Ange Postecoglou praises Tottenham’s four ‘outstanding’ teenagers after Europa League win
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The first thing is that they’re part of our first team squad, not because I want some young players, it’s because they’ve earned that spot. The first thing is that they're part of our first team squad, not because I want some young players, it's because they've earned that spot Ange Postecoglou “These guys are there because they’ve earned their spot but they’re an important part of our development. “Whilst we want to be a team that has an impact this year, it’s like I said before, it’s important we’re developing players along the way so that whatever sort of period of potential for success or opportunity for success exists, it’s elongated because of the young players you got through.” Moore has been a name on the lips of Tottenham fans for more than 12 months and in May become the club’s youngest player to appear in the Premier League when introduced late on against Manchester City. “If you look at the Premier League, how many 17-year-olds are actually contributing and Mikey is already, which shows that he’s got something special but we’ve just got to be really careful about how we develop that.” While Pedro Porro and Johnson hit the post with the game at 1-0, the hosts’ did have the ball in the net after 16 minutes with the contest goalless but Varga was ruled to be offside from Eldar Civic’s cross, which left Ferencvaros boss Pascal Jansen unhappy.