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Ange Postecoglou has defended Richarlison’s performance in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw against Brentford on Sunday while he insists Eric Dier does have a role to play despite being left out of the squad.
Asked what he made of Richarlison in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou said: ‘I thought he worked hard today but I felt we didn’t use him enough.
‘I thought we could have been a little bit more direct to him and look for him a little bit more. He was making some good runs and he was working hard. He had a couple of half opportunities but I thought we could have created more for him.
‘The key for us with Richy is to keep supporting him because he’s working awfully hard for the team in a defensive sense and when we get in that front third I thought we didn’t look enough for him today.
‘I have got a lot of time for him. He’s a striker and he’s got a lot of great attributes and he will always work hard for the team and that’s a good starting point for me.’
He explained: ‘Eric is part of this team. We left a few out today. We left some players on the bench today that are very good players. We need a strong squad, it’s not about 11 players.
‘Eric is in the same boat as all the other boys. He’s working hard in training and available for selection. My decisions then are what I think will give us the best chance of success for any given game and then we reassess the week after. Nothing really unusual there.’
Source: Metro
Asked what he made of Richarlison in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou said: ‘I thought he worked hard today but I felt we didn’t use him enough.
‘I thought we could have been a little bit more direct to him and look for him a little bit more. He was making some good runs and he was working hard. He had a couple of half opportunities but I thought we could have created more for him.
‘The key for us with Richy is to keep supporting him because he’s working awfully hard for the team in a defensive sense and when we get in that front third I thought we didn’t look enough for him today.
‘I have got a lot of time for him. He’s a striker and he’s got a lot of great attributes and he will always work hard for the team and that’s a good starting point for me.’
He explained: ‘Eric is part of this team. We left a few out today. We left some players on the bench today that are very good players. We need a strong squad, it’s not about 11 players.
‘Eric is in the same boat as all the other boys. He’s working hard in training and available for selection. My decisions then are what I think will give us the best chance of success for any given game and then we reassess the week after. Nothing really unusual there.’
Source: Metro
