Ange Postecoglou drops game time hint for ‘amazing’ 18-year-old Spurs talent

Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, has hinted that players like Jamie Donley might see action in the upcoming weeks.

In an interview with football.london prior to Spurs’ matchup with Aston Villa on Sunday, the Tottenham manager predicts that, with continued hard effort, “the opportunity will come for him.”

Right now, Tottenham’s squad is severely lacking. Six of the eleven players who started for the Spurs in their most recent victory are either suspended or injured for their next match (Pape Matar Sarr is doubtful).

While Micky van de Ven, James Maddison, Richarlison, Manor Solomon, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon, and Ashley Phillips are injured, Cristian Romero and Yves Bissouma are serving suspensions.

Following his achievements for the Spurs Under-21s this season, Donley has been pounding on the door of the Tottenham first team.

The 18-year-old‘s stats this season make for staggering reading. He has six goals and 11 assists from 11 games at Under-21 level for Tottenham.

His efforts have helped Spurs U21s go top of the Premier League 2 table, with eight wins from eight.

‘More of an opportunity to make an impact’

Alasdair Gold asked Postecoglou what he has made of Donley’s efforts and whether they could see him come into contention for Tottenham’s seniors.

“We’ve been tracking all the young guys and Jamie and Alfie Dorrington have been training with us pretty regularly over the recent period,” replied the Spurs boss.

“Obviously all the injuries but also prior to that they were coming in fairly regularly so I think that’s the first step for all these young guys.

“Get to the first team environment and then see how they get on with training and how they develop from there and adjust to everything we do and the way we do it.