The manner in which Ange Postecoglou conducted himself during his post-match interview with the BBC, which took place after Tottenham’s humiliating 3-2 loss to Everton at Goodison Park, has been severely condemned by the supporters.
Following Tottenham’s loss to Everton, Ange Postecoglou was not impressed by the line of questions that was asked by the interviewer from the BBC.
On Sunday, Everton defeated Tottenham by a score of 3-2 in David Moyes’ second game as manager of Tottenham during the Premier League season. Tottenham’s poor performance in the league continued. Everton had only scored 15 goals in their previous 21 league games before to the match at Goodison Park, but they were leading 3-0 at the halftime break after getting off to a strong start.
The first goal was scored by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, then Iliman Ndiaye extended their advantage. However, Archie Grey scored an own goal, which rendered Spurs hopeless and left them facing loss. Even though they put out a valiant effort in the second half, they were unable to find a way to equalise the score. Goals scored by Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison made the situation more intriguing.
After suffering their seventh loss in the past ten league games, Spurs found themselves in 15th place in the table. This placed more pressure on Postecoglou, who entered his post-match media obligations with a sense of apprehension. On Sunday evening, his brief exchange with a single reporter immediately went viral, prompting a great number of his followers to question his actions.
I’m sure you’re acquainted with this narrative, Ange; could you kindly provide your feedback on that performance? The reporter for the BBC began by saying, but was quickly interrupted by a disgruntled Postecoglou, who responded by asking, “Is this a story you’ve worked on before?” In order to clarify, the reporter stated, “Well, in terms of defeat.”
After hearing the remark, Postecoglou became irritated and returned to stare at the floor as he was providing his response. “Alright, I see. What a fantastic way to begin an interview,” he said with a mocking tone. “It was a difficult outcome for us, and during the first half, it was clear that we had a hard time gaining control of the game.
“It is obvious that we made some adjustments to the team, which most likely did not wind up being beneficial in the end. The players had a difficult time accepting the alterations, and Everton took advantage of the situation. However, the players responded appropriately in the second half of the game. They deserve credit, but it is clear that we come up short.
Following that, Postecoglou was questioned about the consequences of giving up such an early goal scored. In response, he stated, “Yeah, it did, but we also had a great chance to equalise even when the score was 1-0.” Therefore, I believe that we still had some potential there to maintain ourselves in the game; but, it is fair to say that in the first half, we gave Everton an excessive number of opportunities to damage us, and they did so. However, as I mentioned before, I believed that the response was better in the second half.
In response to a question about what he told his players before the halftime break, he stated, “Obviously, when you’re 3-0 down, it can go either way.” Although players may experience a loss of discipline and attention, as well as a sense of self-preservation, they were resolute in their efforts to still accomplish something while playing the game. The most of the time, I believed that they were successful in doing so. I believed that Richy’s appearance made a difference, Mikey Moore, and the other guys that came on helped us, but sadly, it was not enough.
The players are always given encouragement, but sadly, we have failed to meet expectations once more; in the end, we have not been successful in winning a single football game. No matter what the circumstances are right now, we have no choice but to carry out that task; we have to make every effort to find a way out of this predicament.
Postecoglou responded, “Yeah, look, the fans are justifiably disappointed.” This was in response to the question of why the fans were so frustrated. Although they are supporting us, I believe that the bulk of them are aware of the circumstances in which we find ourselves. We are currently lacking a significant number of players, which is making things challenging for us at the moment.
