They've built an unbelievable stadium, unbelievable training facilities but, when you look at their expenditure and particularly their wages structure, they're not a big club," Postecoglou said on an interview with the Stick to Football podcast. "I saw that because, when we were trying to sign players, we weren't in the market for those players. "When you walk into Tottenham, what you see everywhere is 'To Dare Is To Do' (the club motto), and yet their actions are almost the antithesis of that.
"I'm very grateful with the people that I work with," the 48-year-old said. "They know why I am here, they protect me, they know what I want to do for the club. "They know where we are at this moment and we knew this moment could happen. "There are bumps. Obviously, I would have preferred the opposite. But the club, the people within the club, the board and everyone has been spot on."
If Kobbie comes to me and talks to me, I will talk to him, said the head coach. I'm not going to say what I'm going to say to Kobbie but I will be really pleased if Kobbie comes to talk to me about that. I just want my players happy and I understand that every individual has their goals. The frustration [of any player] doesn't help anybody. But again, the focus is [Bournemouth] and we will see if that happens.
