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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou makes clear who his Spurs fury is aimed at

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou made headlines with his post-match press conference after the loss to Manchester City – now he’s reiterated his feelings and explained why he was so upset

Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach Ange Postecoglou(Javier Garcia/REX/Shutterstock)

Ange Postecoglou made clear in a fascinating Friday confessional that his post-match press conference, after Tuesday’s controversial defeat to Manchester City, was nothing to do with his Tottenham backing.

It was about what he described as “the worst experience of my 26-year career”. Standing on the touchline with a section of his own home fans prepared to accept defeat, to ensure bitter rivals Arsenal do not win the league.




The fall-out has split supporters, attracted derision from outside and sparked friction between the 58-year-old Australian and the fanbase for whom he could previously do little wrong.

Postecoglou made the first move to kiss and make up by admitting he did not believe the social media antipathy would make its way into the stadium. But he insisted he was driven to ensure even his integrity would not be questioned had Spurs been trounced.

“Everybody knows how I feel. But am I up for the fight? Absolutely,” he said. “This ain’t the last fight I’m going to have, for sure. The biggest fight I’ll have at this football club is when we get close to success.

“But that is probably the worst experience I’ve had as a football manager. Once I realised that I got it wrong in terms of what the atmosphere was going to be like and what people felt, I got a real anxiety within me.

“‘What if we play as well as they can but Man City beat us 5-0… I got in cold sweats thinking about people questioning my integrity and the people I work with. Even watching the game back, there was a comment somebody mentioned to me in commentary saying ‘Tottenham are having a real go here.’

“You are laughing about it, but that is 26 years of my life. I’m very principled. I would hate to think we were on the end of a heavy defeat and people would be questioning whether I prepared the team.

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