'What I love' – Ange Postecoglou gives brutally honest interview after four consecutive defeats for Tottenham

Ange Postecoglou admits he “loves this part of the process” amid Tottenham's four-match losing streak.

Spurs They have fallen to four consecutive defeats against Newcastle, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in recent weeks, which has greatly affected their hopes of finishing in the top four.

The north London side have been far off the pace in all four matches and have been a long way from their excellent form at the start of the season.

However, speaking with optus sportPostecoglou revealed his conviction of how important it is to accept the “pain” of his defects.

Former Premier League goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer hinted at the danger of becoming “absorbed” by four defeats, but the chief of the spurs said: “I think it's important that you don't dismiss it because I think feeling the pain of what we're going through now is important, that's how you achieve growth.

“There's no point in saying, 'Oh guys, we've had a great season, don't worry, we've lost four games.' I think you're creating the wrong kind of culture within the place. You've got to feel the loss, you've got to feel the pain. of loss and four defeats are not good in any situation, so you need to feel the pain of that.

“But ultimately it's still about where we're headed and where we've come from, and when you look at our starting point at the beginning of the year, which people haven't forgotten or dismissed.

“But because of our start to the season, we had a great start, but that start was not our starting point, our starting point was much further back than that and we have made decent progress.”

“We are reaching the end of the season, we still have three games left that we have to finish strong and get some results, and then, when we return on the first day of preseason, we will be much more advanced.”

Postecoglou was then asked if work is more difficult for him now because of the crisis and if he has to be “hyper-aware” of it.

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But he said defiantly: “No, and I've said it before, this is the part I love, mate, otherwise… I feel like this is my purpose. If I'm not going to be enjoying myself or being at my best when it comes the moment”. Times are the hardest, so why am I here?

“Because ultimately they just put you on autopilot and you let it go. That's my role, like I said, you don't manufacture bad times, you don't try to create this scenario, but when this scenario presents itself, it always will.” , he has done it throughout my entire career.

“That's when I don't need to be at my best, but certainly at my most alert and most visible, if I can put it that way. Because, you know me well, a lot of my training and my relationships are very kind of.” … I'm empowering the people around me a lot, giving them responsibility, I'm not in their faces.

“But in these times I want to be more visible than anyone else in the club, this has to be about me now, so I have to lead the way out. Like I said, it's not fun when you're going through 'But part of me loves this part of process”.

Spurs enjoyed an excellent start to life under Postecoglou as they won eight of their first 11 Premier League games this season.

However, the defeat to Chelsea began a five-game winless streak that saw them fall from the top of the table and out of the top four.

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Results in 2024 have been mixed, with Spurs yet to win more than two league games in a row and, more recently, falling to four consecutive defeats.

Postecoglou's team have a game in hand on Aston Villa with three to play, but the difference between them is seven points, so Champions League qualification may be a foregone conclusion.