‘It’s not acceptable to me’: Ange Postecoglou says he has just hammered Tottenham Hotspur player in dressing room

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has revealed what he told Timo Werner after the match against Rangers at Ibrox.

Werner was in action for Tottenham against Rangers at Ibrox in the Europa League on Thursday evening.

The Germany international forward started on the left of a three-man attacking midfield in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Postecoglou substituted Werner at half-time. Dejan Kulusevski came on in his place and scored in the 75th minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Postecoglou was hugely disappointed with Werner, and he has revealed that he strongly criticised the forward in the dressing room after the match.

Werner had an early effort against Rangers go over, and he failed to make an impact as the first half developed. His decision-making and control were poor.

Postecoglou tears into Werner after Tottenham draw

“He wasn’t playing anywhere near the levels he can,” Postecoglou told football.london.

“Yeah, when you’ve got 18-year-olds, it’s not acceptable to me. I told him that. He’s a senior international – a German international.

“In the moment we’re in now, I need everyone to be at least going out there and giving the best they can. What he produced wasn’t acceptable.

“When I’m asking the younger players to do massive jobs, I expect more from the senior players like him.”

Werner is not good enough for Tottenham

Werner did not have the best of times at Chelsea, and it was a strange decision by Tottenham to bring him back to England on loan.

The 28-year-old is not guaranteed a place in the starting-up at Spurs. The RB Leipzig-owned forward has pace, but he lacks end product and does not always make the right decisions.

Werner has scored just one goal in 19 matches for Tottenham in all competitions this season.

Tottenham have an £8.5 million option to make Werner’s loan deal permanent in 2025. It is hard to see that happening.