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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says Timo Werner’s performance was “not acceptable” after replacing him at half-time in the 1-1 Europa League draw at Rangers. <\/b><\/p>\n
The German forward, 28, lost possession 16 times, did not win any of his five duels and only completed 69% of his passes.<\/p>\n
Former Rangers striker Steven Thompson, covering the game for BBC Sportsound, said at the time: “Timo Werner’s final decision on the ball so far has been abysmal.<\/p>\n
“I’ll be amazed if he’s not hooked at half-time.”<\/p>\n
Werner was indeed replaced before the players came out for the second half by Dejan Kulusevski, who went on to score a 75th-minute Spurs equaliser after Hamza Igamane had given Rangers the lead two minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n
“When you’ve got 18-year-olds [in the squad], it [that performance] is not acceptable to me,” said Postecoglou.<\/p>\n
“I said that to Timo, he’s a German international.”<\/p>\n
Former Chelsea forward Werner, who is on loan from RB Leipzig, has only scored once in 19 appearances. This was his eighth start.<\/p>\n
Tottenham forwards Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are currently sidelined and Postecoglou added: “In the moment we’re in right now – it’s not like we’ve got many options – I need everyone to at least be going out there and trying to give the best of themselves.<\/p>\n
“His performance in the first half wasn’t acceptable.<\/p>\n
“We need everybody, including him, to be contributing because we don’t have the depth to leave people out if they perform poorly. I expect a level of performance from some of the senior guys, and tonight wasn’t that.”<\/p>\n
The draw at Ibrox left Tottenham with only one win in their last eight games in all competitions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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