Ange Postecoglou has not spoken with Manor Solomon about the war, however, did insist that he knows help is there for the Israeli from the club if he needs it.
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has dominated the headlines in recent times with Solomon having taken to social media on more than one occasion to react to the developments in his homeland.
The Tottenham winger wrote in his Instagram story: “In the past two days my country, my family, my friends and my beloved people have been going through hell.
“Over 800 Israelis have been murdered – the most murdered in one day since the Holocaust! Over 150 people have been kidnapped – including women, children, babies and elderly people. Thousands of missiles and rockets have been fired towards innocent civilians!
“Hamas is not doing (and has never done) anything in favour of the Palestine people. Hamas is a terror organisation with one mission only – to wipe the Jews off the planet.
“Supporting them means supporting terror, just like supporting Al-Qaeda, ISIS and the attacks on 9.11. Israel has the right to defend itself! Pray for Israel.”
It has since been reported that Tottenham have offered support to the 24-year-old amidst his distress (The Telegraph).
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Postecoglou provides Manor Solomon update
Postecoglou has now admitted that while he has not spoken to Solomon about the conflict and the situation in Israel, he has had general conversations with the winger and offered him his support.
When asked if he has spoken to the player about what is happening in the Middle East, the Tottenham head coach told Football.London: “Not specifically. I have spoken to Manor. Because he’s dealing with a couple of things. He has just had his surgery as well. I have been helping him through that process.
“Again, it’s not about me trying to extract information from him. I am there. He’s going through what he is going through, like a lot of people in his position. Hopefully like I said, he feels like there’s a place here where he feels he needs some extra help or guidance, we can give it to him.
“I am not really sure where that space is. That’s going to be determined by him and where he is at. But I had a chat with him a couple of days ago. Like I said, it’s also about…I spoke a couple of weeks ago about having a balance in life and you know, he’s got a couple of things to deal with at the moment, apart from that issue with his own injury. The good thing is he feels really positive about the surgery and how it has gone so far. And he is really keen to get back involved with the team.”
This is not the first time over recent months that Postecoglou has had to deal with a Spurs player in distress, with Richarlison also opening up about his mental health struggles last month (Globo Esporte).
The Tottenham head coach reiterated that he is always available to guide his players and is trying to create an environment where they feel comfortable to open up.
He added: “You know, we all know in our lives, and we go through tough times, sometimes we just need different things from different people, you know.
“I certainly don’t try to overstep that mark. What I do try and hopefully do is create an environment here where players feel comfortable. Whether players or staff, or anyone involved with the area that I’m sort of responsible for. If they come in, it’s a space where, whatever they need, they can find. If that’s advice, guidance, just a shoulder, that’s fine.
“I care for all my players, all my staff. I make sure I say hello to every one of them every day. If there’s something that they need to sort of express to me, then hopefully I’ll give them that sort of environment to do so. Or if I feel like there’s something I can say that can help. I will. But again, with a lot of that, it’s about being guided by the people themselves, rather than me sort of trying to interject.”
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As usual, Postecoglou has chosen his words carefully and there is no doubt that he would have done the same in his private conversation with Solomon, who is evidently going through a very tough time at the moment.
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