'Are there any questions there?' – Ange Postecoglou angry in response to a journalist's question after Tottenham's defeat

A journalist found out the hard way why it's not a good idea to ask Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou a question in the form of a statement..

Tottenham He huffed and puffed, but couldn't find a way to get past a determined Crystal Palace Oliver Glasner's team achieved its first victory of the season.

Postecoglou Maybe he was a little lucky to have finished the competition with 11 men after Micky Van de Ven felled Ismaila Sarr but he escaped only with a yellow despite being the last man.

But it mattered little in Tottenham's 1-0 defeat, the fourth defeat of the season for the north London team.

Postecoglou largely kept his frustration under control after the match, but in a post-match interview with the BBC, it seemed to bubble to the surface.

The Australian said he would be “very surprised” if the traveling fans were “happy”, to which the journalist replied: “Because you're not happy, obviously.”

The question evidently struck a chord with Postecoglou, who responded: “Why should I be happy? Is there a question there?”

“Why should I be happy today when our supporters, our fans, are unhappy, I'm unhappy, the players are unhappy? I think that's a fair assessment.

The journalist defended his line of questioning by stating that he only asked if Tottenham's level fell below what Postecoglou expected.

Postecoglou's response was revealing as he pointed out a trait he will be desperate to eradicate.

“No, but I identified another problem: we don't fight like them today,” Postecoglou said.

“So I think if you're suggesting that our fans were somehow unhappy with today, then I think that's a fair assessment.

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“I'm not happy, the players are not happy.”

In his post-match press conference, Postecoglou added: “It was a match that turned into a kind of battle, with a lot of stops and stops, and we didn't handle it very well.

“We didn't realize the nature of what was happening there.

“They coped better than us. It was just a game where we needed to keep our composure, not fall into the trap of trying to play the game that Palace ultimately wanted to play.

“It was battle after battle, duels, stops and starts and we needed to be a lot clearer about how to deal with it.”

The defeat against Crystal Palace leaves Tottenham eighth in the standings with 13 points, four less than fifth place Chelsea.

Postecoglou's team must now turn their attention to an excellent round of 16 clash against city ​​of manchester in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.