Yeah, it was always the plan for him to play 45 tonight, Postecoglou said of Udogie. He missed a lot of pre-season so it is a balancing act with him to get us some game time because he is not 100 per cent fit.
We had to hang in there. We had to work really, really hard just to stay in the game and obviously going a goal behind makes it even more challenging, Postecoglou said.
I hate how we've just normalised all that stuff, Postecoglou said. You're talking about a young guy [Brennan Johnson] who is probably lacking a bit of confidence at the moment.
No. He is not where we want him to be (in his recovery), Postecoglou said. But hopefully there is still a chance (he will be available) for the weekend (against Brentford).
No, it was mentioned to me [after] but it wasn't mentioned to me before the game, said Postecoglou. No-one reported anything other than the usual checks of people coming back from international duty, so prior to the game no-one said anything.