Ledley King gives his opinion on Luka Vuskovic and Tottenham sacking Ange Postecoglou
Ledley King has been very impressed by what he has seen of Luka Vuskovic in Tottenham’s pre-season, and he has advised the player on what he needs to do to fulfil his potential at N17.
While Tottenham Hotspur have signed four new players this summer, the club have also welcomed another new face, who they originally signed two years ago.
Luka Vuskovic has had a fine start to his time at N17, arguably being the most impressive young player on show for Thomas Frank’s men in pre-season so far.
Vuskovic has been praised by some of his senior Tottenham teammates, and one of the club’s greatest-ever defenders has now revealed what he thinks about the 18-year-old.
Ledley King urges Luka Vuskovic to remain patient at Tottenham
Vuskovic is attracting plenty of loan interest from around Europe, with Thomas Frank thus facing a big decision over the Croat this summer.
If the Dane does decide to keep the 18-year-old at Spurs, King believes that he will have to be patient and learn from the players he is training with every day, and grab the opportunities when they arrive.
When asked what he thinks about the teenage centre-back, the Tottenham legend told Football.London: “The little I’ve seen, I’ve been impressed but for any young players, it’s about learning as much as you can, taking on board what the coaching staff are trying to teach, learning from the players around you.
“It takes time for young players, it can be frustrating at times when you want to play or you want more minutes, but you have to be patient and make sure that you’re working hard every day and waiting for an opportunity to come, and when that opportunity does come, you have to be ready to take that.
“We’ve got a lot of young players, excellent young players throughout the squad, in some of the forward areas as well as midfield, throughout the squad, we’re very strong with young players.”
King shares his feelings on Spurs’ decision to sack Ange Postecoglou
Earlier this week, Daniel Levy defended his decision to sack Ange Postecoglou despite the Australian delivering a European trophy, with the Spurs chairman insisting that Tottenham’s showing in the Premier League last season was unacceptable.
King has now said that the former Spurs head coach deserves credit for what he achieved, but insisted that he can understand the club’s decision to go in a different direction.
The 44-year-old said: “It was a difficult season last season. Mainly due to injuries, but I mean, ultimately, it wasn’t a good enough league campaign, but full credit to the players and Ange, they stuck at it right to the end. They still saw that they could turn the season around and make it a good one.
“To be able to keep that motivation right to the end, keep your eye on the ball, and pull off the win at the end, you have to give great credit to Ange and he’ll be forever in the history books for what he’s achieved at the club. But in football, things change very quickly and after that success, a new manager comes in. The players have to get on with it and deal with it very quickly, and I sense excitement.
“I’m sure it would have been a difficult decision. The chairman and the club will only move in the best interests of the football club, and how we feel that we can improve and move forward. I’m sure it wasn’t an easy decision, but Thomas Frank is a top-class manager and we believe that we have a capable squad that should be doing much better in the league.
“We have players now that have got over the line of actually winning a trophy, especially for the young players, that puts them in really good stead moving forward, just having that belief that they can go over the line. It’s something that is important to get as early as possible. We have a number of young players that have have done that now. I’m looking forward to not just this season, but what the future brings.”
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