Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has played down his impact on an existing player.

The Australian head coach was asked about the positive performances of Yves Bissouma.

The central midfielder has looked back to his very best under Postecoglou this season.

Asked about Bissouma, he told talkSPORT: “I don't think I've done anything specific with him. All the players, it's about creating an environment. I put the responsibility on them too because you can sometimes, when you've had a disappointing season, you can blame the manager in the past or other things, but ultimately I said to all the players that it's about them now.

“You never start with a clean slate but you certainly start with an opportunity to take hold of your career, show me what you can do and be the best that you can be.

“Biss, I was lucky because he was here the first day I arrived. A lot of the boys had played international football but Biss was here from the first day.

“I kind of grabbed him and said to him that the way he was training at the time, the first three or four sessions we mainly had young guys and I said 'you can be a leader in this group'. I already knew about his ability but the way he was training, I could see he got a lift from that.

“He was late the next morning and again I said to him that to be a leader means being on time and he's been good since then. So there's always lessons to be learned there. I think with him and all the players it's about creating an environment, a framework to say 'you should really have no excuses, I'm not going to allow you to have any excuses to not be the best you can be'. Within that context then the rest is up to them."