Ange Postecoglou makes telling admission on losing it with reporter after Liverpool defeat
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has claimed reporters have tried to "poke the bear" with him this season after his angry response to a reporter who questioned his style of play. The Australian gave a spiky reply after his side's 6-3 loss to Liverpool when asked about the team's struggles to maintain their high-intensity and demanding attacking philosophy. He insisted the team's injury crisis - which has seen them lose nine players - played a huge part in their heavy defeat and recent struggles.
"I'm just going to stop answering these questions," he said at the time. "If people can't see the obvious I‘m not going to point it out. Make of it what you want, yes we're conceding goals. If you want to discount the fact we’re missing a goalkeeper, two centre-backs and left-back and that hasn't coincided with what we're doing… I don’t know what to say anymore.".
Tottenham's first choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero have all been out for a lengthy spell, while left-back Destiny Udogie was missing against Liverpool. Ahead of his side's trip to Nottingham Forsest on Boxing Day - which is set to see Udogie return - Postecoglou insisted he was not angry after the Liverpool game but claimed it was normal for a manager to not be "cheery" after a painful defeat.
"I wasn't angry, but I don't know many managers that bounce into interviews after a defeat and are all cheery," he said. "Fair to say I am getting tired of the same questions over and over and I just think it's almost like people want to sort of poke the bear to see if I react. And obviously after a loss, it's a lot easier for people to get a reaction out of me.".
