Ange posteciglu

Timo Werner: After a disastrous night for German forward Timo Werner, whose ‘unacceptable’ performance translated into Tottenham Hotspur drawing 1-1 against Rangers on Friday (IST), head coach Ange Postecoglu has backed his public criticism of Werner claiming he is not worried about bruising player’s egos.

"It wasn’t criticism. It was an assessment. He’s [Werner] an international, he’s won the Champions League, he’s a senior player. There’s a level of application you need to rise to, to raise the team. He didn’t reach that. It’s just an assessment of his performance.

"On a really challenging night for us, which we knew going into it, he needs to be better. We’re in a fight here. I’m not going to go away worrying about people’s bruised egos. We’re here to win things,” said Ange Posteciglu in the pre-game conference.