Dominic Solanke shares Tottenham squad's thoughts on Ange Postecoglou's tactics
Ange Postecoglou's attacking style has come in for criticism this season, but Dominic Solanke insists the Tottenham squad are all fully behind their head coach
Dominic Solanke has praised Tottenham's unique style of play under Ange Postecoglou, believing it could be the key to ending the club's trophy drought.
The striker shone in Spurs' thrilling 4-3 victory over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup on Thursday, scoring twice. However, the match's dramatic conclusion - Spurs having initially led 3-0 - sparked further discussion about Postecoglou's bold attacking philosophy.
Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp have both suggested that the manager needs to adapt his approach.
Despite this, an injury-ravaged Tottenham side managed to secure a semi-final clash with Liverpool, who they also face in the Premier League this Sunday.
"Ange is very unique in the way he plays and we love it. The way he plays, it suits us," Solanke told the PA news agency. "It is a great style, especially for me being a striker to play in. Like I said, we haven’t been consistent enough this season. We’ve just come off not the greatest run but I feel we’re building towards that consistency.
"We’re like a family, we all want to achieve the same thing and every day we’re on the training ground working towards our goals. Ultimately we want to win stuff and we’re all on the same wave length.
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"We all back each other, all believe in each other, like I said, we’re all on the same page. In football there is always times when you are on top and when you have a bit of dip, but it’s about working on the negatives to get that steady flow going. I think it will definitely come."
Despite only being at the club since August, the £65million Solanke has quickly become an integral player and is keen to become a leader for a young squad which includes several teenagers such as Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Mikey Moore and Lankshear.
He added: "We have a lot of young boys and players like me, the more senior players with a bit more experience, definitely need to help the younger ones.
"It’s something you need in football. You need everyone you can to be a leader and help each other. That’s something I definitely want to do more."
Over five-and-a-half years at Bournemouth, Solanke evolved into a talisman, scoring 21 goals in all competitions during the 2023-24 season.
This earned the former Chelsea academy product a big-money move to Spurs and despite improving his goal tally to nine on Thursday, Solanke wants more and is eager to win his new club their first trophy since 2008.
He said: "I always want more goals no matter how many I score. I would have liked to have a few more by now, but that’s always the mindset, you always want more. I think the main point is trying to get the consistency in the team right now and working towards some trophies.
"I feel like I am where I wanted to be but I feel like I have still got a lot more to give though, so I will keep working and improving. And our main goal here is to win something now.
"The manager speaks about it all the time, we all obviously want to win something as well and that’s the dream of the football club. Like I keep mentioning, that is the wave we are on and hopefully we can achieve it."
As Spurs gear up for Sunday's clash with Liverpool, aiming for a third straight win despite missing eight players, Solanke faces his former club where he admits he had a challenging stint.
Reflecting on his time at Anfield, Solanke shared: "I was still very young and it might have been a bit too young for me going there, but I learned a lot and I was thankful for my time there.
"Every game you want to win and do well. Obviously when it’s an old club, it always means a little bit more because you see familiar faces and want to get the better of them. It will be another tough game but we’ll take that challenge."
