After seeing his team register an impressive 3-0 win over Manchester United away from home this afternoon, Ange Postecoglou fielded questions about the goals scored, and the manner in which they arrived.
Three brilliant goals for Spurs
Tottenham may have been the away side today, but they played with the confidence and vigour of a team feeling perfectly comfortable at Old Trafford.
Indeed, Spurs were ahead after just three minutes when Micky van de Ven picked up the ball in his own half, sprinted the length of the pitch, and played a precise ball across the box for Brennan Johnson to tap in his fourth goal in four games.
A red card for Bruno Fernandes just before half-time made things a lot easier for Spurs, but the Lilywhites were dominating regardless, and they made their advantage count early in the second half when Dejan Kulusevski converted after a fine run by Johnson.
Later, Dominic Solanke put the icing on the cake his with third goal in three games, after a smart move from a corner led to a virtual tap-in.
A team working in perfect harmony
It was a perfect display from Tottenham today, leading to three excellent goals for in-form players, and three points to take home.
But, Spurs could and probably should have had more. Discussing this idea (via the BBC), Postecoglou said: “I don’t know about frustrated but I am only human. More for the players themselves. We played some unbelievable football and you want them to get the rewards.”
And, the fact that his team scored nice and early clearly pleased Postecoglou, who added: “Every game you always want to start well but it doesn’t always happen. I told the boys that in the last two games we conceded in the first 20 seconds against Brentford and then had a man sent off in the first eight minutes, so it is about dealing with what you have out there.
“That is our fourth win in a row and we have won them in different ways, but always stayed true to our principals and the way we want to play football.”
Tottenham’s attack is scary right now
The whole team were excellent today, but in particular, those attacking players are in absolutely scintillating form at the moment and they seem to all be on the right wavelength, which can only lead to great things. Solanke has slotted in brilliantly, Johnson is on fire, and Kulusevski’s game has gone to a new level lately. We are looking incredibly dangerous!