Ange Postecoglou must unleash 'ridiculous' Tottenham teenager in League Cup vs Coventry now - opinion

09/16/2024 12:15 PM

Tottenham Hotspur’s rocky start to the season continued on Sunday afternoon as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in the North London derby.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have now picked up four points from a possible 12 and reside in 13th, so evidently, the need for a positive result this week is apparent.

Before Tottenham’s Premier League clash against Brentford this weekend, they travel to the West Midlands to take on Coventry City in the League Cup.

Postecoglou really should consider starting a promising teenage attacker…

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Ange Postecoglou should start Mikey Moore vs Coventry City

For all of their possession this season, Tottenham have lacked a clinical edge in front of goal, and at times, their crossing has been really poor.

In fact, Paul Merson said even Erling Haaland wouldn’t score 20 goals for Tottenham given the current service into Dominic Solanke.

So, perhaps Postecoglou should consider changing his attacking personnel against Coventry and give Mikey Moore an opportunity.

Moore really impressed in pre-season and given his astounding youth record, the teenage attacker deserves a chance to shine against The Sky Blues.

If he takes it, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t start against Brentford on Sunday, which in turn could be the catalyst for more output in front of goal moving forward.

What Ange Postecoglou has said about Mikey Moore

Speaking in July after a win against Vissel Kobe, Postecoglou waxed lyrical about Moore’s display.

"Mikey has been fantastic since we brought him in. He's earned his spot on the roster at the moment — he did at the end of last year,” the Spurs boss said.

"He got a run with the first team because we could see in training that he was handling himself really well and that's followed through into pre-season training. He's been good in all the games — he probably should have had three tonight, to be fair — but he did take his goal well by being in the right areas.

"All we can do is keep allowing him to develop. We have to remember that last year he had some injuries and he is only 16, but — yeah — super exciting. I think the future with a lot of our young guys looks pretty promising, but it's our responsibility to make sure they realise their potential and continue to work hard at their game."