Destiny Udogie justifies bold Ange Postecoglou Tottenham call as clear one-word message sent

Tottenham produced an excellent performance away at Eintracht Frankfurt to seal a spot in the Europa League semi-finals. Ange Postecoglou's side headed to Germany at a slight disadvantage having drawn 1-1 in the first leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Following on from a 4-2 defeat to Wolves, optimism was not high and there was certainly some annoyance that Djed Spence was not in the starting XI.

Injuries in defence has seen the 24-year-old regularly feature in 2025 and he has arguably been one of Spurs' better performers alongside Lucas Bergvall. However, his absence was quickly forgotten

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The Lilywhites then showed off their defensive resoluteness to see out the victory and

Though every single player put in a tremendous shift, Destiny Udogie was particularly sensational. From intercepting balls into the channels before going on marauding runs forward, this was the Udogie of last season back in full flow.

Given the injury issues he has suffered in the last 12 months, it is no surprise that the Italian has struggled to reach the lofty expectations set by his own standards. However, there were glimpses of this exact type of performance in the first leg with the rest against Wolves allowing him plenty of time to recover and deliver another one.

On the opposite side, Pedro Porro was also imperious and Postecoglou's decision to name both, despite their recent inconsistencies while Spence has shined, was justified.

At the final whistle, the two full-backs were among the Tottenham players to celebrate passionately in the corner of the Deutsche Bank Park where their supporters were situated. Udogie also sent a clear message on before the semi-final first leg in just under two weeks.

Alongside a picture of him shouting with joy, he simply wrote: "BELIEVE!!! #blessed [hands together emoji]." Micky van de Ven, Solanke and Mikey Moore were among the Spurs players in the comments praising his display.

However, Spurs have seemingly no plans to sell with the 22-year-old part of the club's plans for the future.