Tottenham boarded a plane to Australia for a post-season friendly just hours after they 3-0 victory via Sheffield United in their last match Premier League season on Sunday.
Ange Postecoglou’s side traveled to play Newcastle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the city the Spurs head coach calls home.
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The fixture has attracted criticism from climate change campaign groups and raised questions about the additional demands it places on players amid a packed fixture schedule.
Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier said on Thursday that the friendly on the other side of the world was “not ideal”.
“It’s not ideal because it’s a competition year. I understand why the club did it. I did that at Tottenham and [Atlético] Madrid but in my own experience, in a competitive year it’s not ideal.
When asked about Trippier’s comments, Postecoglou said: “Our situation is a bit different to Newcastle’s. They had a season in Europe, the Champions League, which was a big season. We didn’t. That’s it.” is not a secret part of this.” [is] exposure but also revenue for us.
“I certainly wouldn’t have allowed that to happen if we were in Europe this year and had a bigger schedule. Maybe I would have said no to that.
“And I don’t think the club expected us to leave. If we go to Europe next year, I don’t think you’ll see this happen.
“I don’t think it’s ideal. But I think every situation is different. For us, at the end of the season, it made sense to play one more game two days after the season ended.” we.”
Spurs confirmed their 24-man traveling squad on Sunday, with Christian Romero And Pierre-Emile Højbjerg the only notable absentees.
Destiny Udogie, Timo Werner, Ben Davies, Richardlison, Yves Bissouma And Giovani Lo Celso, Fraser Forster, Ryan Sessegnon And Solomon Manor also missed the trip while they were recovering from their injuries.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Spurs confirmed that they will travel to South Korea for their pre-season tour, where they will face Bayern Munichraise the prospect of reuniting with Harry Kane And Eric Dier.
Postecoglou’s team will face off for the 32nd time Bundesliga championship on August 3 at Seoul World Cup Stadium as part of the 2024 Coupang Play Series.
This is the fourth time Spurs have come to compete as captain Son Heung Minhometown of.
