Lucas Bergvall has told Ange Postecoglou what he wants to hear at Tottenham

The Swedish teenager says he is justified in taking issue with his early substitution against Qarabag albeit understood why Ange Postecoglou decided to hook him early.

Lucas Bergvall says he was “disappointed” at being substituted just 12 minutes into his second Tottenham start due to Radu Dragusin's red card against Qarabag but understood Ange Postecoglou's decision. This is exactly what the Spurs boss will want to hear.

Dragusin was dismissed for hauling down opposing attacker Juninho just seven minutes into the Europa League contest before Bergvall was taken off for Destiny Udogie five minutes later. The Swede did last 65 minutes in the 2-1 away win at Ferencvaros a week later, grabbing the assist for Pape Matar Sarr’s opener.

That marked his third start for Spurs, having been handed his full debut in the 2-1 away win over Coventry City in the League Cup a fortnight earlier. Bergvall has been handed five other appearances from the bench, albeit has yet to make a Premier League line-up so far.

He’s tallied 46 minutes of league action across those stints but failed to come off the bench in the 3-2 collapse to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. Ahead of Sweden’s Nations League matches this international break, native reporters were keen to ask him about his early substitution against Qarabag.

“Of course I was disappointed, but you should be,” Bergvall said as per Fotbolldirekt. “I completely understood the decision. It was just a matter of letting go and moving on.”

Bergvall previously said his main aim upon his transfer to Tottenham was simply to make his debut. But since earning regular minutes following his opening-day bow, the 18-year-old admitted he might need to update his ultimate ambitions.

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In response to those previous comments being put back to him, the midfielder laughed: “Ha ha, first goal completed now! I don’t know what my expectations were, it was more to get there and see where it would take me. It was incredibly fun to make my debut.”

These comments show Bergvall's drive to succeed, being unhappy at being taken off but putting it behind him and setting his sights on bigger aspirations. After the horrid collapse at Brighton before the international break, this is the type of mentality Spurs need to adopt to ensure that result was a blip rather than a trend.