Presser points | Spurs 4-0 Everton | Ange Postecoglou, including fitness update on Destiny Udogie

A win, four goals, a clean sheet, stellar performances - Ange Postecoglou had plenty of positives to talk about in his post-match press conference after our impressive 4-0 win against Everton in the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Here's what he had to say...

Performance

First up, Ange was asked it that was the type of performance the team had been threatening...

Ange: "Yeah, the performance was excellent. I said after the game, I thought the performance last week was excellent too, but you've got to also turn that sort of dominant performance into outcomes and results. We did today, we looked really threatening going forward all the time. We created many chances, different kinds of chances, and I thought we handled their threat which they still are from set-pieces and long balls really well today. So there was a little discipline in both aspects of the game."

Yves Bissouma

Next up, Yves Bissouma - back in the team and responding with a thunderous first Spurs goal to open the scoring - Ange was asked if that's what he wanted to see from the midfielder...

Ange: "Yeah, Biss was good and we know Biss is a good footballer. It's about him being the best version of himself and he will only get there if, as we've spoken a few times, discipline is a big thing for him and I thought it was a disciplined performance for him today you know. Not just the goal he scored, but he had a really important job for us. He knew they'd sort of play fairly direct and he had to be there to mop up second balls and intercept things and he was clean for the most part in possession. So, good performance."

Wilson Odobert

What did Ange make of Wilson's debut?

Ange: "Exciting. Like I said, he's different from our other wingers. He goes at his opponent and, you know, even if he wasn't successful, he went at him again and I think that's exactly why we bought him to the club. I mean, he's 19-years-old, his first game for his new club at home in front of 60,000. Yeah, really exciting."

Versatility

Ange was forced into a change in attack following Dominic Solanke's injury in our opener at Leicester on Monday night - he was asked if he was pleased with versatility of the side, adapting to the situation, with Son back in the middle and threats from all over the pitch?

Ange: "It's what we want to evolve into and we're still in the process of that. We had Deki playing in midfield today, Kulusevski, I thought he was really good and we had Sonny scored a goal through the middle and he scored a goal when he went out wide. I think we looked a threat from varied different areas and even set-pieces. So, if we're going to turn compelling performances into consistent results, you'd need to have more than one avenue of attack. I thought we showed that today."

Micky van de Ven

Ange was asked about Micky's run and assist for Sonny's second goal, our fourth...

Ange: "Yeah, outstanding. I mean he's a pretty special footballer. Last year when we had that back four up and running, we were a pretty compelling team, but we also know we can't just keep putting them out there and I think with Romero, Micky and Destiny, they're not at peak fitness at the moment and they all sort of missed pre-season. So, we knew sort of this two or three weeks, we saw it last week about the 60-minute mark, they really started to fatigue and we've just got to be really careful with them. If we can get through the international break, then once the midweek games start, we can start rotating a little bit and, you know, because we need them at the peak of their performance because when they're like that, they're outstanding footballers."

Destiny Udogie

Ange was asked if there was anything wrong with Destiny Udogie, who was a substituted after 73 minutes...

Ange: "No, he was a bit sore. He had sort of tightness, both hamstrings and calves, I think. Again, he was really fatigued last week as well, so trying to get as many match minutes into him as possible through this early period just to get his fitness up. I haven't spoken to the medical team but when I spoke to him, he just said he felt tired."

James Maddison

Ange was asked, 'does it feel like you've got James Maddison back?'

Ange: "Yeah, I thought Madders was really good and again, really disciplined. It's not an easy game when you play against a team like Everton because you know there's not going to be a lot of space in the front third. But you've also got to work defensively for second balls. I thought he was really good at doing that for us. He kind of mopped up a few times when they've gone long and, and kept the ball for us. He had a really good synergy with Wilson early on, they worked really well together. And then he made some great runs. I think the key for me with Madders, a bit like Biss in a different angle, is if he's physically good, if he's feeling 100% physically, and he's fit and he's training every day, he can produce those kind of performances. It’s when that drops off a little bit that you see his performance... I think it affects him as well, you know, if he doesn't feel 100%. There's no doubt he's at that now that he's training every day. He trains hard every day. He's had a really strong pre-season and I think that makes him feel like, 'you know what, I can go out there, and do the stuff I do'."