Ange Postecoglou has accused Tottenham Hotspur’s critics of “turning gold into crap” but admitted that the “general sentiment” is that he will not be in charge next season.
The Spurs head coach spoke for ten minutes during a terse press conference to preview his team’s Europa League quarter-final first leg with Eintracht Frankfurt. He was irked by questions on Brennan Johnson and Mathys Tel’s penalty dispute against Southampton on Sunday, and Arsenal fans chanting “Are you Tottenham in disguise?” at Real Madrid during their 3-0 Champions League victory on Tuesday night.
“We scored, we won. [I’m] delighted. It’s incredible, it’s just . . . literally turning gold into crap when it’s Tottenham,” he said, referring to the 3-1 win over Southampton, when Johnson was