“Mo is a world-class player, but if you put him in our team now I’m not sure he’ll have that same level of performance because of the situation we’re in as a group,” said the Spurs boss. (AP)
Under-fire Tottenham Hotspurs boss Ange Postecoglou has said that the way his team is as a group, even Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah wouldn’t score the number of goals he is bagging for his club. The Egyptian has currently 21 goals in 27 games in a contract year and has caught eyes with his output for the league leaders Liverpool.
“Mo is a world-class player, but if you put him in our team now I’m not sure he’ll have that same level of performance because of the situation we’re in as a group,” said the Spurs boss.
“His attacking play, who do you need? You need a team that’s kind of in good form, creating opportunities, playing on the front foot, having a really solid foundation of a defence that is cohesive. None of these things exist at the moment.”
“You’ve always got to give context. He [Salah] is playing in a fantastic team that is flying at the moment,” he explained.
Postecoglou then said that if Korean attacker Son Heung-min was added to the Liverpool squad, his goalscoring would also rocket because of the team that he was a part off.
“I’d hazard to say that if you put Son Heung-min in Liverpool’s team, I reckon his goalscoring return would be decent. It’s hard for our players at the moment, they’re trying awfully hard to be the best they can be.
“But when we’re at our best, I still think you’ll see Sonny’s return, in terms of his ability to score goals and be really effective for us. I don’t think that’s diminished at all,” said Postecoglou.
Tottenham have lost three and drawn one of their last four matches and are set to face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final.
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