, some significant personnel.
04:07 Within that context you know that whenever there's such major change
04:11 that it takes a while for things to really feel comfortable for everybody,
04:17 you know, the whole club because even me, I'm still new.
04:20 So, you know, the way we all work.
04:22 But so within that context I've been really encouraged by what I've seen.
04:27 You know, the players are really trying to play the way we want to.
04:30 They're showing real character and we're using the word resilience to,
04:36 you know, adjust and not let the fact that, you know,
04:40 so many changes have happened to affect, you know, our performance.
04:44 Our performance has been fairly consistent because it's very easy, you know,
04:48 for the players to say, well, you know, so many changes,
04:50 to have excuses as to why we wouldn't start well.
04:53 I mean we've had, you know, four official games so far
04:56 and three of them have been away from home.
04:58 So it's not exactly been an easy start for this group of players.
05:01 So I like the fact that they've shown that character.
05:04 But I also know we've got a long way to go.
05:08 We're only very much at the beginning and we've still got plenty of challenges ahead.
05:12 Despite the defeat at Fulham,
05:14 how important was Rich Argerson's goal for his confidence levels
05:17 and his role in this team moving forward?
05:20 Look, I guess because everyone talks about it
05:23 and I'm not in Rich's head and I'm not in the players' heads
05:26 so I really know how they feel.
05:29 But I guess it stops people talking about the fact that he didn't score.
05:32 But I was happy with his contribution.
05:35 As Richie said, I thought probably the other night was probably, you know,
05:40 he wasn't at the same level that he has in the other three games.
05:43 But he gets a goal so people sort of focus on the goal.
05:46 But I'm still looking at, you know, contribution to the team
05:49 and I still think there are areas that Richie could have, you know,
05:52 needs to improve for us to, you know, keep improving as a team.
05:55 But he's not the only one. All of them are in that boat.
05:58 But anything that gives a player confidence, belief is great,
06:02 you know, particularly for strikers.
06:04 As I said, that's what people focus on.
06:06 But, you know, I wasn't unhappy with Richie before he scored the goal.
06:10 What's the biggest threat you expect from Burnley tomorrow?
06:13 A couple. I mean, I really – I love the way that, you know,
06:19 Vincent Cappini went about tackling the Championship.
06:21 It's a really tough league. Everyone knows that.
06:24 And I thought the way his team played and really had a clear identity
06:30 I thought was outstanding.
06:32 In their first two games, that's how they're going to tackle the Premier League.
06:35 So you know that there's belief within that squad, in the manager
06:38 and in their methods.
06:41 You know, they're a hard-working team. They're a very fit side.
06:44 You know, you look at all the sort of running measurements during the week
06:48 and they're up there. So at home, really good pressing team.
06:52 So we're going to get a challenge for sure.
06:54 I mean, playing away in the Premier League is always tough anyway.
06:57 But it'll be a good challenge for us and we're going to need to be
07:00 our sort of current best, you know, the best we can be right now
07:05 to overcome that because, you know, they're going to work hard.
07:09 They're going to press us and we're going to have to be really brave
07:11 and believe in our football to get through it.
07:13 Thank you.
07:14 Ian.
07:15 Hi, how are you?
07:16 Good, mate.
07:17 It's the third away game in a row – sorry, third away game in four.
07:22 I was speaking yesterday to West Ham manager David Moyes
07:25 who kind of questioned why you had to play three away games.
07:28 Do you feel it's a bit unfair that you've only had one home game so far?
07:32 It's the start of the season, it's so tough.
07:34 In terms of the schedule?
07:37 It is what it is.
07:38 I mean, there's no point sort of – I assume these things are done
07:45 because of some fancy algorithm or something, you know.
07:51 I assume it's a random thing or there's some process behind it
07:54 and we got dealt what we got dealt with.
07:56 I'm sure that flips and we'll obviously get the equal amount of home games.
08:00 Obviously, the Cup game being away sort of exacerbates that because,
08:05 like you said, we've got three games away from home in a week,
08:09 four out of our first five.
08:11 And our first home game was a really good game.
08:13 You want to sort of grow on that.
08:15 But for a team that's in transition, there's no greater way to find
08:20 or reveal character than making it tough.
08:23 So, in many respects, if we get through this spell well, it's good.
08:28 I think it helps us build some real strength within the sort of unity of the team.
08:35 You've been linked with several players, so you've always spoken about
08:37 Brennan Johnson, Colin Gallagher's another, Roy Kelly is another.
08:41 You sat here about a month ago when you first met us
08:44 and you said that you love a rebuild.
08:46 Is this the kind of idea you had when you were set up a month ago,
08:50 and what Spurs would look like now in terms of a rebuild?
08:54 Well, yeah, I mean, it's part of the process, yeah,
08:56 but rebuilds don't happen sort of – the rebuild is something that happens
09:01 over a period of time and you have to overcome certain hurdles
09:05 and certain landmarks along the way.
09:09 One is change of personnel, so that's obviously something.
09:13 Then change of methodology, change – there's so many things that are in that.
09:17 The rebuild that I love is one that takes time, and like I said,
09:20 we're still at the beginnings of it.
09:21 So where we're at at the moment is where we're at.
09:24 Every sort of team I've been at has been different.
09:27 There have been different challenges, how much the team changes in one window,
09:31 how much of a change it's been from the previous regime.
09:35 There's all these kind of other factors that go into it.
09:39 We're still – I'm at pains to sort of keep saying it,
09:44 but we're still at very much the infancy of what I want to try and create
09:49 in terms of the team and the club we want to be.
09:53 Notwithstanding that, we understand that we still need to perform
09:58 and get results so that, in my experience, that's what –
10:03 the only thing that accelerates that process is if you can get some real belief
10:07 because with every performance, with every result, whatever resistance
10:11 or barriers there are, slowly get chipped away.
10:14 This club has had some big-name managers, real historic managers down the years,
10:19 but you have achieved something already that none of them have achieved.
10:22 No one has ever had a pop song sung about them.
10:26 Firstly, Robbie Williams, do you know him?
10:30 What did you think when you heard Robbie Williams change the lyrics
10:33 of one of his most famous songs?
10:35 That's one of the most sort of backhanded, sort of underwhelming compliments
10:40 I've ever had.
10:42 You've had some unbelievably fantastic managers, big names, successful,
10:47 and then there's you, Ang.
10:50 And then have I ever heard of Robbie Williams?
10:52 Where have I been living, mate?
10:55 I mean, seriously, look.
10:58 I love Robbie Williams.
11:00 I think he's brilliant.
11:01 He's a great entertainer.
11:03 He made a song brilliant.
11:04 I think it came off the back of one of our supporters.
11:07 Look, it's great.
11:11 The alternative is they make up songs about you that are less than
11:14 complimentary, so I'll take it for what it is.
11:17 But, yeah, thanks for that, mate.
11:20 I'll just float out of here feeling good about myself.
11:23 I'll rephrase the question next time.
11:24 Thank you.
11:25 That's fine, mate.
11:26 Thank you.
11:27 Ali.
11:28 Previous managers at the club have occasionally spoken about --
11:32 Successful, big name.
11:34 I've spoken about having club signings that have come in,
11:38 players that maybe the club really wanted.
11:41 I don't know if it's compromise or they've gone for.
11:44 With your system and being such specific kind of players that you need,
11:48 can that happen with you?
11:49 Or are they very much the players that come in are people that you want?
11:52 Yeah, I don't know.
11:53 I mean, I don't know sort of club signings, what that means.
11:56 I mean, I think I would never sort of approve a signing that I didn't
12:03 think was going to fit into sort of the way we want to play.
12:07 I guess if it's at a younger level, at an academy level, of course,
12:12 I think then it is the clubs.
12:14 But I think when you've got a senior manager and you appoint him
12:18 and you give him the responsibility of sort of charting a course ahead,
12:22 you've got to give him the players that will suit the way he wants to play.
12:27 And I think the evidence so far, like I said,
12:31 with the players we've brought in is that they've all made an impact,
12:34 which shows that the brief is there, that we're looking for players
12:39 who will play the football, who will fit into the system I want to play.
12:43 So, you know, I think, like I said, I can't refer to the past,
12:47 but the only signings, like I said, that I wouldn't have a massive say over
12:51 would be the signings at a club, at academy level or younger level,
12:57 where rightly so, the club, if it identifies somebody
13:01 who they think has real potential for the future,
13:03 then they should go about doing that.
13:05 What's the kind of balance, if you don't mind me asking,
13:07 between the ones, a player that you will say, "I really want him,"
13:10 and ones that maybe the scouting department come to you with?
13:14 Yeah, there's the ones I really want
13:16 and the ones the scouting department put to me that I really want.
13:19 There's no differentiation, mate.
13:21 There's nothing, there's like, the scouting department should work hand in hand.
13:25 And look, again, this is one of the things where we are very, very much in the infancy of.
13:31 That's one of the parts that we really haven't really, you know, this window is fair to say
13:39 it's been an unusual one because of where the club is at the moment
13:43 in terms of personnel in that area.
13:46 So, you know, moving forward, though,
13:49 there would be some more clearer processes within that.
13:52 But again, like I said, the evidence we have so far is the players we've brought in
13:55 and you can see that, you know, they've been aligned with kind of my vision for the club.
14:01 A lot of players linked, especially today, seem to be homegrown.
14:04 How kind of, I don't want to say restricted,
14:06 but how much you've got to have that in one mind,
14:08 the amount of foreign players and homegrown players?
14:10 Yeah, it is. It's a balance. I think it's important.
14:13 Because it's not just about sort of this window,
14:15 it's where you're going to find yourself in the next couple of windows.
14:18 There's got to be a strategy behind it.
14:20 We've got some under-21 players at the moment who, you know,
14:23 next couple of years will not be able to be fit under that criteria.
14:27 So I'm really keen on sort of building a team here
14:31 so we don't want to see too much, you know, as much movement as we have,
14:34 say, this window in the next two or three.
14:36 So to do that, you're trying to hopefully build a squad that, you know,
14:41 won't require too many major adjustments.
14:43 And part of that is, you know, knowing that we need a sort of homegrown quota
14:47 so we can fill that in, whether that's with players coming through our own academy
14:52 or, you know, within the league, then I think it's important.
14:56 Charlie.
14:58 To ask Fulham, obviously it was the first time Hiccup, I guess,
15:01 after a really gross start, what was your message to the players after that?
15:07 Look, I think I said after the game, you know, the players were disappointed.
15:12 You're always disappointed when you don't achieve, you know, the outcome.
15:16 And in a cup game, that obviously means you're out of competition.
15:20 But like I said, I really liked, again, their resilience.
15:26 We were playing away from home against a Premier League team,
15:28 obviously made a lot of changes which made it difficult for the group.
15:32 A lot of guys hadn't played significant minutes, which is always challenging.
15:37 I liked the way they hung in there for the whole game.
15:40 We've still got to build on that.
15:42 But ultimately, you know, they were disappointed, which you want,
15:46 but also understanding that, again, like I said,
15:49 we're at the beginnings of a process and it won't be the only Hiccup.
15:54 There will be plenty of Hiccups.
15:55 You know, there will be plenty of challenges along the way.
16:00 It's how we kind of react to that and how we respond to that that's going to be the key.
16:06 And how much are you looking forward to this period,
16:08 like once the transfer window is over and you know --
16:10 Oh, I can't wait.
16:11 Yeah.
16:12 Don't lie.
16:14 You love it, mate.
16:16 You know the group you've got.
16:18 There isn't that uncertainty.
16:20 To a certain extent, but, you know, I still like, you know,
16:23 I think anyone who kind of knows me and the way I build teams,
16:26 I still like players sort of being on edge.
16:28 I would hate for anyone to think, okay, we've got through the window,
16:30 I'm comfortable now because I certainly won't let anyone feel that way.
16:33 We've still got a lot to achieve.
16:34 We've still got a lot to work on.
16:35 We've still got a lot to push each other on.
16:37 The players, you know, whatever group we settle with,
16:40 there will be competition within them.
16:42 You know, as we know, you know, between now and sort of New Year,
16:47 we're obviously out of the Cup now, so, you know,
16:50 we've got just a league to concentrate on and every game is going to be important.
16:53 So performance in every game is going to be important.
16:56 I want competition for places.
16:58 So there will never be a feeling of comfort within the group,
17:01 not from myself or anyone else.
17:04 But in terms of maybe the uncertainty around people's futures,
17:07 maybe that settles them.
17:09 But I hate, you know, like I said, I won't allow anyone to think, okay,
17:12 well, I'm sitting there for a couple of months so I can just sit back and relax.
17:17 That's not the way I kind of work, you know.
17:19 There will always be a sense of edge around everything we do.
17:23 Is that a bit of a different challenge for you, obviously, coming from Celtic?
17:25 You've always been competing on multiple fronts this time until January.
17:29 There is just the one.
17:30 Is that something you've got to adapt to as a coach as well?
17:33 No, it's not the first time in my career, mate.
17:35 And, you know, ultimately it doesn't really matter.
17:37 What my process, the thought process of all these things is the same.
17:42 I want to build a team that gives it a platform to be successful in whatever we do.
17:48 So through that process, like I said, there's going to be some ups, downs.
17:52 We're going to get – you know, we're going to have some not good days,
17:55 hopefully more good days than bad days.
17:57 And how we respond to the bad days is going to be just as important as how we do
18:00 when things are going well.
18:02 No, it's not unusual, man.
18:04 I've been – you know, wherever I've worked, Celtic was probably the unusual one
18:09 because they're always in every tournament and deep in every tournament.
18:13 So you end up playing 60 games a year, irrespective of sort of how you go.
18:17 So that was probably more unique than this situation.
18:21 Okay, we'll finish this section with George, please.
18:24 Hi, Adam.
18:25 Hi, Michael.
18:26 I guess there will be some departure before 11 p.m.
18:29 It feels like Hugo de Vries will be one of them.
18:33 I know you've only had a couple of months with him, but he's been in for 11 years.
18:36 How much of a great professional he's been for Spurs?
18:41 Yeah, no, like I said, I've only been here a couple of months
18:43 and Hugo's been excellent throughout the whole process.
18:47 There's no doubt he's had an outstanding career
18:51 and contribution to this football club.
18:53 He's been the captain for quite a long time.
18:56 He's been very professional, obviously working with Birchie and the other goalkeepers.
19:03 He's sort of been helping the others, obviously Vic being the new keeper as well.
19:09 So yeah, I have nothing negative to say about him.
19:14 And even to be honest, I'm in no position to do that anyway
19:20 because I've only literally just walked in the door and he's been here a long time.
19:24 I think when that happens, you allow people to be themselves and be who they are
19:34 and not judge that in any way.
19:37 But there's been nothing, like I said, other than him being very, very professional about everything.
19:44 And some of you that have the party, yesterday Dave Starr, the on loan,
19:48 said he's going to sit down with you.
19:50 How do you view, I guess, sort of long-term this kind of career path for him going through a switch?
19:56 Do you feel like this could be a loan that helps him maybe be in the top-five seat next season?
20:00 Yeah, definitely. That's why we sent him out.
20:02 I thought Dane was really good with us during pre-season.
20:05 The reason I held onto him, there was a lot of interest in him right from the beginning when I got here.
20:09 But the reason I kept him with us for so long was I was really encouraged with the way he was training
20:14 and the way he was developing.
20:17 There was always going to come a point where with young players you need to decide,
20:22 and I've always felt after a certain time, that the best kind of development for young players is to play.
20:28 And you have to make a decision, is he going to play enough for us now
20:32 to help him continue to develop and become a first team player for this football club?
20:38 Or would it be better off going somewhere where, and let's face it,
20:42 if you're a good side, they play good football, they've started the season well,
20:45 they've got to fight for his position there as well.
20:47 It's not like anything's going to be given.
20:49 And we know the Championship's a tough league, so if he can go there,
20:52 play a significant number of games, perform well, then I think for us
20:57 that's exactly what we want from these kind of long periods.
21:02 And then come pre-season next year, hopefully he's advanced where he then becomes
21:10 somebody who is competing for a first-team squad.
21:15 Okay, we'll end the broadcast section there
21:16 and move on to the embargo section for 10.30 p.m.