If VAR denied Tottenham Hotspur a dramatic equaliser in what was another pulsating duel with Chelsea, not even the technology could scrub Ange Postecoglou’s bold and bullish reaction when Pape Matar Sarr’s shot hit the net.
As the Tottenham fans celebrated in the far corner at Stamford Bridge, Postecoglou instinctively turned towards them and cupped his left hand behind his ear. Five minutes earlier, he had brought Sarr on for Lucas Bergvall and many Spurs supporters had booed the decision while some even openly taunted their head coach with chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing”.
Postecoglou clearly felt vindicated, although the wisdom of baiting his own fans at this point in Tottenham’s season, and at this precarious moment in his tenure, was certainly