Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou praises ‘constant goal threat’ Brennan Johnson

Ange Postecoglou was pleased to see Brennan Johnson back in the goals to provide a welcome selection headache following Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Southampton.

Johnson scored for the first time at home in 2025 with two smart first-half strikes against Saints to take his tally for the campaign to 16 for Spurs, with 12 of those goals registered in victories.

Postecoglou has recently preferred Wilson Odobert on the right wing, but Johnson’s timely brace, having been hooked at half-time twice in March, served as a reminder of the Wales attacker’s ability before the visit of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday.

“I was really pleased for him, not just goals but his general (play) was really good. He’s important for us. As a wide player, there aren’t many around that are a constant goal threat like he is,” Postecoglou reflected.

“With Brennan, he’s always in the areas we need him to be. He’s probably one of the most disciplined players we have in terms of making sure he’s always in the right positions and that’s why he gets his goals.

“There have been times this season when his form has suffered because of the team more than anything else.

“I think like we played in the first half, Brennan becomes a really important player for us as we’re a constant threat, breaking lines, making half-space runs, we were getting balls into the box in the areas we need to and every time we went forward we looked like scoring.

“If we do that then I think it’s not a matter of confidence for Brennan, it just gives you more opportunities as the one thing about him is that he will always be in those positions so it’s up to us to match his discipline in that.”

Johnson missed out on a hat-trick after he won a stoppage-time