“I’ll Leave It There” – Ange Postecoglou Pauses After This Tough Liverpool Question

Liverpool secured an emphatic 6-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League table to five points.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou described his side’s defeat to Liverpool as ‘painful’.

The Reds produced an electrifying display in North London, with goals from Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister putting them firmly in control. James Maddison managed to pull one back for Spurs, offering a glimmer of hope.

However, Dominik Szoboszlai added a third for Liverpool before half-time, giving the visitors a solid cushion. After the break, Mohamed Salah scored twice to further tighten Liverpool’s grip on the match.

Despite Tottenham’s efforts to respond through goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke, Diaz struck again to restore Liverpool’s three-goal advantage.

Spurs were without several key players, including defensive pair Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, and midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

Postecoglou admitted that facing Liverpool under such circumstances was a challenge too great for his injury-hit squad. The Australian coach remarked:

“Look, it was a difficult day for us and a painful result. Credit to Liverpool, they are a very good side and are in a great moment.

“They are very settled, in great form, great belief. It was just a bridge too far for us today. You could tell we were lacking a little bit of energy and the ability to really compete with them at the same level.”

Postecoglou was asked whether Liverpool represented the standard Tottenham must aspire to reach. However, as he began his response, the former Celtic manager paused briefly before continuing. He said:

“Yeah, fair bit. Fair bit. Considering they’re…no. Fair bit. I’ll just leave it there. They are a good side. A top side.”

Then pressed on how far away a full-strength Tottenham were from Liverpool, who they will face in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, Postecoglou added: “Don’t know because we are still growing as a team and we are 18 months into building a new team with a new way of playing.

We’ve certainly faced some challenges, especially regarding player availability, which makes it difficult to accurately assess where we stand at the moment.

However, one thing I can say is that the players remain fully committed to our approach. Even on a tough day like today, I’m proud of their determination to stick to our style of play, knowing it’s the path we need to follow.

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