Dominic Solanke says the Tottenham squad love Ange Postecoglou’s distinctive type of play and are satisfied it will possibly finish the membership’s trophy drought.
Solanke starred for Spurs in Thursday’s 4-3 win over Manchester United within the Carabao Cup with a brace, however a dramatic finale sparked extra debate round Postecoglou’s daring front-foot philosophy and relentless attacking method.
Sky Sports activities pundit Jamie Carragher has repeatedly said Postecoglou should change and can’t play the identical method for 90 minutes, which was echoed by Jamie Redknapp regardless that injury-hit Tottenham arrange a last-four showdown with Liverpool in midweek.
Forward of a semi-final gown rehearsal with Liverpool within the Premier League on Sunday, summer time recruit Solanke lauded his head coach.
“Ange could be very distinctive in the way in which he performs and we like it. The best way he performs, it fits us,” Solanke instructed the PA information company at Tottenham‘s One Hotspur Junior Christmas get together earlier this week.
“It’s a nice type, particularly for me being a striker to play in. Like I stated, we haven’t been constant sufficient this season. We’ve simply come off not the best run however I really feel we’re constructing in direction of that consistency.
“We’re like a household, all of us wish to obtain the identical factor and daily we’re on the coaching floor working in direction of our objectives. In the end we wish to win stuff and we’re all on the identical wave size.
“All of us again one another, all imagine in one another, like I stated, we’re all on the identical web page.
“In soccer there may be at all times occasions when you find yourself on prime and when you could have a little bit of dip, however it’s about engaged on the negatives to get that regular movement going. I feel it’ll positively come.”
Sunday will see Solanke again at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the third time this week after he was joined by Son Heung-min, Timo Werner, Richarlison, Pape Sarr, Pedro Porro, Will Lankshear and Alfie Dorrington for Tuesday’s Christmas get together with junior Spurs followers, the place numerous festive actions had been placed on.
Whereas the 27-year-old has solely been on the membership since August, the £65million ahead has shortly developed into an integral participant and is keen to turn out to be a frontrunner for a younger squad which options a number of of youngsters in Archie Grey, Lucas Bergvall, Mikey Moore and Lankshear.
Solanke added: “We’ve got plenty of younger boys and gamers like me, the extra senior gamers with a bit extra expertise, positively want to assist the youthful ones.
“It’s one thing you want in soccer. You want everybody you possibly can to be a frontrunner and assist one another. That’s one thing I positively wish to do extra.”
Throughout five-and-a-half years at Bournemouth, Solanke developed right into a talisman with 21 objectives in all competitions in the course of the 2023-24 marketing campaign.
It earned the previous Chelsea academy product a big-money transfer to Spurs and regardless of having the ability to enhance his objective tally to 9 on Thursday, Solanke desires extra and is determined to win his new membership a primary trophy since 2008.
“I at all times need extra objectives regardless of what number of I rating. I might have preferred to have a couple of extra by now, however that’s at all times the mindset, you at all times need extra. I feel the principle level is making an attempt to get the consistency within the workforce proper now and dealing in direction of some trophies,” Solanke insisted.
“I really feel like I’m the place I needed to be however I really feel like I’ve nonetheless obtained much more to offer although, so I’ll preserve working and bettering. And our predominant objective right here is to win one thing now.
“The supervisor speaks about it on a regular basis, all of us clearly wish to win one thing as nicely and that’s the dream of the soccer membership. Like I preserve mentioning, that’s the wave we’re on and hopefully we will obtain it.”
Spurs’ rapid precedence is Sunday’s go to of Liverpool the place the hosts’ will goal a 3rd consecutive victory regardless of being with out eight gamers.
The fixture will carry additional significance for Solanke after he spent a troublesome 18 months at Anfield earlier than he left to affix Bournemouth in 2019.
Solanke mirrored: “I used to be nonetheless very younger and it may need been a bit too younger for me going there, however I discovered quite a bit and I used to be grateful for my time there.
“Each sport you wish to win and do nicely. Clearly when it’s an outdated membership, it at all times means a bit bit extra since you see acquainted faces and wish to get the higher of them. It is going to be one other robust sport however we’ll take that problem.”
