Ange Postecoglou got up on Thursday evening uncomfortable questions and accusations of decoupling with Tottenham supporters.
The Australian was involved in an icy interview after the match with Sky Sports and tried to play down for a moment in the second half when he seemed to look at his ear in the direction of the end of Stamford Bridge.
The gesture came into the immediate aftermath of the long-distance attack of Pape Matar Sarr in the 69th minute, which seemed to have brought the track level until a long-term VAR review had excluded it in the structure by Sarr on Moveises Caicedo.
Just before that, Postecoglou Sarr had replaced by Lucas Bergvall – a decision that was met with angry from the traveling fans, from whom some people also sang: “You don't know what you are doing.”
Postecoglou seemed in response in a response to the road section and laid his ear. But when he was questioned about the gesture of Patrick Davison of Sky Sports, he insisted that it had been misinterpreted.
“Yes, I wanted them to be happy, size,” said Postecoglou. “We had just scored a crystal goal. So I wanted them to cheer – because they didn't have much to cheer. '
Asked if the gesture was a direct response to his replacements that were booed, Postcoglou replied: 'It is not the first time my replacements have been stuck. If you have followed my term of office, this is not the first time. They can do Boo. But I wanted them to cheer – because I thought it was a crystal goal. '
Davison pressed again: 'You said in the week – in your interview with Mark Schwarzer – that you felt that you had lost some of the fans. Is that what we saw tonight? '
Postecoglou brought: 'I understand, pat. You try very hard. That's fine. You have already decided what the outcome is. '
Davison later tried to keep Postecoglou on the side by telling him: “There is no agenda.”
In the interview, Postcoglou also repeated his distain for VAR.
“It kills the game, size. It is not the same game it used to be, “he said. “We were all on our sofas last night and watched TV – I guarantee you, if Gillett was the VAR last night, we had a different result.”
The 'last night' Postecoglou referred was MerseSide Derby in Anfield on Wednesday, where Liverpool Everton defeated 1-0. During that match, a dangerous challenge of James Tarkowski on Alexis Mac Allister only resulted in a yellow card, despite the fact that VAR briefly checked whether the officer on the field had been too flexible.
The lack of Var -intervention shocked experts and fans, while the PGMOL later admitted that Tarkowski should have been sent away.
“You just don't know what you're going to get,” Postecoglou continued, still smoking for the non -Comedestaneous goal of SARR. 'We waited six minutes for something that apparently the VAR thought was clear and clear. It is madness, size. '
Davison asked if he believed that the VAR decision in order not to allow SARR's goal was wrong. Postecoglou pushed back: “Look, pat, you can try to force me in a corner.”
Davison: “I'm not trying to force you in anything.”
Postecoglou replied: 'Did you think clearly and clearly last night? How many minutes did this referee cost to find out if it was clear and clear? In your basic knowledge of human vocabulary – “clear and obvious” – what suggests you? '
Davison admitted: 'No, it may not be clear and clear. I think it's a mistake [by Sarr]If I'm honest. '
Postecoglou: 'Ok. Right. Well, you go there. So the referee didn't see it. He has to see it for six minutes, but you get the right result, so you are happy – and that's why the game goes as it is. And I think people like you will still be happy to sit on your banks for six minutes waiting for clear and obvious things. That's fine. I don't agree with that, but that's fine. '
Davison tried to end up a positive one by looking at the Europa League quarterfinals next leg of next week against Frankfurt: 'You saw enough for Thursday? Because the season finally depends, right? '
Postecoglou shook his head: 'No, no. We must first get Sunday [against Southampton in the Premier League]. We have to continue on Sunday. I think it is important that we keep playing. '
Former Spurs captain Jamie Redknapp, who worked as an expert for Sky, said that here was undoubtedly the earpest gesture that meant the tension between Postecoglou and the club's fan base.
“He made a few replacements and I don't think the Tottenham fans were doing too well,” said Redknapp. “And I think when they scored, it seemed like he had cut his hands on the Spurs fans as if he had to say,” Well, listen, I know better. “
On the scenes after the game, Redknapp added: 'Normally he would be there. There is currently a decoupling between the two.
'It is not ideal for the manager. But he has a number of large games ahead of him. He just has to keep his head up. '
Former Chelsea defender Gary Cahill also felt a serious pressure.
“There is certainly a frustration with the manager and the fans,” said Cahill.
“To be honest, I have to be honest: they were terrible today. I have not seen a clear game plan. No shots on the target in the break. He must be disappointed.
“There is a clear friction there, you can see it.”
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