The Athletic have revealed that Ange Postecoglou spotted Pape Matar Sarr’s talent quite quickly when he walked through the door in the summer.
While the likes of Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison and Micky van de Ven have all hit the ground running since arriving at Tottenham in the summer, it can be argued that the surprise package of the season for Spurs has been Sarr.
The 21-year-old was a completely peripheral figure under Antonio Conte, with the Italian hesitant to give the midfielder game time even after he had impressed against AC Milan in the San Siro when Spurs had an injury crisis in midfield.
Postecoglou has seen something in the Senegal international that his predecessor didn’t, with the youngster becoming a fixture in the Australian’s midfield.
The Athletic reveal that the new Tottenham head coach was quite quick to spot Sarr’s talent, identifying in his first few days at Hotspur Way that the midfielder was not just an important player for the future, but for now.
The publication adds that by the end of the club’s Asia Pacific tour in pre-season, Postecoglou had decided that the former Metz man would be a key part of his plans this season.
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Sarr does not have any obvious weaknesses in his game but what sets him apart is his insane engine, with the 21-year-old eating up ground with ease.
He never allows opposition players any time on the ball and seems like a nightmare to play against. It is not difficult to understand why Ange quickly took a liking to him.
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