Ange Postecoglou is holding his press conference on Friday ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Spurs have the chance to lay down a marker in the early lunch-time kick-off at St James’ Park on Saturday but to do so they will have to revisit the scene of their most embarrassing defeat in recent years. Last season, under Cristian Stellini, Tottenham fell to a 6-1 defeat which could have been even worse with Newcastle scoring three goals within the first nine minutes and five within 21 as the visitors completely collapsed.
Under Postecoglou, Spurs did gain some revenge this season with a 4-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This meeting at Newcastle will bring a different encounter though with Eddie Howe’s side likely to be far fresher than they were that day amidst a brutal run of fixtures and an injury crisis, with Spurs also suffering from the latter.
At his press conference, Postecoglou is expected to deliver an update on Richarlison’s knee problem and whether he can play a part on Saturday and also whether the squad suffered any fresh injuries after the win against Nottingham Forest, as well as tackling other topics such as the semi-automated offsides to be implemented by the Premier League next season.
Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Postecoglou. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at Hotspur Way.
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