Following Tottenham Hotspur’s League Cup loss at Craven Cottage last night, Ange Postecoglou has indicated that Dane Scarlett has a future at the club.
Postecoglou spoke to Football.London following Fulham‘s penalty shootout defeat and discussed Dane Scarlett‘s future.
The Australian manager made nine changes from the side that defeated Bournemouth 2-0 the previous weekend, and Spurs were not at their best yesterday night.
Only Richarlison and Micky van de Ven remained in the starting lineup, and Tottenham laboured in the first half.
Postecoglou‘s troops went into halftime trailing 1-0 thanks to a Van de Ven own goal, and the Spurs manager turned to Scarlett.
At halftime, he came on to replace Giovani Lo Celso and played with Richarlison up front.
The Brazilian scored his first goal of the season to force a penalty shootout. Spurs were eliminated from the League Cup at the first attempt due to Davinson Sanchez‘s failed penalty kick.
Scarlett’s performance from the bench, on the other hand, impressed Postecoglou.
Postecoglou on Scarlett
Postecoglou lauded Scarlett and said he had a future at the club in a press conference following yesterday night’s game.
“Yeah, I thought he was pretty bright when he came on,” he admitted. “He’s been great for us in training; he works really hard.”
“Look, over the next few days, I’ll sit down with Dane and map out a course of action for him.” I believe he has a bright future at our club and admire his qualities as a striker.
“With young players, it’s always a balance of will they get enough game time because for him, the next stage of development is to play.” He played a lot of games last year, and I believe he’s grown as a player since then.
“I’ll make that decision over the next couple of days and sit down with him, but I certainly see him as a Tottenham player, and a lot of that will depend on what else happens over the next two or three days.”
After Harry Kane’s departure, Scarlett is the sole striker in the Spurs squad except Richarlison.
Of course, Tottenham might yet bring in another forward before the deadline on Friday. However, as things are, it would be surprising to see the kid go on loan.
The 19-year-old spent last season on loan at Portsmouth, where he impressed in the early stages of his stay.
He appears to have impressed his new manager, and unless Spurs sign a new striker, he looks set to stay in North London beyond Friday’s deadline.
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