Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou speaking about his four teenage starters after Europa League win over Ferencvaros: “The first thing is that they’re part of our first team squad, not because I want some young players, it’s because they’ve earned that spot.
“Then it’s about how to help them develop and the moments we need to put them in there, the moments we need to hold off. And we can’t discount the fact that Archie [Gray] is 18, Lucas [Bergvall] is 18.
“I thought Archie was brilliant. We asked him to play in two different positions and it’s incredible how he just adjusts and he’s able to bring his game to wherever he put him.
“Lucas worked hard and Will [Lankshear] was unlucky with a couple of moments when we could have got a goal.
“These guys are there because they’ve earned their spot but they’re an important part of our development.
“Whilst we want to be a team that has an impact this year, it’s like I said before, it’s important we’re developing players along the way so that whatever sort of period of potential for success or opportunity for success exists, it’s elongated because of the young players you got through.”
On Mikey Moore: “I thought Mikey was outstanding. It’s brilliant for a 17-year-old to play 90 plus minutes in a European away tie.
“He just handled it superbly, I kind of knew he would and I think it’ll help his growth as a footballer once you get through an experience like that.
“I think he’ll grow and evolve and I didn’t feel like I needed to take him off. He still looked strong at the end and was still contributing.
“If you look at the Premier League, how many 17-year-olds are actually contributing and Mikey is already, which shows that he’s got something special but we’ve just got to be really careful about how we develop that.”