Tottenham Hotspur’s midfielder Mikey Moore at work throughout the UEFA Europa League on October 24, 2024. © AFP
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Tottenham teen Mikey Moore was contrasted to Brazilian ace Neymar after a standout function in the 1-0 sway AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday with Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou confessing will certainly challenging to “keep the lid” on assumptions. Making simply his 2nd beginning for the first string, 17-year-old Moore shone downplaying the left wing, routinely leaving AZ protectors stumbling. “From minute 45 to 65, I thought we had Neymar on the left wing! He was brilliant,” Tottenham captain James Maddison informed TNT Sports as he contrasted his colleague to Neymar, the globe’s most costly footballer when he transferred to PSG from Barcelona for 222 million euros in 2017.
“Demanded the ball, fearless. That young fearless mentality, you never want to take that away from him,” included Maddison.
“He’s a lovely boy, takes on information and he has got bags of ability. So, I will be there as an older player, hopefully with some wise words, to help him along the way. He has all the ability. It is about knuckling down and keep working hard which he does to be fair to him.”
Postecoglou confessed he deals with an obstacle to check expectancy of what Moore can provide for the London club.
“It’s pretty hard for me to keep a lid on it now ain’t it? He was exciting. There is no point denying it,” claimed the supervisor.
“I love the way Mikey is taking it all in his stride, he works hard every day. He wants to develop, he understands that this is a journey.”
However, Postecoglou warned: “We have to be really careful about how we use him and when we use him, that is the key for us, particularly in these early stages.”
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