Postecoglou Tak Terburu-buru Patenkan Pemain Muda Berkalahmen Moore Di Tim Utama Spurs

Ima Moore became a promising young player for Tottenham Hotspur (Instagram/@mikeytaire_10).

JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspur manager, Ange Postecoglou, has indeed seen the performance of England's talented young player, Total Moore in several team matches.

He also believes that Moore has played promising when given the trust. The 17-year-old winger has packed a total of seven matches in all competitions, the Premier League and Europa League.

Moore was able to replace the role of captain Son Heung-Min who was still covered by a hamstring injury.

Moore's work that caught the most attention was when he went down in Spurs' 1-0 win against AZ Alkamaar in the Europa League on October 25, 2024.

Moore, who played in his favorite position, left wing, tortured wing-back AZ, Seiya Maikuma, for 88 minutes on the pitch.

In fact, James Maddison, who was then captain of Son, thinks Moore is like a young Neymar.

"From the 45th minute to the 65th, I think we have Neymar on the left wing," Maddison said.

However, Postecoglou did not want to rush into patenting Moore as the first team player. He wants the London-born player to develop well first.

"It is undeniable that he was great against AZ. I think he was great throughout the game, especially in that period, was very interesting to us."

"He's ready to start any game. However, I just feel, especially with young players, you have to be very careful about their introduction to senior football," Postecoglou said.

The 59-year-old coach certainly had reason to be patient in giving Moore more responsibility.

He sees that the most important thing is that Moore's development goes well, especially when it comes to physical matters.

Postecoglou wants Moore to get a strong fundamental first before carrying out a tough task in the senior team with a very competitive match.

"He suffered several injuries (last year). He switched from U-18 to the U-21 team, but became very rare to play before we integrated him."

"So you have to pay attention to that. He is still growing physically and you have to take it into account."

"I think he's ready to start the Premier League game. However, for us what we want to continue to do is develop our journey in the right way."

"We want to give him a basis to continue to develop. So far, whatever we ask of him, he has had a real impact and the plan is to keep doing it."

"Mikey just wants to be your boss. He's very mature for a 17-year-old teenager."

"He handles a lot very well, both positive and negative. He works hard every day."

"He had an impact on a very difficult age at this level. However, it was the beginning of a process for him," said Postecoglou.

The urge to make Moore a starter and play full games this season has also surfaced, especially for the league.

However, Postecoglou still hasn't done that. Most recently, the U-19 England national team player only played 62 minutes when Tottenham lost to Crystal Palace on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

Moore's full appearance only occurred when Postecoglou took him down against Ferencvaros in the Europa League.

"I think we all understand that with a young player you have to be very careful. However, I don't think it will affect you at all," Postecoglou said.

ima Moore was indeed the solution when Son Heung-Min was still sidelined. The South Korean player last played on October 19 at home to West Ham.

Son was also parked in two league games after hosting the Qarabag in the Europa League on September 26, 2024.

"Sonny is still not recovering. He still doesn't feel 100 percent. He doesn't train on weekends. We'll see how he is after that," said Postecoglou.