Ange on Brennan’s impact as wingers ‘both outstanding in second half’ of win against Luton
Sun 31 March 2024, 08:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
Ange Postecoglou highlighted Brennan Johnson’s impact off the bench in praising both him and Timo Werner as we came from behind to beat Luton 2-1 on Saturday.
Brennan entered the fray for Deki Kulusevski for the start of the second half with us on top in the game but trailing to Tabith Chong’s early strike in this Premier League encounter at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It took the Wales flier six minutes to make his mark with a dart down the right and cross that Timo was set to tap in before Issa Kabore turned into his own net. Both players then played a part in another late winner in front of the South Stand as Timo broke down the left and Brennan was there to touch his cross back into the path of Heung-Min Son, who planted home the winner.
Asked about the half-time change and Brennan’s impact on The Review Show, Ange told us: “I thought Brennan was excellent. We felt at half-time, bringing him on, with him and Timo really wide, we could stretch them, and I thought both wingers were outstanding in the second half.
“It was great for Brennan. He’s made quite a few impacts now off the bench, and it’s another chance for him to maintain that consistency. We know what a good player he can be and to try to make an impact whenever he plays.
“It’s still an area we’re working hard on, an area we can improve, but today was better. We got a lot of balls into that area we want to get in to, we were unlucky with a couple, I don’t know how one stayed out, couple of good saves and blocks, but we got the balls into the right areas. It’s not quite there yet in it becoming natural for the lads but you can see them buying into it and it gets the rewards.”
Asked a similar question on Brennan in his press conference, Ange replied: “Yeah, he was good. We felt that in the first half, Deki was probably coming inside a little bit too much and we felt that Timo was certainly getting some opportunities down the left-hand side and if we got Brennan on the right-hand side that he could equally be a threat. I thought both wingers in the second half were outstanding.”
