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Ange Postecoglou shares his verdict on Archie Gray’s display in Tottenham’s friendly vs Hearts

Ange Postecoglou delivered his verdict on Archie Gray’s performance during Tottenham Hotspur’s 5-1 friendly win against Hearts.

The Lilywhites kicked off their pre-season friendl𒁃ies with a clash against Heart💛s at the Tynecastle Stadium.

Fans got a first glimpse of new additions Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray, who played at centre-back, interestingly.

Postecoglou has now shared his verdict on Gray’s first outing in a Tottenham shirt.

Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Ange Postecoglou hails Archie Gray

Sꩲpeaking to , Postecoglou issu﷽ed a glowing verdict on Archie Gray’s debut.

“Yeah no Archie did well and yeah look him, Skipp and Jamie probably weren’t expectinꦦg to 💙be starting in our back four,” the Spurs boss said.

“But, that’s okay, you kn🌼ow, it’s about guys like Archie getting accustomed to how we play and how we 𓆉train.

“He’s an intelligen🧔t kid and he coped with it okay today and like I say it’s just about letting him and Lucas settl✅e into things.

“But I thought he was good today, Archie really good today, you know, he did thinꦓgs we know he can do today.

“He’s adapting ✃to the intensity and tempo, so yeah he did well.”

Lucas Bergvall also impressed

Spurs fans also got a first look at Lucas Bergvall, who was ༺a𒁏nother teenager that impressed in the friendly.

Football London’s Alasdair Gold🎃 was🎶 full of praise for the midfielder, writing: “The young Swede got better and better as the half wore on, setting up Moore and then playing a key part in the fifth goal.

“He looked a senior player among🃏st the youngsters.”

TBR awarded Bergvall a nine-match rating.