Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou says he welcomes scrutiny however that among the criticism directed at him is “offensive”. Injury-hit Spurs took a giant step in direction of a primary trophy since 2008 on Thursday with an exciting 4-3 victory over Manchester United within the quarter-finals of the League Cup. Tottenham led 3-0 earlier than two howlers from goalkeeper Fraser Forster let United into the sport, however the dwelling aspect held on for a treasured win. Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, a former Liverpool defender, stated Spurs ought to be extra versatile of their strategy fairly than sticking to all-out assault.
Ahead of Sunday’s go to of Liverpool, Postecoglou discovered an ally on Friday in reverse quantity Arne Slot, who stated he was a giant fan of the Spurs supervisor’s model.
Postecoglou mentioned intimately the evaluation of Carragher and others when requested at his pre-match press convention on Friday if he would pay attention extra to somebody like Slot than the ex-Reds defender
“Jamie Carragher, mate. You can identify him. He’ll get pleasure from that,” Postecoglou laughed.
He added: “I really like the actual fact persons are speaking about our video games and analysing our video games. I feel that’s essential as nicely for this soccer membership and I’d fairly that than us be nameless and nobody speak about us, or we’re simply grinding out an existence.
“As I’ve all the time stated, you must be ready for scrutiny, you must be ready for criticism and it is the way you react to that that’s extra essential.
“What I’m saying is I do not want validity and it will not change what I imagine as a result of what I imagine (comes from) a lifetime of experiences and values that I will not let anybody tamper with from the surface.”
But the Australian stated he didn’t perceive “among the different stuff”, believing it was about getting headlines.
Asked to develop, Postecoglou replied: “There is a few stuff on the market and I discover — and on the acceptable time I’ll name it out – simply offensive in direction of me.
“I simply suppose you already know what, I do not know. I’m up right here with a foolish accent and perhaps I do not take issues as significantly as individuals need me to and I’m pretty dismissive of them, however that is all proper. I really like my life and I’ll maintain doing what I’m doing.”
