It's not that I didn't respect POSTECH K League, but why did you send Yang Min-hyuk and bring him to Tel? K League and Bundesliga

Feb 06, 2025

[Tottenham Hotspur Training Center (London) = This is a reporter from Sports Chosun] Germany and Korea. Bundesliga and K-League. This difference was the reason why Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou changed his peer striker's future by 180 degrees.

Tottenham will play Liverpool in the second leg of the semifinals of the 2024-2025 League Cup (Carabao Cup) at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on the afternoon of the 6th (local time). On the 5th, a day before this, coach Engie Postecoglou held a press conference.

One of the topics on this day was Matisse Tell. Tottenham brought Bayern Munich prospect Tel on loan on the final day of the winter transfer window. The contract period is five months until June of this year. There is a complete transfer regulation. Tottenham are expected to sign Tell on a full transfer.

For Korean fans, it is a `painful recruitment.' Tottenham sent Yang Min-hyuk, who was born in 2006, on loan to QPR in the winter transfer market. Yang Min-hyuk played an active role in the K-League in 2024, scoring 12 goals and 6 assists. But I didn't get a chance after coming to Tottenham. Tottenham plans to send Yang Min-hyuk on loan to gain experience on the European stage.

But after sending Yang Min-hyuk, he brought Tell right away. Tell was born in 2005. He is a year older than Yang Min-hyuk. The position also overlaps. Yang Min-hyuk can see left and right wingers and offensive midfielders. Tell comes out as a winger and frontline striker. Coach Postecoglou, who did not give Yang a chance, brought Tel in 10 million euros (about 18 billion won) in rent alone. It could have been a recruitment that Yang Min-hyuk would not have done if he had given him a chance.

Postecoglou expressed his position on this. He opened his mouth, "'Talking about a completely different world.'" Postecoglou said "One (Tel) played for almost a season and a half in the German Bundesliga. On the other hand, Yang Min-hyuk directly compared the two, saying, "They are from the K League." At the same time, he also slightly warned that his words would be misunderstood, saying, `It's absolutely not that I didn't respect the K-League.' But he said it was a huge leap to come to England in the K League.

He also said that age is not a big consideration when it comes to selecting players. Postecoglou said, `We have younger players on our team. Gray and Beribal are 18; Moore is 17. Age doesn't really matter.' "The important thing is the maturity and experience of a player," he said. "Even if everyone is capable of playing at this level, it can be very different depending on where they are in their careers." On top of that, he emphasized that "Tell is a completely different case" and that "there are different expectations for him.'

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.