Mathys Tel has been discussing his thoughts on his start to life in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt in what has been ultimately a disappointing first week.
Tel has already made two appearances for Spurs but in both games Ange Postecoglou’s team suffered defeat and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.
Now, the North London club’s only real remaining chance of success this term is the Europa League and if their current form continues, they stand little chance of making it to Bilbao.
But following his tricky start to life in North London, Tel has given his honest verdict on the team and what he believes they can do moving forward.
Mathys Tel confident in his Tottenham teammates
Mathys Tel believes in the ability of his Tottenham teammates, despite suffering back-to-back defeats in his first two matches.
Postecoglou had to persuade Tel to join Tottenham and following a tough first few days at the club, many may assume he is already regretting his decision.
However, the 19-year-old has urged Spurs to bounce back against Manchester United next weekend and is confident his teammates are good enough to turn things around.
Tel told tottenhamhotspur.com: “Honestly, we are sad about the results, but I know the quality of my teammates and the staff. I believe in them.
“I’m not scared about the future. We play next week against Manchester (United) and we are going to do our jobs.
“We have to be better, to do much more on the pitch and we will see what happens. Our mentality doesn’t move. We have to keep this energy and keep going until the end.”
Ange Postecoglou must play Mathys Tel as a striker
Postecoglou made the odd tactical tweak of playing Son Heung-min as the striker against Aston Villa with Tel on the left-hand side.
Tottenham were told Tel wanted to play up front and his first goal for the club against Villa proved that he has the correct instincts to be a number nine.