Tottenham Hotspur’s midfielder Mikey Moore in motion through the UEFA Europa League on October 24, 2024.© AFP
Tottenham teenager Mikey Moore was in comparison with Brazilian ace Neymar after a standout position within the 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar within the Europa League on Thursday with Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou admitting it would tough to “hold the lid” on expectations. Making simply his second begin for the primary crew, 17-year-old Moore shone enjoying down the left wing, often leaving AZ defenders floundering. “From minute 45 to 65, I believed we had Neymar on the left wing! He was good,” Tottenham skipper James Maddison informed TNT Sports as he in contrast his teammate to Neymar, the world’s most costly footballer when he moved to PSG from Barcelona for 222 million euros in 2017.
“Demanded the ball, fearless. That younger fearless mentality, you by no means wish to take that away from him,” added Maddison.
“He’s a stunning boy, takes on info and he has received baggage of capacity. So, I can be there as an older participant, hopefully with some smart phrases, to assist him alongside the way in which. He has all the power. It is about knuckling down and hold working onerous which he does to be truthful to him.”
Postecoglou admitted he faces a problem to rein in anticipation of what Moore can ship for the London membership.
“It’s fairly onerous for me to maintain a lid on it now ain’t it? He was thrilling. There isn’t any level denying it,” mentioned the supervisor.
“I like the way in which Mikey is taking all of it in his stride, he works onerous day by day. He needs to develop, he understands that it is a journey.”
However, Postecoglou cautioned: “We must be actually cautious about how we use him and once we use him, that’s the key for us, notably in these early phases.”
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