Les Ferdinand ‘sceptical’ of Ange Postecoglou gesture after Spurs defeat

Les Ferdinand is unconvinced that Ange Postecoglou did the right thing by going to the away section at the Vitality Stadium after Tottenham’s 1-0 loss on Thursday.

Tensions boiled over at Bournemouth

As one would have expected following the team’s poor run of late, the Spurs travelling contingent was not in a forgiving mood after Thursday’s defeat.

They jeered loudly when the players and Postecoglou walked over to them, with the Tottenham head coach even being abused by one or two supporters.

However, the Australian was not put off by the reaction, standing there and pointing to himself to gesture that he accepts responsibility for the defeat.

Les Ferdinand questions Ange Postecoglou’s move

Ferdinand is not convinced that the Tottenham head coach made the wise choice by going to applaud the fans after a defeat.

He suggested that managers would always be better served going back into the tunnel after losses, insisting that Postecoglou was always going to get the kind of treatment he did from the supporters.

The former Tottenham striker told Amazon Prime (via Football Insider): “I’m always sceptical about the managers going onto the pitch and walking around.

“When you win it’s great and I know you want to appreciate the supporters, but when you lose games it’s difficult. You’re always going to get what he had there.

“Sometimes when a run of results go the wrong way, a manager heads straight down the tunnel, I think that’s what you’ve got to do at the end of the game.”

Postecoglou explains why he went over

Addressing the matter, Postecoglou insisted in his press conference on Friday that he did not mind that the fans’ frustrations spilt over. He revealed that he wanted to ensure that the travelling Spurs contingent’s complaints felt heard.

The 59-year-old told Football.London: “They felt like they needed to give me feedback, so I thought I’d get close enough for them to make sure they were heard.

“Hopefully after 18 months, you’ve realised that I am who I am. I don’t really care. Whether people think I’m an easy target or, soft target. I’m going to shy away from it. I’ve fought my whole life and I’m not going to race down the tunnel because some people feel like they need to give me some direction.”

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