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Stamford Bridge, London, England, UK. 3rd April 2025.
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham manager:
(On game)
"I thought we were in the game and then we conceded a really poor goal, which we’ve been doing too often that’s costing us and that’s really disappointing. But I thought our response from that was really good, positive. We obviously did equalise and then obviously that got ruled out and then we had a couple of big chances towards the end so yeah, really disappointed to not get something out of the game."
2. 00:31 SOUNDBITE (English): Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham manager:
(On his cupped ear gesture to fans)
"It’s incredible how things get interpreted. We just scored, I just wanted to hear them cheer, because we’d been through a tough time and I thought it was a cracking goal, and I wanted them to get really excited, because I felt at that point we could potentially go on to win the game. I just felt momentum was on our side. It doesn’t bother me, it’s not the first time they’ve booed my substitutions or my decisions, that’s fine, they’re allowed to do that, but we just scored a goal, we just got to equalise. I was just hoping that we could get some excitement. People want to read into that, that somehow I’m trying to make a point about something. Honestly I felt, we’ve been through a tough time but I just felt there was a bit of a momentum shift there and if they can get really behind the lads I thought we had the momentum to finish on top of them."
3. 01:13 SOUNDBITE (English): Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham manager:
(Q: You don’t feel that there’s danger of alienating the fans?)
"Look John, you know what, I am at such a disconnect with the world these days that who knows, maybe you’re right, I don’t know, but that’s not what my intention was."
4. 01:31 SOUNDBITE (English): Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham manager:
(On VAR and wether he thinks there was a foul)
5. 02:56 SOUNDBITE (English): Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham manager:
(On VAR)
"I don’t like it, mate. I never liked it. I don’ see how it’s benefitting our game. I don think anyone would have complained tonight if we just went with referees’ decisions. You get some good, you get some bad. You get on with it. But the game finishes in 93, 94 minutes. The game flows instead of us sitting around and doing what, I don”t know."
SOURCE: Agency Pool
DURATION: 03:17
STORYLINE:
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou voiced his complaints about VAR after his team had an equaliser overturned in the 1-0 loss at Chelsea in the Premier League.
Pape Sarr’s goal in the 69th minute was disallowed for his foul in the buildup.
Video assistant referee Jarred Gillett and then on-field referee Craig Pawson took a long time to reach a decision and it contributed to the second half having 12 minutes of stoppage time at Stamford Bridge.
Postecoglou appeared more unhappy that it took so long to come to a decision, rather than the decision itself.
There has been a growing disconnect between Postecoglou and Tottenham’s fans, with the team languishing in 14th place and losing its playing identity.
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