Postecoglou on Werner's injury, not letting players go and Arsenal

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Arsenal (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Timo Werner has a hamstring injury but they are still waiting for the results of the scan. Meanwhile, Richarlison is available following a period on the sidelines.

• In response to whether they will sign a forward: "It's hard to say. Like most other clubs, January is a difficult month to have any other certainty. It is a difficult month for everything to come together."

• He said they "can't afford to let players go" in this transfer window because of the ongoing injury crisis, but some "young ones" may be sent out on loan.

• On whether the north London derby comes at a good time because Arsenal also have multiple players injured: "We've been in this position for a while now. There's some light at the end of the tunnel. We need to start winning games and moving up the table."

• He said he has "empathy, not sympathy" for Mikel Arteta's situation, adding: "I don't think they have sympathy for us."

• On the crowd at Tamworth: "Some of the stuff I heard was vile and detestable and I had things thrown at me. People expect me to be the better person, but I didn't want to be the better person."

• He said the players had to do "extra recovery" following extra time in the FA Cup as the 4G pitch "takes a bit out of you".

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