Furious Ange Postecoglou repeats himself and turns question on reporter after Tottenham defeat
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was left fuming about decisions in his side's 2-1 loss to Newcastle and claimed Spurs would have won "if things were equal" as he hit out at a BBC Radio Five Live reporter. An injury and illness ravaged Spurs team suffered their 10th defeat of the Premier League season already but gave a spirited performance despite being forced to make five changes for the game.
Dominic Solanke had given the home side the perfect start with a diving header in the fourth minute before Newcastle controversially got level through Anthony Gordon. But Tottenham and Postecoglou were fuming after Joelinton appeared to handle the ball in the build-up. The Premier League later clarified that the goal was not disallowed because the contact was seen as accidental and the Brazilian's hands were deemed to by his sides.
There were also claims that Dan Burn should have been given a second yellow after a handball while jumping to prevent a Tottenham counter-attack. Postecoglou didn't refer to any specific incident but snapped at a reporter when asked about decisions from referee Andy Madley and VAR.
"On the balance of play, any balance you want with all things being equal, we would have won today," he said after the game. "Things weren't equal and balanced.". When the Australian was pushed for clarity on what was not equal, he hit back. "You can talk about whatever you want. You want my opinion - if all things were equal and balanced we would have won.
