Postecoglou ‘angriest I have ever been’ after handball decision costs Spurs
Postecoglou ‘angriest I have ever been’ after handball decision costs Spurs
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Ange Postecoglou described himself as “really, really angry”, the “angriest I think I have ever been in my career” that his players were “denied the right rewards for a fantastic performance” after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle.
Although he repeatedly refused to specify that he was talking about the refereeing and the decision not to rule out Newcastle’s equaliser for handball, there was little doubt what he was referring to. “I think it’s clear,” he said. “Whether people agree with me or not whether it wasn’t handball or it was accidental, I’m just not interested in any of that discussion. What I’m saying is, on any given day with a fair and even playing field and logical thought processes, we would have won that game, that’s it.”.
His Newcastle counterpart, Eddie Howe, was studiously diplomatic. “It definitely hit Joelinton’s arm,” he said, “but I’m not in control of the referee’s decision. I believe the arm is down in a natural position and believe the referees and VAR have followed the protocols.”.
Postecoglou is clearly frustrated at how many issues – not just refereeing – are going against his side. After injuries to his goalkeeper, left-back and three centre-backs, Spurs were struck by a bug. “Radu [Dragusin] and Archie [Gray] were bed-ridden all week,” he said. “Fraser [Forster], he’s still bed-ridden and struggling with it, there’s a couple of others struggling. At half-time Radu didn’t have any more to give. On Thursday, we literally had 11 fit players for training.
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