Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Yves Bissouma on Ange Postecoglou and the way he conducts his players before the match:

“He talks to me before training, he gives me all his trust, he explains. After that it’s up to me to do things well. You have a coach who understands football, who tries to talk to you as well. It felt so nice! It has been a long time since anyone said anything to me. Sometimes you know you have something, but when people who know more than you tell you, it gives you even more confidence. I was already confident but what Ange told me was special. It changed something. You know?

I don’t feel the pressure. We don’t feel it in the team. We try to live every moment to its fullest. That means in training we give as much as possible. During the matches, we try to give everything. We know it’s the Premier League, it won’t be easy. There will be tough matches but we’re focused on ourselves and I think that if we do everything we need to do we have a good chance of fulfilling our ambitions and our goals.”

The Mali international also got asked if he didn’t see football the same way as former Tottenham boss Antonio Conte:

“Yes, yes, Of course. It’s true, there was a coach who I owe respect to, because he helped me sign with Tottenham, and that’s it. We didn’t see football the same way. We didn’t see football the same way, but he was the coach, the boss and I have always shown him respect. Even now.”

It’s fair to say, this season Yves has properly announced himself as a Tottenham Hotspur player under new boss, Ange Postecoglou. Long may it continue for the midfielder.