Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou reveals why even Mohamed Salah would struggle at Spurs
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Ange Postecoglou believes Heung-min Son will return to his best when Tottenham's injury crisis has eased and says Liverpool's Mohamed Salah would struggle to hit the same standards if he was playing for Spurs. Postecoglou's side host Liverpool for the second time in a little over two weeks in Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, with the head coach still dealing with the selection crisis which has ravaged his squad for most of the winter.
Son and Salah, both 32, shared the Premier League Golden Boot in 2021-22, finishing with 23 goals apiece, but so far this season Son has scored just five times in the top-flight, while Salah has 18 goals, as well as 13 assists. Postecoglou, who is expected to be without nine first-team players against the Reds, believes Son's form can be explained by the dysfunction of the depleted team around him.
"It's been unbelievable how [Sonny] has been able to maintain that level of consistent performance," Postecoglou said. "I know everyone is focusing on it now but even last year his season was incredible for us. "People need to have a little bit of context. 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.
“As an attacking player, what 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. We're relying on individual moments and you can say the same about Dom [Solanke], [Dejan] Kulusevski and Brennan [Johnson], because they are playing all the time. They're doing the best they can.
