Ange Postecoglou insisted he noticed “no difference” in Heung-Min Son after his indignant response to his early substitution in Tottenham’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Tremendous Sunday.
Son appeared annoyed after being changed by Richarlison within the 56th minute on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, shortly after his cross had arrange Brennan Johnson’s equaliser, however Postecoglou insisted his withdrawal was deliberate following his return from harm.
“He was never going to play more than that today because obviously he’d had an injury,” defined the Spurs boss in his press convention.
“He got here again and final time it was across the 60-minute mark the place he received fatigued. So, he was by no means going to play greater than 55-60 regardless of the place the sport was going.
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Highlights from the Premier League match between Tottenham and Aston Villa
“The good factor was he made a reasonably necessary contribution earlier than that. It was an awesome ball in for our first objective and received our equaliser.
“Once more, we have got extra battles forward and we will want him and he was by no means going to play any greater than that.
“I did not see any distinction in Sonny. I would be shocked if any participant likes coming off and so they’re feeling alright.
“I didn’t need to discuss it with him. For us, what’s more important is the overall picture.”
‘Solanke work-rate unbelievable’
The emphatic win, achieved regardless of falling behind to Morgan Rogers’ objective from a nook, moved Spurs as much as seventh, solely two factors behind fourth-placed Arsenal, and owed rather a lot to the efficiency of Solanke, who scored twice earlier than James Maddison’s late free-kick.
The striker, a £65m signing from Bournemouth, had not discovered the online since late September however Postecoglou insisted his contribution is significant even when he does not rating, as was the case within the 2-1 win over Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
Dominic Solanke scores to offer Spurs a 2-1 lead in opposition to Aston Villa
“He put in an enormous effort on Wednesday night to help us win a game of football, not just physically but mentally, with his capacity to help the team in any way he can,” he mentioned.
“To back that up today with such a massive effort against a pretty difficult team to play against in that sense, just unbelievable.
“The objectives are nice and naturally, as a striker, I am positive he loves the truth that he can rating a few objectives.
“But even if he didn’t, I just can’t speak highly enough of what he’s contributing to our team at the moment. Long may he continue because with him playing that way, he just makes us a better team.”
‘We have nonetheless received to get higher’
Following the win over Metropolis, Spurs have now secured back-to-back wins over top-four opposition following final Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace.
“You don’t fall off cliffs and you don’t climb mountains within a week. It’s all part of the same process for me. We’re going to have bumps along the way.
James Maddison celebrates after his free-kick objective
“It’s how you address them, how you cope with them, how you rebound and learn from them.
“That is the important thing factor. We had a disappointing day final Sunday however we knew coming in on Monday we had two huge video games this week, actually necessary video games.
“So, no points for feeling sorry for ourselves. We had to come in and get our heads straight and work back towards being the team we want to be.
“That is what occurred but it surely that is the top of it now. We have nonetheless received to push on, we have nonetheless received to get higher, we have nonetheless received to enhance and preserve pushing on.”
