Ange Postecoglou reduce a pissed off determine once more on Sunday after his facet fell to an sudden and damaging 2-1 residence defeat to newly-promoted Ipswich, who had didn’t win any of their opening 10 Premier League video games.
Targets from Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap put the guests 2-0 up at half-time, earlier than Rodrigo Bentancur put the hosts again in rivalry on 69 minutes. However there was to be no dramatic comeback in North London.
It condemned Spurs to a second defeat of the week – after their 3-2 reversal at Galatasaray within the Europa League – and left them languishing in tenth within the Premier League. All of a sudden, the optimistic temper after the EFL Cup victory over Manchester Metropolis and 4-1 drubbing of Aston Villa has dissipated.
Ange Postecoglou directs anger in the direction of Tottenham crowd
FULL-TIME: Tottenham 1-2 Ipswich.A fan shouted one thing at Ange Postecoglou on the closing whistle, he clearly did not like what he heard.There have been quite a lot of boos on the closing whistle.#COYS #THFC pic.twitter.com/O7AC7ohC4vNovember 10, 2024
And Postecoglou seems to be feeling the pressure. By no means one to draw back from confrontation, there was a second of drama as he left the pitch in the direction of the tunnel following the Ipswich loss.
Amid numerous shouts of encouragement and different inaudible exclamations, the Australian appeared to listen to one thing offensive. He stopped in his tracks, turned in the direction of the followers to the proper of the tunnel and glared, momentarily, of their path.
After seemingly being unable to find the supply of the shout, a visibly disgruntled Postecoglou continued down the tunnel.
It isn’t the primary time the Spurs boss has directed his ire in the direction of the gang, after all. Throughout final season’s dramatic 0-2 defeat to Manchester Metropolis, Postecoglou was seen arguing with a supporter near his technical space. Clearly, he isn’t afraid to face up for himself.
Loads of Spurs followers admire their supervisor’s evident ardour, however the temper might start to vary if outcomes stay inconsistent. And Postecoglou acknowledged his fallibility after the Ipswich defeat.
“It is simply all the way down to me. I’m not getting constant performances from the gamers,” he instructed BBC Sport. “It is one thing I would like to deal with. I am the individual in cost in order that’s often the best way it goes. I take duty when their performances do not meet the degrees that they need to.”
Postecoglou will hope the upcoming worldwide break serves as a chance for him and his gamers to recharge forward of one other busy interval.
Spurs play Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad within the Premier League subsequent, earlier than internet hosting Roma within the Europa League, adopted by an all-London conflict with in-form Fulham.