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Ange Postecoglou Explains What Would happen If Mo Salah Played For Spurs

Ange Postecoglou Explains What Would happen If Mo Salah Played For Spurs
Lee Costello
By Lee Costello Updated
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Tottenham Hotspur face Liverpool tonight in the Carabao Cup, and after their goal-fest in the Premier League a few weeks ago, fans are excited to see what will happen.

Spurs fans are maybe not quite as excited though, as an injury-ridden team has forced their manager Ange Postecoglou to shuffle a lot of players about to fill gaps and holes in the team.

The Australian's philosophy of playing all out attacking football has also frustrated fans as much as it has excited them, because although they score goals, they concede even more.

Liverpool on the other hand are flying high at the top of the Premier League and Champions League, and even after a frustrating draw against Man United at the weekend, they are in a very good place.

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Mo Salah is topping all of the scoring charts as he continues to show the form of his life, but Postecoglou raised a hypothetical point about the Red's winger, suggesting that if he were a Spurs player, he would not be getting the same numbers.

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"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.

"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 are flying at the moment," he explained.

"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."

There's no question that Salah benefits from having a very strong supporting cast, and players like Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz, allow him to perform at his best.

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However, Spurs fans might not be too happy to hear that their manager believes world class players would not be able to perform if they joined the London club.

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