‘Excellent person’ – Spurs star says Postecoglou really supported him through long-term injury
Rodrigo Bentacnur has admitted that Ange Postecoglou had been really supportive of him when he was on the treatment table earlier this season, regularly checking on his progress.
Bentancur did not kick a ball during Postecoglou’s first few months in charge, having had to watch from the sidelines as he continued to recover from his ACL injury.
Disaster struck for the midfielder on his first game back against Aston Villa back in November as he was on the end of a bad tackle from Matty Cash and picked up an ankle injury that put him out of action for another month.
The Uruguayan eventually returned to action at the start of January and has since been heavily involved in Postecoglou’s set-up.
The 26-year-old has looked a little rusty, which is to be expected given that he is still working his way up to full match sharpness and is still learning the ropes of the Australian’s system.
Postecoglou supported Bentancur through his injury
When asked about working with the Spurs boss, Bentacnur has now told Tottenham’s matchday programme (as relayed by Football.London): “For me personally, I had to delay getting started working with Ange a little bit as a result of my knee injury but he really was a great source of support for me.
“From the first day he got here, he was always keeping a close eye on how my injury was progressing. He’d ask me every week how I was feeling and how the rehab was coming along.
“So, once I was able to make my return, I just tried to settle back into playing in this side as quickly as I could. And I think he has given me some excellent opportunities to feature and, moving forward, I hope to be able to continue as I have been doing up to now. He’s an excellent person and he’s shown just what a great professional he is too.”
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Ange would have likely identified Bentancur as a great fit for his system the day he walked through the door and would have thus been counting down the days for his return.
Once the former Juventus man gets into the swing of things and is fully fit and firing, I have no doubt that he will add a lot to the Tottenham side.
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