Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Ange Postecoglou has given a unprecedented interview within the aftermath of his aspect’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
With 30 video games within the Premier League, the Lilywhites have misplaced over half with the most recent loss in a London Derby at Stamford Bridge turning into Postecoglou’s sixteenth of the season – and the Australian took exception to quite a lot of questions from Sky Sports activities interviewer Patrick Davison.
With Tottenham seeing a aim chalked off for a foul and the travelling help booing the selection of substitutions, Postecoglou got here out preventing in his post-match interview …
Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Ange Postecoglou’s post-match interview with Sky Sports activities: the total transcript
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Sky Sports activities’ Patrick Davison: Your reflections on the finish of what I assume is a tough night time?
Ange Postecoglou: Yeah, tough night time, tight recreation clearly. Yeah, it isn’t a straightforward place to return and, you understand, we needed to work laborious to remain within the recreation. We let in a disappointing aim, then type of fought our means again into the sport and sadly weren’t capable of get something out of it.
PD: When it comes to your crew, your gamers getting on the ball, enjoying your soccer, did you get to the degrees tonight, do you assume?
AP: We virtually did. We tried to. I imply, I nonetheless assume it is a work in progress. It is, you understand, it is the primary time we type of acquired the entire group in collectively, however I assumed there have been parts of that tonight. I did not really feel like we have been getting locked in in any respect. I assumed within the closing third we may have been a little bit bit cleaner with out the soccer, however for probably the most half, I assumed we dealt with it fairly nicely.
PD: Is a part of that then perhaps going up one other stage once more, cohesion, rhythm? These gamers, numerous them have been out some time, it does not simply magically all come again, I assume?
AP: Yeah, that is a part of the method. As I say, it is a powerful ask coming right here anyway, however I nonetheless thought there was sufficient there tonight that exhibits that the lads are are type of getting again to the extent we have to.
Ange Postecoglou had a frustating night time on the Bridge (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
PD: Clearly VAR performs its half. There’s two lengthy delays, two targets dominated out. Their one’s tight however I assume factual. I may see you did not agree with Pape Sarr’s aim being dominated out. Simply inform us the way you noticed it.
AP: Look, it is killing the sport, mate. It isn’t the identical recreation it was. All of us sat on, you understand, on our couches final night time, watched TV, and I assure if Jared Gillett was the VAR final night time, we might have gotten a special consequence. So that you simply do not know what you are going to get and also you’re standing round for 12 minutes. It is killing the sport however nobody cares about that. I feel everybody loves the drama, the controversy. I am certain there will be 24-hour dialogue round it and I feel that is what everybody desires. They are not interested by [the fact] that it is simply killing the spectacle of the sport.
If the referee noticed that after which he must see that for six minutes, inform me what’s clear and apparent about it, mate. Only a clear clarification, what’s clear and apparent about final night time? All of us sat on our couches and noticed one replay and gone, “Oh my god.” Tonight we sat there and we waited for six minutes for one thing that apparently the VAR official Jared Gillett thought was clear and apparent. It is loopy, mate. It is insanity, however we settle for it. And while you settle for one thing, I assume you must take the fallout from it.
PD: So I assume a part of your subject then, or an enormous a part of your subject, is the delay. However do you assume that call’s mistaken?
Tempers flared within the London Derby (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
AP: Look, Pat, you possibly can attempt to drive me right into a nook.
PD: Ange, I am not making an attempt to drive you into…
AP: You might be – did you assume final night time was a crimson card? Was it clear and apparent?
PD: Sure.
AP: Okay. What number of minutes did it take this referee to determine whether or not it is clear and apparent – in your fundamental information of human vocabulary: clear and apparent. What does that recommend to you? That on the primary replay… is that clear and apparent? If you must watch one thing fairly a couple of occasions, is that clear and apparent? No, it is perhaps not clear and apparent.
PD: I do assume it is a foul, if I am trustworthy.
AP: Okay. All proper. Properly, there you go. So there you go. So the referee did not see it. He then must see it for six minutes, however you get the fitting consequence, so that you’re completely happy. And, uh, that is why the sport’s going the best way it’s. And I assume individuals like you’ll proceed to be completely happy, sitting in your couches ready for six minutes for clear and apparent stuff? That is nice. I do not agree with it, however that is nice.
The second half noticed 12 minutes’ value of VAR checks (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
PD: What occurred with you and the supporters tonight?
[Postecoglou looks quizzically]
PD: As a result of they booed the substitutions you made – Bergvall for Sarr – and when Sarr thought he’d scored, I noticed that you simply checked out them, you heard the chants, “You do not know what you are doing,” you heard that?
AP: No, mate. I do know what you are speaking about.
PD: You do not assume you regarded on the supporters
Postecoglou denied unwell feeling with Spurs’ help (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
AP: I did, yeah, yeah. I wished them to be completely happy, mate. We have simply scored a cracking aim, and I used to be listening, you understand? I wished them to cheer as a result of they have not had lots to cheer about.
PD: High-quality. In order that that is that was nothing to do with the substitution being booed?
[Postecoglou shakes his head]
PD: If it is a no…
AP: It is a no. I’ve acquired it mistaken, you understand. In the event you’ve adopted my type of tenure, it isn’t the primary time and so they’re allowed to boo, however I wished them to cheer as a result of I assumed it was a cracking aim.
Pape Sarr noticed his aim dominated out (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
PD: However look, you stated within the week, you probably did an interview with Mark Schwarzer and also you talked about shedding a big portion of the Tottenham followers. Is that what we noticed tonight? Do do you’re feeling such as you’ve misplaced a few of them?
AP: I get it, Pat. You are making an attempt actually laborious. That is nice. Look, you have already determined what the end result is. My consequence tonight is it was a extremely tight recreation. I assumed it was determined by a extremely poor determination. And aside from that, everybody acquired via wholesome. We acquired some nice minutes into some guys and we transfer to Sunday.
PD: Okay. All proper. And also you noticed sufficient for Thursday, however that is as a result of that is the season hinges on that finally, does not it?
AP: No, no. We have to get [through] Sunday first. We have to go on the market on Sunday. I feel it is vital that we proceed to play okay.
PD: Ange, there is not any agenda.
AP: That is nice, mate. No worries.
PD: No downside. Thanks.
