Match report as Tottenham secured victory against Hoffenheim in the Europa League; James Maddison opened the scoring before Heung-Min Son scored twice; Hoffenheim dominated the second half but Tottenh

Ange Postecoglou hails 'brilliant' Tottenham quartet after crucial Europa League win at Hoffenheim - One more win will seal automatic progress for Spurs in Europe

Ange Postecoglou has acknowledged injury-hit Tottenham will be “playing with fire” if they fail to make any more signings during the final 10 days of the January transfer window. Spurs were without 14 players for Thursday’s much-needed 3-2 win over Hoffenheim in the Europa League due to a combination of injuries and eligibility.

WHAT is German for ‘Dr Tottenham will see you now?’ That self-deprecating phrase is used by Spurs fans to poke fun at themselves when their team somehow lose to a side in hopeless form. They

Spurs have taken extra care with Richarlison, though, giving him two weeks on the training ground before substitute appearances in the back-to-back league defeats to Arsenal and Everton, and the hope is that he can not only get through the next period of games but provide Spurs with some freshness up top.

Ange Postecoglou had five teenagers on the pitch at the end of Tottenham's Europa League win away to Hoffenheim with 14 players missing as he praised captain Son for steering the ship

Tottenham Hotspur’s academy star Callum Olusesi came on to make his senior debut against Hoffenheim and his teammate Mikey Moore reacted. The academy duo

However, he scored valuable goals for Spurs in a 3-2 win over Hoffenheim in the Europa League.

Ange Postecoglou will hope to see Tottenham vice-captain James Maddison step up again with more “moments” in Sunday’s crucial Premier League fixture with ex-club Leicester.

With every tiny glimmer of hope, be it progress in one of the cups or someone returning from injury there comes a result in the Premier League to deepen the gloom for Postecoglou.

Ange Postecoglou dismissed questions over his future after Tottenham hit a new “low” with a 2-1 defeat to Leicester, but retains belief the club can still achieve something special this season. Spurs slipped to a sixth defeat from their last seven matches in the Premier League to increase the pressure on Postecoglou,