Even Salah would struggle for goals at Spurs: Tottenham’s Postecoglou

Even former Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah wouldn’t have much of an impact on the side, according to Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou, who believes his team is struggling to such an extent.

In the first leg of their League Cup semifinal match on Wednesday, Spurs face the leaders of the Premier League. They are currently 12th in the standings and have lost three of their last four games.

Postecoglou predicted Salah would have his work cut out if he had to produce comparable figures for the London side this year despite scoring 21 goals and providing 17 assists in all competitions.

Mo is a world-class player, but he said to reporters, “I’m not sure he’ll have that level of performance because of the group dynamics we’re in.”

“You need a team that’s in good form, creating opportunities, playing on the front foot, having a really solid foundation of a defence that is ­cohesive. None of these things exist at the moment]at Spurs].

” We’re ­relying on individual moments. “

On the other hand, Postecoglou predicted that Son Heung-min, who has only scored seven goals this season, would be a success for Liverpool.

” I’d hazard to say that if you put Sonny in Liverpool’s team, I reckon his goalscoring return would be decent, “Postecoglou said”. But when we’re at our best, I still think you’ll see Sonny’s return. “

Spurs activated a one-year extension in the 32-year-old South Korean forward’s contract on Tuesday.

Son, named club captain in August 2023, shared the Premier League’s Golden Boot with Salah in the 2021-22 season after scoring 23 goals.