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Mathys Tel sends reassuring Tottenham message as type droop continues

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Mathys Tel insists Tottenham Hotspur have sufficient high quality, each when it comes to taking part in personnel and workers, to place their troubles behind them.

The 19-year-old scored his first Spurs aim within the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa within the fourth spherical of the FA Cup, simply 4 days after the membership bowed out of the Carabao Cup after a heavy semi-final second loss at Liverpool.

The strain continues to mount on the shoulders of supervisor Ange Postecoglou, who stood resolutely behind his gamers after the newest defeat and requested if any membership within the nation might presumably address the present harm disaster.

As much as a dozen first-team gamers have been sidelined just lately, together with first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, first-choice centre-back pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, and first-choice striker Dominic Solanke, who price the membership a whopping £55m in the summertime.

Tel joined Spurs on deadline day to assist elevate a few of the gloom in north London, and the Frenchman has no doubts that his teammates have the suitable mindset and talent to place issues proper within the coming video games and weeks.

Mathys Tell

Tel has already discovered the online in a Tottenham shirt / JUSTIN TALLIS/GettyImages

“It’s an excellent begin for me, with out the defeats,” Tel instructed membership media. “It’s one thing particular for me to play my first recreation at Anfield, a semi-final, and now my debut and a aim, actually, that’s good for my confidence. My aim was good, I’m pleased, nevertheless it’s a tough day. We now have to maintain going.

“This recreation [Aston Villa] was not straightforward. The opponent was very aggressive. We breathed till the top however, as I mentioned, it wasn’t straightforward. We will be higher. We now have to belief in ourselves and go to the top. That’s our mentality.

“Truthfully, we’re unhappy in regards to the outcomes, however I do know the standard of my team-mates, the workers… I imagine in them. I’m not scared in regards to the future. We play subsequent week towards Manchester (United) and we’re going to do our jobs. We now have to be higher, to do far more on the pitch and we’ll see what occurs. Our mentality doesn’t transfer. We now have to maintain this vitality and preserve going till the top.”

Tottenham’s final hope of successful silverware this season rests on success within the Europa League, however they will not be taking their eye off the ball domestically after a horrible run of type within the Premier League. Sitting 14th within the desk, the Lilywhites are on target to file their worst top-flight end in 21 years – a file Postecoglou will need to put proper as soon as he begins getting some vital gamers again match.

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