Tottenham Hotspur: Ange Postecoglou is attending to his media duties ahead of his side’s appointment with Southampton on Sunday and needless to say, the ear-cupping gesture he aimed in the direction of Tottenham’s fans following a Pape Sarr “equaliser” that was subsequently disallowed was the first order of business on the agenda.
“I made a mistake last night in that I celebrated a goal,” he said. “Since VAR came in here, there were four or five incidents in Scotland and I thought I am not really going to celebrate goals. I just felt we needed something, a cracking goal from Pape. I heard the fans weren’t happy and I felt the need to celebrate and it could be a real momentum shift to finish strong. My mistake was celebrating a goal, VAR defeated me, I won’t be doing that again.”
Asked if he is affected by the abuse from travelling fans, who made no secret of their displeasure at seeing Sarr come on for Lucas Bergvall a couple of minutes before his disallowed goal, Ange said he is not.
““No, I am fine,” he said. “I don’t get affected by that and I will continue fighting my whole career. People want me to say something that will change the mood of the fans but I have never done that. My job is the performance of the team. I get that they are frustrated and angry but at the same time, I understand the criticism towards me. But if anyone looked at the players and said they aren’t trying - then I am sorry they are not watching the right game.”
