'Disconnect between Postecoglou and Spurs fans'
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Jamie Redknapp
Former Tottenham midfielder on Sky Sports
There's a disconnect between the two [Tottenham fans and Ange Postecoglou] at the moment. It's not ideal for the manager.
He's got some big games ahead. He's got to keep his head up, got to keep going, working hard and believing in what they do.
Worst season ever?
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Postecoglou is the first Spurs manager to lose his first four matches against Chelsea, while they have fewer points in London derbies this season than any of their neighbours - and the bigger picture offers no solace.
With eight games left, Spurs are 14th, and could well finish outside the top 10 for the first time in 17 years. They are now battling to avoid their worst season in the Premier League era.
Spurs heading for worst finish in over 20 years
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According to Opta's supercomputer, Tottenham Hotspur's most likely finish in the Premier League in 2024-25 is where they currently sit - 14th.
They have a 24.3% chance of ending the season in the lower mid-table.
What's more worrying for Spurs fans is the likelihood of finishing in the top half. It's hardly shooting for the stars but the latest supercomputer calculations have the chances of Ange Postecoglou's side finishing in the top half at just 1.4%.
They actually have a higher percentage chance of finishing one spot above the drop in 17th (5.2%) than they do finishing in the top half.
Should they end the season 12th or below, which seems increasingly likely, Spurs will achieve their worst Premier League finish since the 2003-04 season, where they ended the year 14th with 45 points.
'I wanted the fans to get really excited'
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When asked about the incident where he appeared to cups his ears to the Spurs fans, manager Ange Postecoglou said: "Jeez mate, it's incredible how things get interpreted. We'd just scored, I just wanted to hear them cheer. Because we'd been through a tough time, and I thought it was a cracking goal.
"I wanted them to get really excited. I felt at that point we could potentially go on and win the game. I just felt momentum was on our [side]. It doesn't bother me. It's not the first time they've booed my substitutions or my decisions. That's fine, they're allowed to do that.
"But we'd just scored a goal, just scored an equaliser, I was just hoping we could get some excitement. If people want to read into that that somehow I'm trying to make a point about something, like I said, we'd been through a tough time, but I just felt there was a bit of a momentum shift there.
"If they get really behind the lads, I thought we had the momentum to finish on top of them."