Ange Postecoglou's wife was unhappy with Tottenham fans' tense confrontation after defeat
Ange Postecoglou has revealed his wife was not impressed with him for confronting angry Tottenham fans on Thursday night.
Postecoglou was booed by the fans after their 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth, their sixth league defeat of the season.
He appeared to respond to some fans in particular before heading down the tunnel and then telling talkSPORT: “They're disappointed and I got some pretty direct feedback, which is always healthy, mate.”
When asked if he regretted it the next day, he said: “No. They felt like they needed to give me their opinion, so I thought I'd get close enough to make sure they were heard.”
Postecoglou He added: “I hope after 18 months you've realized that's who I am. I don't really care. If people think I'm an easy target, an easy target. I'm going to avoid that.”
“I've fought my whole life and I'm not going to run down the tunnel because some people feel like they need to give me some direction. It doesn't bother me, it doesn't.
“From my perspective, what motivates me and what drives me every day is staying true to my values and what I believe is the right thing to do in every situation. Maybe people thought it wasn't the right thing to do.
“My wife certainly didn't. So I got some comments there too. But it's okay. I'm not going to change. It's who I am, man. I've been like that my whole career and I'm not going to change.” change.”
Spurs He started excellently under Postecoglou at the start of last season, but has had wildly fluctuating form this past year.
This has led to a deterioration in the relationship between him and the fans, with Manchester City's visit in May being a particular example of this.
Many supporters were controversially keen to see a Spurs defeat, as a win could have helped arch-rivals Arsenal win the Premier League.
Postecoglou said beforehand that he will “never understand” that fans want his own team and the former Spurs player to lose. Darren Bent He believes that was when the relationship began to break down.
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“I like 'Big Ange', I think the football he plays is entertaining,” he said on talkSPORT Drive. “But we've always said he needs a plan B and he's said he doesn't have one, fair play, if that's the way he wants to do it, that's how he wants to do it.
“But I almost feel like the division started properly last season, when I couldn't understand why Tottenham fans wanted their team to lose to Manchester City, which would have effectively helped Arsenal win the title.
“I don't think he ever recovered from that, I don't think the rift between the two of them ever recovered to be fair because some fans were like, 'What? He doesn't understand what he means.'
“I can understand that both sides are fair, I understand that Spurs fans don't want Arsenal fans to enjoy that joy, 'Thank you, you won the game and we won the league', I understand that, but being a Premier League manager League en It's already difficult enough.
“So you can't choose where you take the results, so from Ange's perspective, he thinks: 'Well, it's not really about what Arsenal do, it's about us improving and, to improve, we have to beat teams like Manchester City.' So I could see both sides.
“But I always felt there was never going back, but that was where the split really started to happen. “And he has questioned the mentality of his team, there have been so many questions for him about the fans and what to think.
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“Even in his answers, he says: 'You don't have to support me, you have to support the team.' In that, I also understand it because you want your team to do well… Where this ends, I don't know because I do. , its form is not excellent.
“I wouldn't say it's horrible like some teams, you know what I mean? But, realistically too, where should Tottenham be at the moment? That's the obvious question.”
“I think they're better than 10th with the players they have, I really do,” host Andy Goldstein said, and Bent responded, “That's fine.
“So if you look at realistic situations, they should be above Bournemouth, (Nottingham) Forest, Fulham and Brighton, right? But unfortunately, the club names and the names on paper are irrelevant.”
“I don't know where this ends,” Bent added. “Will it last until the end of the season? I'm not sure.
“But I think they've been very direct in some of their answers, when they said about a coach on set pieces, 'No.'
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“People can make fun of Arsenal's set-piece goals all they want… And look at the game the other night against Manchester United, almost nothing, two set-pieces, a 2-0 win .
“That's how important (it is), but the fact that he says, 'No, we don't need them, no.'”
Spurs have won just three of their last eight Premier League games and face a tough run of fixtures in the coming weeks.
First they will have a big clash at home on Sunday. against chelseawhich ended Postecoglou's unbeaten league run with a 4-1 victory last season.
Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle will present big tests over the holidays and in the New Year.
Spurs also face a trip to Rangers in the Europa League and a Carabao Cup quarter-final clash against Manchester United.
