- Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Sunday’s Premier League game against Everton (kick-off 14:00 GMT).
- Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Postecoglou confirmed Brennan Johnson has a being assessed for a “calf complaint”, Yves Bissouma is a “a bit sore” and Timo Werner will be out for three to four weeks with a hamstring issue. However, Fraser Forster is back in full training and Ben Davies “should be involved”.
The Spurs boss said the club are “working as hard as they can” to bring in players this transfer window but it is “not easy” in January and “a lot of work is being done behind the scenes
On missing out on signing Kolo Muani: “Depends. We were interested in and looking at a number of players. Did we get to point he was coming to us? No.”
On the difficulties of this window: “It is tricky, as all clubs are finding. Traditionally it ramps up in the final week. We are approaching that for all clubs. It is trickier in January because you trying to acquire players from clubs who might want to replace that player, so a lot of logistics involved.”
Postecoglou said that new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has been “thrown in at the deep-end” and added: “He has had three big challenges in different ways. Certainly gaining experience, looking at games he has played and those challenges. He has handled it really well. I said from day one he is a very assured young man. From a goalkeeping aspect, he has got all attributes we are looking for, he will be a good fit for u
On if players are hurting over this season’s difficulties: “I am sure they are. It’s not acceptable for club like ours to have this many defeats in a season. As much as the defeat against Arsenal, it was also the performance in the first half where we did not do ourselves justice. But whether I’m hurting or the players are hurting, it is kind of irrelevant now, supporters are hurting and we are the only ones who can change that.”
On wanting to give Pedro Porro a rest but being unable to with injuries in defence: “At the moment, yeah. We have got some alternatives with Djed Spence and Archie [Gray] who can play there, but they are needed in other areas. Those at the back are doing a hell of a job for us considering limited options.”
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