Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou admitted he was “lost for words” after his preferred style of play was repeatedly called into question after Sunday's 6-3 home defeat to Liverpool.
The Spurs boss saw his side hit six goals for the first time since the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium opened. Liverpool rioted in north London. Arne Slot's table-toppers raced into a 5-1 lead on the hour mark before goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke reduced the deficit. Luis Diaz, who had opened the scoring, ended the festive thriller with a final strike to make the score 6-3.
In his post-match interview, Postecoglou was asked by Sky Sports journalist Patrick Davidson whether his front-foot style of play contributed to Tottenham's collapse on Sunday. The visibly confused Australian refused to pursue that line of questioning, puffing out his cheeks and sighing, “I'm at a loss for words.”
Postecoglou reduced Tottenham's loss injury issues which have robbed his first goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, and the three main defenders; Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie.
When to Spurs The boss was asked again about the success of his adventurous style of play in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou said: “I'm just going to stop answering these questions. If people can't see it clearly, I won't Tell him what you want, we are accepting goals.
“If you want to discount the fact that we're missing a goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a left-back and it hasn't coincided with what we're doing… I don't know what else to say. I think people do They think what I'm doing is good or bad, and that's okay.
“It's pretty significant, if you take it away LiverpoolHis goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a left-back – or any team other than Liverpool would find it difficult to go as well.”
Postecoglou's Spurs have slipped into the bottom half Premier League table. Despite boasting more goals than any other team in the division (39), Tottenham trail Brighton and are just one point above. Manchester United hit by crisis.
“People aren't talking rubbish to me, so that's fair enough,” Postecoglou noted coolly after the game. “Again from my perspective, all I can do is guide us through a difficult period and try and make sure we get to a position where we hopefully have a healthier squad and some key players, where we are at a position where we can. improve our position in the table.
“If you're saying that tithing means I'm not doing a good job and maybe I should be uncomfortable somehow, well that's for others to judge.”