Dominic Solanke cannot get enough of Tottenham’s adventurous brand of football under Ange Postecoglou. Despite some dodgy results and team performances this season, boss Postecoglou has refused to alter his attacking principles. And the Aussie’s stubbornness came up trumps last weekend when the North Londoners hammered top-four rivals in sizzling fashion.
Solanke produced a brilliant individual display as he scored twice in the 4-1 home rout of Unai Emery’s men. He now has six goals in all competitions since his club record £55milliom arrival from Bournemouth in the summer. And the back-in-favour England international, who earlier in his career struggled to cut it during spells at and Liverpool, admits Postecoglou’s unwavering desire to entertain is tailor-made for his own all-action style leading the line.
On the eve of Ipswich’s visit to N17, the Spurs hitman, 27, declared: “I love it, especially being a striker. The way he plays is great. There’s lots of free-flowing football and that’s suits my game.
It’s been great and I’m really enjoying it so far.” Following the Villa victory, Postecoglou showered Solanke with praise, describing his overall impact and work-rate as ‘unbelievable’. An understandably chuffed Solanke went on: “It’s always nice when you hear those things from your gaffer.
I’m very happy to be working under him and with this team. “It’s not been a bad start by us but I think we can do better. We’ve had some good results.