Tottenham prospect Mikey Moore is loving life beneath Ange Postecoglou because the North London membership gear up for the brand new Premier League season.
The Lilywhites kicked off their pre-season with a visit to Edinburgh to face Hearts earlier this week, the place they gained 5-1.
Postecoglou fielded a mixture of youth and expertise throughout the 90 minutes, with a number of academy faces impressing the travelling followers who made the 16-hour spherical journey.
A number of of them had been additionally on the scoresheet, together with 16-year-old Moore.
The younger expertise was launched within the second half and confirmed the entire stadium what he was about with a driving run and low end to report his first senior purpose for the membership.
Moore was reportedly a wished man earlier than signing a brand new contract in North London lately, with the likes of Chelsea, Actual Madrid and Arsenal all prepared to pay an eight-figure sum for him.
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However the Southwark-born midfielder says he needs to remain at his boyhood membership and is having fun with his expertise within the first staff.
Talking to the membership web site, he stated: “It’s been totally different coming right into a first-team setting, however it’s been actually good.
“I’ve realized so much over the time I’ve had to this point and hopefully I can simply hold going.
“It’s been powerful within the final couple of weeks – pre-season is at all times powerful – however it’s been a great expertise getting settled in and I’m simply excited for what’s to come back.”
His purpose in opposition to Hearts bought followers off their seats to applaud as he celebrated however it’s nothing eager academy watchers haven’t seen earlier than.
Moore added that he’s simply making an attempt to be himself on the pitch and was blown away by the supporters singing the trademark ‘He’s one in every of our personal’ music, as soon as reserved for Harry Kane.
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He stated: “To attain my first purpose, although it was in a pre-season sport, was in all probability one of the best feeling I’ve had to this point, and to attain in entrance of the followers as effectively… it was unreal!.
“The little dribble and end… it’s what I’ve been doing within the academy so I simply wished to maintain doing what I’ve been doing. Regardless that it was a pre-season sport, it meant all the pieces to me.
“You don’t count on it [the chant], particularly once you’re simply coming into the staff, however I actually recognize all of the followers doing it, so I need to say because of them actually.”
Moore got here on as an alternative in two Premier League matches in the direction of the tip of final season and might be hoping to get extra minutes beneath the Australian head coach in 2024-25.
Spurs play QPR on Saturday earlier than jetting out to Asia the place they may proceed their pre-season preparations.
