Tottenham Hotspur manager Postecoglou has spoken candidly about the challenges facing the club in terms of youth training and the way forward in a recent media interview. He emphasized the importance of youth work and expressed his trust and support for head of youth Simon Davies.
Postecoglou began by acknowledging the gap between Spurs and other top clubs in terms of youth training, "We still have a lot of work to do in terms of youth training. It's something that Simon Davies takes very seriously, but we have to recognize that we're not currently at the youth level of other top clubs." This statement shows Ausable's clear understanding of the current state of the club's youth training and sets the tone for the improvements to come.
Speaking about the development of young players, Postecoglou said, "The reason we focus on young players is for the longevity of the first team. My main responsibility is still to build a great squad around the first team, but at the same time I will provide certain opportunities for the young players." He emphasized the importance of young players for the future of the team and promised to give them more opportunities to showcase their skills.
Postecoglou also shared his own way of success, "My current way of success is to have young players in the team and place experienced players around them so that the team improves together." He believes that by bringing the old with the new, he can not only improve the technical and tactical level of the young players, but also enhance the team's cohesion and combat effectiveness.
Postecoglou is optimistic about the future of the youth camp, "Luckily we have a great guy - Simon Davies - who knows what to do. Now we have some great youth coaches and things are starting to look up." He praised the efforts of Simon Davies and the team of youth coaches and is confident that under their leadership, Tottenham's youth work will progress even further.
However, Postecoglou also pointed out Tottenham's shortcomings in the development of young players, "We are far behind other teams as far as the development of young players is concerned. There is a lack of opportunities for our young players in the team, it could be that we don't have the best players or we don't give opportunities to the best players." He called on the club to give more trust and support to the young players so that they can train and grow in the game.
Finally, Postecoglou expressed his hopes for the future of Tottenham: "My mission is to give good players more opportunities. At the same time, we need to put young players around the globe on notice that Tottenham is a club that is willing to give them opportunities if they have the talent."
