Angry Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou appeared to question the club’s mentality after today’s defeat to title-chasing Manchester City ended the team’s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League his shadow
In the build-up to the match, the outspoken Australian refused to accept any suggestion that Tottenham or the fans would not want to take points away from Manchester City and give a huge boost to rival Arsenal
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Tottenham faced Man City for a long time, but on a strange evening and in a subdued atmosphere, Erling Haaland’s brace gave City three points, putting them two points ahead of Arsenal with each One match match
It was Tottenham’s fifth defeat in six matches and Postecoglou was asked whether his team’s performance gave him confidence in the club’s foundations
“No, I think the last 48 hours have shown me that the foundation is pretty shaky, man,” he told reporters
“That’s exactly what I thought
I just think the last 48 hours have revealed a lot to me
It is good
It just means I have to go back to the drawing board with some things
When asked if his disappointment was with fans who seemed to be celebrating the fact that Man City, not Arsenal, are now title favourites, Postecoglou made the audience have to guess
“Outside (the club), inside, everywhere,” he said
“It was an interesting exercise
You can make your own assessment of what happened
I get it
Maybe I’m misreading the situation in terms of what I think is important in your effort to be a winning team, but that’s okay
That’s why I’m here
” Postecoglou said in preparation that he did not understand why Tottenham fans wanted their team to lose to Man City, saying he had no interest in boasting amid two groups of north London fans
Tottenham fans fell silent today as songs mocking Arsenal echoed throughout the stadium after Man City took the lead
“I’m just not interested, man
Maybe I got off track, but I don’t care, I just want to win,” said Postecoglou, whose side need a point against Sheffield United on Sunday to secure fifth place and a place in the Europa League
“I want to be successful at this football club, that’s why I was recruited
So what other people do, what they want to feel and what their priorities are, I don’t care at all
” Postecoglou said his team lacked discipline in football and this was problem throughout the season
But he did not question the players’ attitude
“Unless I’m watching another game, we’ve been playing that game against the best team in the country for the last four years, unless someone sees it differently,” he said
-Reuters
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