Ange Postecoglou defends Tottenham players after draw against Fulham - Spurs are five points behind London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea as they deal with a growing list of absentees.

Eyebrows were raised as Dejan Kulusevski was named on the bench for Tottenham's Premier League clash with Fulham, but Ange Postecoglou has addressed doubts by claiming the decision was taken to manage the Swede's fitness ahead of a busy winter schedule.

The Australian is speaking to reporters following Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League draw against Fulham on Sunday afternoon

However, Tottenham have some high quality players with Pep Guardiola lauding Kulusevski which shows they have enough quality in their squad. And the £25m Kulusevski is now showing true leadership which he may have brought over from captaining his nation.

The Spurs boss was speaking at a press conference a day after his side gave up a lead twice in a 2-2 draw with Roma

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou addresses a press conference following his side's 1-1 draw against Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London on Sunday.

Before the Dec 1 match, Fulham's Antonee Robinson called Spurs “not an unbeatable team by any stretch”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ange Postecoglou was pleased with Fraser Forster ’s performance in Tottenham ’s first game since the injury blow to Guglielmo Vicario. The veteran goalkeeper is set for an extended run in the Spurs first-team after Italian international Vicario underwent surgery on an ankle injury sustained during the 4-0 Premier League win over Manchester City.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou said critics of his side's inability to follow up last weekend's rout of Manchester City with a win were looking for "easy targets" after Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Fulham.

Tottenham are missing a number of players through injury and picked up a couple more minor issues on Sunday as Archie Gray limped out of the clash with Fulham and Dominic Solanke missed out through illness.