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Ange Postecoglou has insisted the personal abuse from some Tottenham fans in the aftermath of defeat at Bournemouth will not scar or deter him but only make him more determined to find solutions.
The Spurs boss, who became embroiled with supporters in the away end after the final whistle at the Vitality Stadium, shouldered the responsibility for a recent run of one win in six.
‘I’m not hurting,’ said Postecoglou. ‘I’m determined and that’s all. I don’t want to say it is unacceptable because like I said, it is what it is.
‘I have lived in this world for long enough to know that when people aren’t happy, they’ll express their opinions and I am never going to hide.
‘I am never going to shirk that responsibility, that’s fine. I will take on board.
‘Is it nice? No, because I am not just a manager, I am a human being like everyone else and none of us like to hear those sorts of things, but it is what it is.
Ange Postecoglou confronted furious Tottenham fans after his side’s defeat by Bournemouth
The Australian appeared to ask one fan to calm down, and pointed to himself a number of times
A steward held him back, and he said after that he ‘got some pretty decent feedback’ on the game
‘It doesn’t disappoint me, it doesn’t frustrate me, it doesn’t make me angry. I am just as determined as ever to get it right, not because of that but because of my resolve to bring success to the football club.’
As for whether he thought the fans were still behind him, he replied: ‘They’re not behind me, they’re behind the club. I’ve got no interest in who’s behind me.
‘You’ve got to figure the ones who travel to Bournemouth are pretty hardcore supporters, they weren’t happy with what they saw, they felt like they needed to give me some feedback, I took the feedback on board, and we move on.
‘The supporters are the supporters, they’re invested in this club whoever is in charge, whichever the playing group is. They will feel what they feel, whether they can see what we’re trying to do or not. I can’t change that materially without there being evidence on the pitch that they can see.
‘If they can’t see it at the moment then it’s up to me to make sure they can see it.’
Next up, Spurs face Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday with Ben Davies the latest addition to a lengthy injury list after pulling a hamstring in the 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth.
Postecoglou hopes Cristian Romero has a chance of returning from injury.
