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Compilation of Mikey Moore's insane highlights vs AZ Alkmaar goes viral as Spurs wonderkid compared to Neymar
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Updated 09:48 25 Oct 2024 GMT+1Published 09:41 25 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Compilation of Mikey Moore's insane highlights vs AZ Alkmaar goes viral as Spurs wonderkid compared to Neymar

The 17-year-old winger is an exciting prospect.

Jack Kenmare

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A compilation of Mikey Moore's electric performance against AZ Alkmaar is doing the rounds on social media after Spurs teammate James Maddison compared the highly-rated teenager to Neymar.

Ange Postecoglou's side maintained their unbeaten start in the Europa League with a 1-0 win over Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar.

Richarlison, who was making his first start of the season after recovering from a calf injury, dispatched a second-half penalty to seal all three points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

But the biggest talking point from Thursday night's game was the performance of Mikey Moore; the 17-year-old winger who is widely regarded as one of the most promising young talents in England.

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Moore was handed his second-ever start by Postecoglou and he didn't disappoint. From minute one, the Southwark-born forward left many supporters on the edge of their seat with his pace and lightning quick feet.

In fact, the teenager received a much-deserved standing ovation when he was replaced by Wilson Odobert on 87 minutes.

Moore, who has progressed through the ranks at Spurs after joining aged seven, received plenty of praise after the final whistle.

In his post-match interview with TNT Sports, teammate James Maddison compared the youngster to Neymar, of all people. “From minute 45 to 65 I thought we had Neymar on the left wing. He was brilliant. Just demanding the ball and fearless," Maddison said.

“[He has] that young, fearless mentality and you never want to take that away from him. He’s a young kid, a brilliant lad, a lovely boy. He takes in information, and he’s got bags of ability, so I’ll be there as an older player, hopefully with some wise words to help along the way.

“He’s got all the ability. It’s just about knuckling down and working hard, which he does to be fair to him.”

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou later revealed that he asked his players to pass to Moore because "he’s got that ability to go past people" in the final third.

"It’s pretty hard for me to keep a lid on it now ain’t it?! He was exciting. You cannot deny it. There is no point denying it," he said in his post-match press conference.

"I love the way Mikey is taking all in his stride, he works hard every day. He wants to develop, he understands that this is a journey.

"It’s very easy for a young guy like him, who has just turned 17, to feel like he has somehow made it, but you never get that sense. It’s exciting, it is. You have got such a young player, who wants that responsibility to make an impact, rather than just sometimes with young players they are a bit worried about making mistakes."

Image credit: Getty
Image credit: Getty

Postecoglou added: "He is developing well. We have to be really careful about how we use him, and when we use him, that is the key for us, particularly in these early stages. I have no fear throwing him in, absolutely not. I know and I see it every day, he’s a great young player and definitely more to come."

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Topics: Tottenham Hotspur, Europa League, Eredivisie, Premier League, Ange Postecoglou, James Maddison, Neymar

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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