Dominic Solanke says the Tottenham squad love Ange Postecoglou’s distinctive model of play and are satisfied it may 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 strategy.
Sky Sports activities pundit Jamie Carragher has repeatedly said Postecoglou should change and can’t play the identical manner 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 costume rehearsal with Liverpool within the Premier League on Sunday, summer season 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 celebration earlier this week.
“It’s a nice model, particularly for me being a striker to play in. Like I mentioned, 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 the direction of that consistency.
“We’re like a household, all of us need to obtain the identical factor and every single day we’re on the coaching floor working in the direction of our objectives. Finally we need 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 mentioned, we’re all on the identical web page.
“In soccer there may be all the time occasions when you find yourself on high and when you have got a little bit of dip, but it surely’s about engaged on the negatives to get that regular movement going. I feel it should undoubtedly 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 celebration with junior Spurs followers, the place varied festive actions have 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 raring to turn into a pacesetter for a younger squad which options a number of of youngsters in Archie Grey, Lucas Bergvall, Mikey Moore and Lankshear.
Solanke added: “We’ve quite a lot of younger boys and gamers like me, the extra senior gamers with a bit extra expertise, undoubtedly want to assist the youthful ones.
“It’s one thing you want in soccer. You want everybody you possibly can to be a pacesetter and assist one another. That’s one thing I undoubtedly need to do extra.”
Throughout five-and-a-half years at Bournemouth, Solanke developed right into a talisman with 21 objectives in all competitions throughout the 2023-24 marketing campaign.
It earned the previous Chelsea academy product a big-money transfer to Spurs and regardless of with the ability to enhance his purpose tally to 9 on Thursday, Solanke desires extra and is determined to win his new membership a primary trophy since 2008.
“I all the time need extra objectives irrespective of what number of I rating. I might have preferred to have a couple of extra by now, however that’s all the time the mindset, you all the time need extra. I feel the principle level is attempting to get the consistency within the group proper now and dealing in the direction of some trophies,” Solanke insisted.
“I really feel like I’m the place I wished to be however I really feel like I’ve nonetheless received much more to offer although, so I’ll hold working and bettering. And our predominant purpose right here is to win one thing now.
“The supervisor speaks about it on a regular basis, all of us clearly need to win one thing as effectively and that’s the dream of the soccer membership. Like I hold mentioning, that’s the wave we’re on and hopefully we will obtain it.”
Spurs’ quick 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 further 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 might need been a bit too younger for me going there, however I discovered lots and I used to be grateful for my time there.
“Each recreation you need to win and do effectively. Clearly when it’s an previous membership, it all the time means a little bit bit extra since you see acquainted faces and need to get the higher of them. Will probably be one other robust recreation however we’ll take that problem.”
