Spurs ‘cannot replace’ Maddison but Postecoglou vows to keep on attacking
Spurs ‘cannot replace’ Maddison but Postecoglou vows to keep on attacking
Maddison, who has three goals and five assists in the league so far this season, dropped out of the England squad on Friday due to his ankle injury.
Postecoglou took issue when asked whether the mounting injury list and defensive suspensions mean Saturday’s trip to Wolves will be the first real test of his reign.
He said: “The first test? Losing the greatest-ever player in this competition [Harry Kane] the day before the start of the season? Nah, piece of cake,” he said. “We lost players to almost season-ending injuries – nah, don’t worry about it.
“There are tests all the time. In my whole career, I figured out there are only two states of being as a manager: under siege, or it’s coming. I’m well aware that every day, nothing runs smooth. There’s always challenges out there.
“It’s being a bit disrespectful to this group of players to say that everything has gone their way, because it hasn’t.
“From day one, there’s been a real resilience and character in the group and they’re going to have to show it again. It’s already there.”
