Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has thanked supervisor Ange Postecoglou for safeguarding the squad amid their disappointing season, describing him like “a dad or uncle for us”.
Spurs are seventeenth within the Premier League desk with one recreation remaining and have suffered 25 defeats throughout all competitions – their joint-highest because the 1991-92 season.
They’ve a chance to salvage their season with the Europa League ultimate in opposition to Manchester United on Wednesday, and Mali midfielder Bissouma says the connection between the gamers and the supervisor has remained sturdy all through the season.
“It is by no means modified, by no means modified. Now we have relationship,” Bissouma, 28, stated of Postecoglou.
“He is like a dad or uncle for us. He is all the time making an attempt to make us perceive what he actually needs.
“For us, he is Ange, he is him. He is bought his thought. He is making an attempt to assist us each time. He is all the time defending us.”
Bissouma added that Postecoglou’s model was tough to understand originally of his tenure in 2023, however he stated the Australian has by no means put any blame on the gamers.
Accidents have plagued Tottenham’s season however they had been boosted by the return of captain Son Heung-min in Friday’s defeat by Aston Villa.
They beat AZ Alkmaar, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bodo/Glimt to arrange the European ultimate in opposition to fellow Premier League strugglers United.
Bissouma was briefly suspended by Spurs originally of the season after footage appeared to indicate the midfielder inhaling laughing fuel, an incident which he stated he didn’t need to discuss however is “nonetheless studying” from.
“After all there’s extra to come back [from me]. We’re all the time right here for studying, I am nonetheless studying,” he stated.
“This season has been laborious for me as a result of I did not play a lot.
“The one factor I do know is you need to work laborious and by no means surrender and be prepared when your staff wants you. That is what I am all the time making an attempt to do.
“We all know what we’ve got to do. Now we have to win this cup as a result of for us it is actually necessary.
“As a participant, it is not coming each season. For the membership, for the followers, it is one thing particular.”
